scholarly journals Prospero homeobox 1 promotes proliferation, migration, and invasion of osteosarcoma cells and its clinical significance

Bioengineered ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 2259-2271
Author(s):  
Dawei Liu ◽  
Ran Wang ◽  
Yuefeng Wang ◽  
Ye Wang ◽  
Liantang Wang
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 260
Author(s):  
Yi-Hsien Hsieh ◽  
Wen-Hung Hsu ◽  
Shun-Fa Yang ◽  
Chung-Jung Liu ◽  
Ko-Hsiu Lu ◽  
...  

Timosaponin AIII (TSAIII) is a steroidal saponin which demonstrates anti-tumour activities. However, the effect of TSAIII on human osteosarcoma cells remains largely unknown. In this study, we demonstrated that TSAIII exerted a significant inhibitory effect on the distribution of cytoskeletal F-actin and cytoskeletal-related proteins, which contributed to the suppression of cell migration and invasion, without inhibiting cell growth or apoptosis. In the synergistic inhibitory analysis, cotreatment of TSAIII with αVβ3 integrin inhibitor [Cyclo(RGDyK)] or focal adhesion kinase (FAK) inhibitor (PF-573228) exerted greater synergistic inhibitory effects on the expression of Intergin αVβ3/FAK/cofilin axis, thus inhibiting the migration and invasion capacities of human osteosarcoma cells. TSAIII was demonstrated to significantly inhibit the pulmonary metastasis formation of human osteosarcoma cells in vivo in metastasis animal models. These findings reveal the inhibitory effects of TSAIII on the metastasis progression of human osteosarcoma cells and the regulation of integrin-αVβ3-FAK-Src and TESK1/p-cofilin mediated cytoskeletal F-actin pathway. Therefore, TSAIII might represent a novel strategy for the auxiliary treatment of human osteosarcoma cells.


2020 ◽  
Vol 19 ◽  
pp. 153303382094321
Author(s):  
Rui Gu ◽  
Xiaodong Li ◽  
Xiaowei Yan ◽  
Zhen Feng ◽  
Aixin Hu

Circular RNAs are a recently discovered subclass of endogenous noncoding RNAs that have been confirmed to play an important role in various pathophysiological processes. However, the underlying function of circular RNAs in osteosarcoma still remains unclear. We aimed to comprehend the function of circ_0032462 in osteosarcoma, as it has been predicted to be highly expressed in osteosarcoma cells. Using real-time polymerase chain reaction, we verified the elevated expression of circ_0032462 in osteosarcoma cells than normal cells. Functional validation experiments revealed that circ_0032462 overexpression promoted proliferation, migration, and invasion in osteosarcoma cells, whereas circ_0032462 silencing was observed to inhibit cancer cell progression (proliferation, migration, and invasion). Furthermore, we found that circ_0032462 upregulated the messenger RNA and protein expression level of kinesin family member 3B. In addition, kinesin family member 3B inhibition was found to inhibit circ_0032462-induced enhanced osteosarcoma cell progression. circ_0032462 overexpression was observed to reverse circ_0032462 silencing-induced inhibitory effect on osteosarcoma cell progression. Overall, our research revealed the function of circ_0032462 in osteosarcoma progression, which might serve as a novel chemotherapeutic target for osteosarcoma.


FEBS Open Bio ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (9) ◽  
pp. 1291-1301 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hang Lin ◽  
Yi Hao ◽  
Zhengxu Zhao ◽  
Yongjun Tong

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan Cai ◽  
Zhiqiang Chen ◽  
Xueliang Zuo

Background. Circular RNAs have been implicated in various malignancies and can function as potential biomarkers for cancers. Reportedly, circSMARCA5 was downregulated in hepatocellular carcinoma and glioblastoma multiforme, but upregulated in prostate cancer. The functional roles and clinical significance of circSMARCA5 still remain unknown in the context of gastric cancer (GC). Methods. Expression levels of circSMARCA5 were detected by qRT-PCR. Clinical data including patient basic information, clinicopathological features, and survival data were obtained. The Kaplan-Meier methods, multivariate Cox regression models, and the receiver operating characteristic curve were used to assess the clinical significance of circSMARCA5 in GC. Cell proliferation assays and transwell assays were performed to elucidate the functional roles of circSMARCA5 in GC. Results. The circSMARCA5 level was decreased in GC tissues and cell lines. The low expression level of circSMARCA5 was correlated to poorer overall survival and disease-free survival. Low circSMARCA5 expression was revealed as an independent unfavorable predictive factor for GC. The results indicated that circSMARCA5 had a moderate ability for discrimination between GC patients and controls with an area under the curve of 0.806. Upregulation of circSMARCA5 dampened the proliferation, migration, and invasion of GC cells, whereas circSMARCA5 knockdown promoted GC progression. Discussion. Our results demonstrated that circSMARCA5 was decreased and exerted tumor-suppressive effects in GC. circSMARCA5 can function as a potential biomarker for GC prognosis and diagnosis.


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