Transforming Growth Factor-β1 Induces Invasion Ability of HSC-4 Human Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma Cells Through the Slug/Wnt-5b/MMP-10 Signalling Axis

Overview

Journal J Biochem

Publisher Oxford University Press

Specialty Biochemistry

Date 2016 Feb 11

PMID 26861993

Citations 14

Authors

Masafumi Hino

Masaharu Kamo

Daishi Saito

Seiko Kyakumoto

Toshiyuki Shibata

Harumi Mizuki

Akira Ishisaki

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Abstract

Molecular mechanism underlying the invasion of oral cancer cells remains to be clarified. We previously demonstrated that transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) induces the expression of mesenchymal markers in human oral squamous cell carcinoma HSC-4 cells. Intriguingly, the expression of the epithelial-mesenchymal transition-related transcription factor Slug was also significantly upregulated upon TGF-β1 stimulation. However, the mechanism by which Slug transduces the TGF-β1-induced signal to enhance the invasiveness of HSC-4 cells is poorly understood. Proteomic analysis revealed that the expression of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-10 was upregulated in TGF-β1-stimulated cells. Additionally, a Boyden chamber assay revealed that the TGF-β1-induced increase in invasiveness of HSC-4 cells was significantly inhibited by MMP-10 small interfering RNA (siRNA). Intriguingly, Slug siRNA suppressed TGF-β1-induced expression of MMP-10. These results suggest that TGF-β1 induces invasion in HSC-4 cells through the upregulation of MMP-10 expression in a Slug-dependent manner. On the other hand, Slug siRNA suppressed TGF-β1-induced Wnt-5b expression. Wnt-5b significantly induced MMP-10 expression, whereas Wnt-5b siRNA suppressed the TGF-β1-induced increase in invasiveness, suggesting that TGF-β1-induced expression of MMP-10 and the resulting upregulation of invasiveness are mediated by Wnt-5b. Overall, these results suggest that TGF-β1 stimulates HSC-4 cell invasion through the Slug/Wnt-5b/MMP-10 signalling axis.

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