Twist1 Is an Independent Prognostic Factor of Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Associated with Its Epithelial–Mesenchymal Transition

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Keun-Woo Lee ◽  
Jeong Hoon Kim ◽  
Songying Han ◽  
Chang-Ohk Sung ◽  
In-Gu Do ◽  
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Keishi Yamashita ◽  
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Koshi Mimori ◽  
David L. Howard ◽  
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pp. 279-282 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ji Yu Ju ◽  
Wen Jing Yu ◽  
Chun Ling Zhao

PLK1 has been implicated in tumorigenesis and progression. The role of PLK1 in carcinogenesis has not been fully understood. In our study, we established PLK1-overexpressed stable transfectants in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) cells. Ectopic overexpression of PLK1 enhanced invasiveness of ESCC cells. Compared with the empty vector-transfected cells, PLK overexpression dramatically decreased expression of E-cadherin and increased expression of Vimentin in ESCC cells. Furthermore, Vimentin was also significantly increased at mRNA level in PLK overexpressed ESCC cells. These data suggest that PLK1 promotes invasion of ESCC cells by inducing EMT.


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