JIAWEI YIN¹, YONGSHENG WANG^2,3, GUANGWEI WEI⁴, MINGXIN WEN^3,*

BIOCELL, Vol.48, No.6, pp. 959-970, 2024, DOI:10.32604/biocell.2024.049349

Abstract Objectives: This study aimed to reveal the role and possible mechanism of the ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme 2T (UBE2T) in the biological activities of breast cancer stem cells (BCSCs). Methods: The specific protein and gene expression were quantified by Western blotting and quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction, the proportion of BCSCs was examined by flow cytometry, and the self-renewal and proliferation of BCSCs were verified by serial sphere formation and soft agar. Results: Increasing expression of UBE2T was drastically found in breast cancer than that in adjacent tissues. Furthermore, UBE2T overexpression significantly increased the proportion of BCSCs in More >

Yu Wang^*†1, Hui Leng^†1, Hui Chen^*‡, Lei Wang^*, Nan Jiang^*, Xin Huo^†, Bin Yu^*

Oncology Research, Vol.24, No.5, pp. 361-369, 2016, DOI:10.3727/096504016X14685034103310

Abstract Ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme E2T (UBE2T), a member of the E2 family, was found to be overexpressed in a great many cancers such as bladder cancer, lung cancer, and prostate cancer. However, there have been no reports on the role of UBE2T in osteosarcoma. In this study, we tried to make the effects of UBE2T on osteosarcoma clear. The study results showed that UBE2T was overexpressed in osteosarcoma tissues and cell lines. Moreover, UBE2T knockdown inhibited osteosarcoma cell proliferation, migration, and invasion. We also observed that UBE2T downregulation could suppress the activity of the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway. More >

Qiang Lu, Zhe Liu, Zhuo Li, Jia Chen, Zhi Liao, Wan-rui Wu, Yuan-wei Li

Oncology Research, Vol.24, No.5, pp. 305-313, 2016, DOI:10.3727/096504016X14666990347437

Abstract Tumor necrosis factor-a (TNF-a)-induced protein 8-like 2 (TNFAIP8L2, TIPE2) is involved in the invasion and metastasis of human tumors. However, the functional role of TIPE2 in prostate cancer remains unclear. In the present study, we explored the role of TIPE2 in prostate cancer and cancer progression including the molecular mechanism that drives TIPE2-mediated oncogenesis. Our results showed that TIPE2 was lowly expressed in human prostate cancer tissues and cell lines. In addition, restored TIPE2 obviously inhibits proliferation in prostate cancer cells. TIPE2 overexpression also suppresses the epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) process and migration/invasion in prostate cancer More >

Zhi-jun Liu^*1, Hong-lin Liu^*1, Hai-cun Zhou^†, Gui-cong Wang^*

Oncology Research, Vol.24, No.4, pp. 255-261, 2016, DOI:10.3727/096504016X14666990347356

Abstract Hypoxia-induced epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) could facilitate tumor progression. TIPE2, the tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α)-induced protein 8-like 2 (also known as TNFAIP8L2), is a member of the TNF-α-induced protein 8 (TNFAIP8, TIPE) family and has been involved in the development and progression of several tumors. However, the effects of TIPE2 on the EMT process in glioma cells and the underlying mechanisms of these effects have not been previously reported. In our study, we assessed the roles of TIPE2 in the EMT process in glioma cells in response to hypoxia. Our results indicated that TIPE2 expression was More >

Zhi-Gang Shen^*1, Xiao-Zhou Liu^†1, Chang-Xiu Chen^‡, Jing-Min Lu^§

Oncology Research, Vol.25, No.9, pp. 1555-1566, 2017, DOI:10.3727/096504017X14897158009178

Abstract E2F3a, as a member of the E2F family, is essential for cell division associated with the progression of many cancers. However, the biological effect of E2F3a on glioma is not understood as well. To investigate the functional mechanism of E2F3a in glioma, we examined the expression of E2F3a in glioma tissue and cell lines. We found that E2F3a was upregulated in glioma tissue compared with adjacent tissue, and this was associated with a poor survival rate. E2F3a was highly expressed in glioma cell lines compared with normal HEB cell lines. Knockdown of E2F3a significantly inhibited… More >

