scholarly journals Litchi Seed Aqueous Extracts play a role in suppression of epithelial-mesenchymal transition, invasion and migration in breast cancer cells

Cell Cycle ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 317-325 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanling Ma ◽  
Fei Yan ◽  
Wujie Wei ◽  
Jie Deng ◽  
Li Li ◽  
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2019 ◽  
Vol 51 (10) ◽  
pp. 1008-1015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shusheng Qiu ◽  
Wei Hu ◽  
Qiuhong Ma ◽  
Yi Zhao ◽  
Liang Li ◽  
...  

Abstract Tumor necrosis factor α-induced protein 8-like-1 (TIPE1) functions as an activator or a repressor in a tumor cell type-specific manner. However, the role of TIPE1 in breast cancer, especially regarding metastasis, is unknown. In this study, we aimed to investigate the TIPE1 expression in breast cancer tissues, the biological functions, and the underlying mechanisms of TIPE1 regarding the metastatic properties of breast cancer cells. The results of immunohistochemical staining and western blot analysis indicated that TIPE1 expression was associated with tumor size and lymph node metastasis, and the expression of TIPE1 was downregulated in the tissues of patients with lymph node metastasis. Transwell and wound healing assay results showed that TIPE1 inhibited the invasive and migratory capacities of breast cancer cells. Moreover, the epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) was suppressed in TIPE1-overexpressing cells, as demonstrated by western blot analysis. In addition, western blot analysis also showed that TIPE1 reduced the expression levels of MMP2 and MMP9 and decreased the phosphorylation level of ERK. These results suggested that TIPE1 might suppress the invasion and migration of breast cancer cells and inhibit EMT primarily via the ERK signaling pathway. Our findings revealed the anti-tumor metastasis role of TIPE1 in breast cancer and TIPE1 might be a new candidate prognostic indicator and a potential molecular target for the treatment of breast cancer.


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dongping Mo ◽  
Fang He ◽  
Junyu Zheng ◽  
Huanhuan Chen ◽  
Li Tang ◽  
...  

tRNA derivatives have been identified as a new kind of potential biomarker for cancer. Previous studies have identified that there were 30 differentially expressed tRNAs derivatives in breast cancer tissue with the high-throughput sequencing technique. This study aimed to investigate the possible biological function and mechanism of tRNA derivatives in breast cancer cells. One such tRF, a 5’-tRF fragment of tRF-17-79MP9PP (tRF-17) was screened in this study, which is processed from the mature tRNA-Val-AAC and tRNA-Val-CAC. tRF-17 with significantly low expression in breast cancer tissues and serum. The level of tRF-17 differentiated breast cancer from healthy controls with sensitivity of 70.4% and specificity of 68.4%. Overexpression of tRF-17 suppressed cells malignant activity. THBS1 (Thrombospondin-1) as a downstream target of tRF-17, and reduction of THBS1 expression also partially recovered the effects of tRF-17 inhibition on breast cancer cell viability, invasion and migration. Besides, THBS1, TGF-β1, Smad3, p-Smad3 and epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition related genes N-cadherin, MMP3, MMP9 were markedly down-regulated in tRF-17 overexpressing cells. Moreover, tRF-17 attenuated the THBS1-mediated TGF-β1/Smad3 signaling pathway in breast cancer cells. In general, the tRF-17/THBS1/TGF-β1/smad3 axis elucidates the molecular mechanism of breast cancer cells invasion and migration and could lead to a potential therapeutic target for breast cancer.


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