TACC3 Is Essential for EGF-Mediated EMT in Cervical Cancer
TACC3 Is Essential for EGF-Mediated EMT in Cervical Cancer
The third member of transforming acidic coiled-coil protein (TACC) family, TACC3, has been shown to be an important player in the regulation of centrosome/microtubule dynamics during mitosis and found to be deregulated in a variety of human malignancies. Our previous studies have suggested that TACC3 may be involved in cervical cancer progression and chemoresistance, and its overexpression can induce epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) by activating the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt and extracellular signal-regulated protein kinases (ERKs) signal transduction pathways. However, the upstream mechanisms of TACC3-mediated EMT and its functional/clinical importance in human cervical cancer remain elusive. Epidermal growth factor (EGF) has been shown to be a potent inducer of EMT in cervical cancer and associated with tumor invasion and metastasis. In this study, we found that TACC3 is overexpressed in cervical cancer and can be induced upon EGF stimulation. The induction of TACC3 by EGF is dependent on the tyrosine kinase activity of the EGF receptor (EGFR). Intriguingly, depletion of TACC3 abolishes EGF-mediated EMT, suggesting that TACC3 is required for EGF/EGFR-driven EMT process. Moreover, Snail, a key player in EGF-mediated EMT, is found to be correlated with the expression of TACC3 in cervical cancer. Collectively, our study highlights a novel function for TACC3 in EGF-mediated EMT process and suggests that targeting of TACC3 may be an attractive strategy to treat cervical cancers driven by EGF/EGFR signaling pathways.
- Loyola University Chicago United States
Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition, Epidermal Growth Factor, Science, Q, R, Uterine Cervical Neoplasms, Middle Aged, ErbB Receptors, Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic, Cell Line, Tumor, Medicine, Humans, Female, Snail Family Transcription Factors, Microtubule-Associated Proteins, Research Article, Transcription Factors
Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition, Epidermal Growth Factor, Science, Q, R, Uterine Cervical Neoplasms, Middle Aged, ErbB Receptors, Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic, Cell Line, Tumor, Medicine, Humans, Female, Snail Family Transcription Factors, Microtubule-Associated Proteins, Research Article, Transcription Factors
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