Overexpression of Translocation Associated Membrane Protein 2 Leading to Cancer-Associated Matrix Metalloproteinase Activation As a Putative Metastatic Factor for Human Oral Cancer

Overview

Journal J Cancer

Specialty Oncology

Date 2018 Oct 2

PMID 30271493

Citations 17

Authors

Reo Fukushima

Atsushi Kasamatsu

Dai Nakashima

Morihiro Higo

Kazuaki Fushimi

Hiroki Kasama

Yosuke Endo-Sakamoto

Masashi Shiiba

Hideki Tanzawa

Katsuhiro Uzawa

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Abstract

Translocation associated membrane protein 2 (TRAM2) has been characterized as a component of the translocon that is a gated channel at the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) membrane. TRAM2 is expressed in a wide variety of human organs. To date, no information is available regarding TRAM2 function in the genesis of human cancer. The purpose of this study was to investigate the status of the gene in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) cells and clinical OSCC samples. Using real-time quantitative reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction, Western blotting analysis, and immunohistochemistry, we detected accelerated TRAM2 mRNA and protein expression levels both in OSCC-derived cell lines and primary tumors. Moreover, TRAM2-positive OSCC tissues were correlated closely (P<0.05) with metastasis to regional lymph nodes and vascular invasiveness. Of note, knockdown of TRAM2 inhibited metastatic phenotypes, including siTRAM2 cellular migration, invasiveness, and transendothelial migration activities with a significant (P<0.05) decrease in protein kinase RNA(PKR) - like ER kinase (PERK) and matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) (MT1-MMP, MMP2, and MMP9). Taken together, our results suggested that TRAM2 might play a pivotal role in OSCC cellular metastasis by controlling major MMPs. This molecule might be a putative therapeutic target for OSCC.

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