SALL4 as an Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition and Drug Resistance Inducer through the Regulation of c-Myc in Endometrial Cancer
SALL4 as an Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition and Drug Resistance Inducer through the Regulation of c-Myc in Endometrial Cancer
SALL4 plays important roles in the development and progression of many cancers. However, the role and molecular mechanism of SALL4 in endometrial cancer remain elusive. In the present research, we have demonstrated that the expression of SALL4 was upregulated in endometrial cancer and correlated positively with tumor stage, metastases and poor survival of patients. The overexpression of SALL4 promoted the invasiveness in endometrial cancer cells, as indicated by the upregulation of mesenchymal cell marker N-cadherin and downregulation of the epithelial marker E-cadherin, and invasion assays in vitro. Additionally, there was also an increase in drug resistance in these cell models due to the upregulation of ATP-binding cassette multidrug transporter ABCB1 expression. Moreover, we also found that ABCB1 was critical for SALL4-induced drug resistance. In contrast, SALL4 knockdown restored drug sensitivity, reversed EMT, diminished cell metastasis and suppressed the downregulation of E-cadherin and the upregulation of N-cadherin and ABCB1. Furthermore, we showed that SALL4 upregulated c-Myc expression and c-Myc was a direct target for SALL4 by ChIP assay, depletion of c-Myc with siRNA abolished the SALL4-induced downregulation of E-cadherin, upregulation of N-cadherin and ABCB1, suggesting that c-Myc was a downstream target for SALL4 and required for SALL4-induced EMT, invasion and drugs resistance in endometrial cancer cells. These results indicated that SALL4 could induce EMT and resistance to antineoplastic drugs through the regulation of c-Myc. SALL4 and c-Myc may be novel therapeutic targets for endometrial cancer.
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio United States
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University China (People's Republic of)
- University of Texas Health Science Center United States
- University of Texas Health Science Center United States
Adult, Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition, Science, Q, R, Middle Aged, Endometrial Neoplasms, Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic, Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc, Cell Movement, Drug Resistance, Neoplasm, Tumor Cells, Cultured, Medicine, Humans, Female, RNA, Small Interfering, Carcinoma, Endometrioid, Research Article, Cell Proliferation, Transcription Factors
Adult, Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition, Science, Q, R, Middle Aged, Endometrial Neoplasms, Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic, Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc, Cell Movement, Drug Resistance, Neoplasm, Tumor Cells, Cultured, Medicine, Humans, Female, RNA, Small Interfering, Carcinoma, Endometrioid, Research Article, Cell Proliferation, Transcription Factors
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