Erkun Guo, Hongjiang Liu, Xiaopeng Liu

Oncology Research, Vol.25, No.3, pp. 437-444, 2017, DOI:10.3727/096504016X14747335734344

Abstract Signal peptide CUB EGF-like domain-containing protein 2 (SCUBE2), a member of the SCUBE family of proteins, was recently found to play an important role in cancer development. However, little is known regarding its biological function in glioma. In the present study, we investigated the effect of SCUBE2 on glioma and explored its relevant mechanisms. The study showed that SCUBE2 had a low expression in glioma tissue and cell lines. SCUBE2 overexpression inhibited glioma cell proliferation in vitro and in vivo as well as suppressed glioma cell migration and invasion in vitro. Furthermore, we found that More >

Ke Wang, Yu Ren, Yang Liu, Jian Zhang, Jian-jun He

Oncology Research, Vol.25, No.1, pp. 55-63, 2017, DOI:10.3727/096504016X14719078133320

Abstract Tumor necrosis factor-a (TNF-a)-induced protein 8-like-2 (TNFAIP8L2 or TIPE2), a member of the tumor necrosis TNFAIP8 family, was found to be involved in the development and progression of several tumors. However, to date, the role of TIPE2 in breast cancer is still unclear. Thus, the aim of this study is to explore the role of TIPE2 in breast cancer. Our results indicated that TIPE2 expression was significantly decreased in human breast cancer tissue and cell lines. Overexpression of TIPE2 inhibited the proliferation in vitro and tumor xenograft growth in vivo. TIPE2 also inhibited the migration/invasion More >

Lunjian Chen^*, Xiaorong Huang^†, Xinxin Chen^‡

Oncology Research, Vol.26, No.9, pp. 1375-1382, 2018, DOI:10.3727/096504018X15188352857437

Abstract Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) is one of the most malignant adenocarcinomas arising from bile duct epithelial cells. However, the molecular mechanism regulating CCA development and progression still needs to be investigated. Here we found that miR-365 was downregulated in CCA tissues compared with adjacent normal tissues. By functional experiments, we found that overexpression of miR-365 significantly inhibited CCA cell proliferation and promoted cellular apoptosis in vitro. Furthermore, administration with miR-365 markedly suppressed the growth of tumor tissues in vivo. Mechanistically, we identified E2F2 as the target gene of miR- 365 in CCA cells. We found that overexpression More >

Mengyi Huang, Xin Gong

Oncology Research, Vol.26, No.7, pp. 1103-1111, 2018, DOI:10.3727/096504018X15164123839400

Abstract As a member of the miRNA family, let-7c has been identified as a tumor suppressor in many cancers. However, the molecular biological function of let-7c in glioma has not been elucidated. The aim of this study was to explore let-7c expression levels and evaluate its function in glioma cells. We first measured the expression of let-7c in four glioma cell lines and a normal cell line by quantitative real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR), and the results showed that let-7c was downregulated in glioma cells. By applying gain-of-function and loss-of-function assays, the experiments suggested More >

Chao Ma, Jinfeng Han, Dong Dong, Nanya Wang

Oncology Research, Vol.26, No.5, pp. 765-773, 2018, DOI:10.3727/096504017X15021536183535

Abstract MicroRNA-152 (miR-152) expression has been reported to be downregulated in osteosarcoma (OS). However, the role of miR-152 in OS is not well documented. In the present study, we aimed to explore the function and underlying mechanism of miR-152 in OS. We found that miR-152 was underexpressed in OS tissues and cell lines. Decreased miR-152 was inversely correlated with lymph node metastasis and advanced clinical stage. Overexpression of miR-152 significantly inhibited cell proliferation, colony formation, migration, and invasion of OS cells. Bioinformatics analyses showed that miR-152 directly targeted E2F transcription factor 3 (E2F3), as further confirmed More >