JDP2 inhibits the epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition in pancreatic cancer BxPC3 cells.
Summary of "JDP2 inhibits the epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition in pancreatic cancer BxPC3 cells."
Pancreatic carcinoma is one of the most malignant and aggressive cancers. Increased motility and invasiveness of pancreatic cancer cells are believed to be associated with epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT). However, the molecular basis of EMT in pancreatic cancer cells is poorly understood. In this study, we examined the relationship between Jun dimerization protein 2 (JDP2), which is an AP-1 inhibitor, and EMT in human pancreatic carcinoma cells. We demonstrated that transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) promoted epidermal growth factor (EGF)-induced EMT in co-treated human pancreatic BxPC3 cells and that JDP2 overexpression reversed the EMT that was induced by co-treatment with TGF-β1 and EGF. These results suggest that EGF plays a principal role in EMT through its association with TGF-β1 in human pancreatic BxPC3 cells and that JDP2 may be a molecular target for pancreatic carcinoma intervention.
Affiliation
Department of Pancreatic Gastroenterologic Surgery, First Hospital of China Medical University, No. 92, Nanjing Rd, Shenyang, 110001, China.
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This article was published in the following journal.
Name: Tumour biology : the journal of the International Society for Oncodevelopmental Biology and Medicine
ISSN: 1423-0380
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- PubMed Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22535371
- DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13277-012-0404-5
Medical and Biotech [MESH] Definitions
Epithelial-mesenchymal Transition
Phenotypic changes of EPITHELIAL CELLS to MESENCHYME type, which increase cell mobility critical in many developmental processes such as NEURAL TUBE development. NEOPLASM METASTASIS and DISEASE PROGRESSION may also induce this transition.
Pancreatic Neoplasms
Tumors or cancer of the PANCREAS. Depending on the types of ISLET CELLS present in the tumors, various hormones can be secreted: GLUCAGON from PANCREATIC ALPHA CELLS; INSULIN from PANCREATIC BETA CELLS; and SOMATOSTATIN from the SOMATOSTATIN-SECRETING CELLS. Most are malignant except the insulin-producing tumors (INSULINOMA).
Pancreatic Stellate Cells
Star-shaped, myofibroblast-like cells located in the periacinar, perivascular, and periductal regions of the EXOCRINE PANCREAS. They play a key role in the pathobiology of FIBROSIS; PANCREATITIS; and PANCREATIC CANCER.
Chondrosarcoma, Mesenchymal
A rare aggressive variant of chondrosarcoma, characterized by a biphasic histologic pattern of small compact cells intermixed with islands of cartilaginous matrix. Mesenchymal chondrosarcomas have a predilection for flat bones; long tubular bones are rarely affected. They tend to occur in the younger age group and are highly metastatic. (DeVita Jr et al., Cancer: Principles & Practice of Oncology, 3d ed, p1456)
Li-fraumeni Syndrome
Rare autosomal dominant syndrome characterized by mesenchymal and epithelial neoplasms at multiple sites. MUTATION of the p53 tumor suppressor gene, a component of the DNA DAMAGE response pathway, apparently predisposes family members who inherit it to develop certain cancers. The spectrum of cancers in the syndrome was shown to include, in addition to BREAST CANCER and soft tissue sarcomas (SARCOMA); BRAIN TUMORS; OSTEOSARCOMA; LEUKEMIA; and ADRENOCORTICAL CARCINOMA.
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