The tumor supressor function of STGC3 and its reduced expression in nasopharyngeal carcinoma

• Autorzy: He X -S , Deng M. , Yang S. , Xiao Z.-Q. , Luo Q. , He Z.-M. , Hu B. , Chen Z.-C.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

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STGC3 is a novel candidate tumor suppressor gene that was found to be associated with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) via the cDNA cloning and RACE processes. The biological function of the STGC3 protein and its expression level in nasopharyngeal carcinoma remain unknown. This study aimed to evaluate the STGC3 protein expression level in NPC and to investigate the inhibitory function of STGC3 as a candidate tumor suppressor gene. We assessed the expression of the STGC3 protein in NPC biopsies and normal control specimens via Western blot and immunohistochemical analysis. The expression of STGC3 as induced by doxycycline (Dox) via a tetracycline (Tet)-regulated system in human nasopharyngeal carcinoma cell line CNE2 was also established, and the effect of STGC3 restoration on the biological behavior of CNE2 was observed. A reduced level of STGC3 expression (0.978 ± 0.213 versus 0.324 ± 0.185, P < 0.05) was detected in NPC versus normal nasopharyngeal tissue by Western blot assay. Immunohistochemical assays for STGC3 detected positive staining in the nuclei and cytoplasm of epithelial cells, and the positive expression rate in NPC, 8 of 21 (38%), was lower than that in normal nasopharynx samples, 16 of 22 (72%). After STGC3 expression was restored, the growth capacity and clone formation potential of CNE2 cells in soft agar were significantly suppressed, and the cell percentage in G0/G1 phase increased, while the percentage of cells entering the S and G2 phases decreased. This indicates that an abnormality in STGC3 expression is associated with nasopharyngeal carcinogenesis and that it may play an important role in controlling cell growth and regulating the cell cycle.

Słowa kluczowe

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tumour suppressor function; nasipharyngeal cancer; gene expression; carcinoma; STGC3 protein; biological function; protein expression; cell cycle; cell growth

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Cellular and Molecular Biology Letters
• Rocznik: 2008
• Tom: 13
• Numer: 3
• Strony: 339-352
• Opis fizyczny: p.339-352,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

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He X -S

• University of South China, Hengyang City, Hunan Province 421001, China

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Deng M.

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Yang S.

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Xiao Z.-Q.

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Luo Q.

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He Z.-M.

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Hu B.

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Chen Z.-C.

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