SCRIB Is Involved in the Progression of Ovarian Carcinomas in Association with the Factors Linked to Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition and Predicts Shorter Survival of Diagnosed Patients
- Authors
- Hussein, Usama Khamis; Ahmed, Asmaa Gamal; Choi, Won Ku; Kim, Kyoung Min; Park, See-Hyoung; Park, Ho Sung; Noh, Sang Jae; Lee, Ho; Chung, Myoung Ja; Moon, Woo Sung; Kang, Myoung Jae; Cho, Dong Hyu; Jang, Kyu Yun
- Issue Date
- Mar-2021
- Publisher
- MDPI
- Keywords
- ovary; cancer; SCRIB; epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition; prognosis
- Citation
- BIOMOLECULES, v.11, no.3, pp.1 - 18
- Journal Title
- BIOMOLECULES
- Volume
- 11
- Number
- 3
- Start Page
- 1
- End Page
- 18
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/hongik/handle/2020.sw.hongik/15591
- DOI
- 10.3390/biom11030405
- ISSN
- 2218-273X
- Abstract
- SCRIB is a polarity protein important in maintaining cell junctions. However, recent reports have raised the possibility that SCRIB might have a role in human cancers. Thus, this study evaluated the roles of SCRIB in ovarian cancers. In 102 human ovarian carcinomas, nuclear expression of SCRIB predicted shorter survival of ovarian carcinoma patients, especially in the patients who received post-operative chemotherapy. In SKOV3 and SNU119 ovarian cancer cells, overexpression of SCRIB stimulated the proliferation and invasion of cells. Knockout of SCRIB inhibited in vivo tumor growth of SKOV3 cells and overexpression of SCRIB promoted tumor growth. Overexpression of SCRIB stimulated epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition by increasing the expression of N-cadherin, snail, TGF-beta 1, and smad2/3, and decreasing the expression of E-cadherin; the converse was observed with inhibition of SCRIB. In conclusion, this study presents the nuclear expression of SCRIB as a prognostic marker of ovarian carcinomas and suggests that SCRIB is involved in the progression of ovarian carcinomas by stimulating proliferation and epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition-related invasiveness.
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