FZD5 prevents epithelial-mesenchymal transition in gastric cancer.
Cell Commun Signal
; 19(1): 21, 2021 02 22.
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| ID: mdl-33618713
BACKGROUND: Frizzled (FZD) proteins function as receptors for WNT ligands. Members in FZD family including FZD2, FZD4, FZD7, FZD8 and FZD10 have been demonstrated to mediate cancer cell epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT). METHODS: CCLE and TCGA databases were interrogated to reveal the association of FZD5 with EMT. EMT was analyzed by investigating the alterations in CDH1 (E-cadherin), VIM (Vimentin) and ZEB1 expression, cell migration and cell morphology. Transcriptional modulation was determined by ChIP in combination with Real-time PCR. Survival was analyzed by Kaplan-Meier method. RESULTS: In contrast to other FZDs, FZD5 was identified to prevent EMT in gastric cancer. FZD5 maintains epithelial-like phenotype and is negatively modulated by transcription factors SNAI2 and TEAD1. Epithelial-specific factor ELF3 is a downstream effecter, and protein kinase C (PKC) links FZD5 to ELF3. ELF3 represses ZEB1 expression, further guarding against EMT. Moreover, FZD5 signaling requires its co-receptor LRP5 and WNT7B is a putative ligand for FZD5. FZD5 and ELF3 are associated with longer survival, whereas SNAI2 and TEAD1 are associated with shorter survival. CONCLUSIONS: Taken together, FZD5-ELF3 signaling blocks EMT, and plays a potential tumor-suppressing role in gastric cancer. Video Abstract.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Neoplasias Gástricas
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Factores de Transcripción
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Proteínas de Unión al ADN
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Proteínas Proto-Oncogénicas c-ets
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Receptores Frizzled
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Transición Epitelial-Mesenquimal
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
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Humans
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En
Revista:
Cell Commun Signal
Año:
2021
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Article
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Reino Unido