Krüppel Like Factor 6 Splice Variant 1 (KLF6-SV1) Overexpression Recruits Macrophages to Participate in Lung Cancer Metastasis by Up-regulating TWIST1

Overview

Journal Cancer Biol Ther

Specialties Oncology
Pharmacology

Date 2018 Dec 29

PMID 30590988

Citations 12

Authors

Jian Wang

Xiao Wang

Yawei Wang

Shuguang Li

Xiuwen Wang

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Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the mechanism by which KLF6-SV1 promoted lung cancer metastasis through tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs). Plasmid transfection was used to construct cells that upregulated or silenced gene. Tumor-bearing mouse model was established using A549 cells. SP staining was performed to detect the CD163 and CD68. Six-well plates and Transwell chamber were used for co-culture of lung cancer A549 cells and macrophages. CCK-8 and Transwell assay were applied to detected the cell viability and migration respectively. Protein and mRNA were tested by Western blot and quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR).KLF6-SV1 overexpression promoted the expression levels of TWIST1 and CCL2, and also induce macrophage polarization to M2 and epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT). In vitro experiments showed that KLF6-SV1 might regulate the migration of lung cancer cells by regulating the expression of TWIST1 and CCL-2. M2 macrophages did not affect the expression of KLF6-SV1, TWIST1 and CCL-2. The co-culture system could up-regulate the EMT of A549 cells.Overexpression of KLF6-SV1 promoted the expression of TWIST1 and CCL2, and up-regulation of TWIST1 expression might promote the infiltration of M2 macrophages, which promoted the involvement of EMT in the metastasis of lung cancer cells.

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