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CANCER
卷 112, 期 7, 页码 1632-1641出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/cncr.23341
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ovarian carcinoma; Wilms tumor gene protein 1 (WT1); 3-dimensional collagen; tumor microenvironment; invasion; migration; metastasis
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- NCI NIH HHS [R01 CA109545, R01 CA086984, R01 CA86984] Funding Source: Medline
BACKGROUND. Although metastatic disease is the primary cause of death from epithelial ovarian carcinoma, to the authors' knowledge the cellular mechanisms that regulate intraperitoneal metastasis are largely unknown. Metastasizing ovarian carcinoma cells encounter a collagen-rich microenvironment because the submesothelial matrix is comprised mainly of interstitial collagens Types I and III. METHODS. immunohistochemistry using primary and metastatic ovarian carcinoma samples was employed to detect expression of Wilms tumor gene protein 1(WT1). Three-dimensional (3D) collagen culture, real-time reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction, and immunofluorescent staining were used to evaluate changes in WTI RNA and protein expression in response to 3D collagen culture. Boyden chamber invasion assay, scratch-wound motility assay, and Western blot analysis were used to establish the function of WTI in ovarian carcinoma cells. To model intraperitoneal invasion in vitro, ovarian cancer cells were RESULTS. cultured in a 3D collagen microenvironment. 3D collagen culture resulted in robust induction of WT1 at the mRNA and protein levels. WT1 expression was prevalent in primary ovarian tumors and was retained in paired peritoneal metastases. Functional studies supported a role for WT1 in intraperitoneal invasion, because siRNA knockdown of WT1 expression reduced the ability of ovarian cancer cells to invade 3D collagen gels. CONCLUSIONS. The data from the current study identify a novel regulatory mechanism for the control of WTI expression and provide evidence for a functional role of WT1 protein in the control of cellular invasive activity.
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