High ACTN1 Is Associated with Poor Prognosis, and ACTN1 Silencing Suppresses Cell Proliferation and Metastasis in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma

© 2020 Xie et al..

PURPOSE: Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is a common malignancy of the oral cavity. As the survival rate of OSCC patients is low, it is crucial to explore new markers and therapeutic targets for early diagnosis of the disease. A high level of actinin alpha 1 (ACTN1) in patients could serve as an independent prognostic factor of acute myeloid leukemia. However, the role of ACTN1 in OSCC remains unclear. In the present study, we aimed to investigate the role of ACTN1 in OSCC.

METHODS: ACTN1 protein levels in tissues were determined by immunohistochemical (IHC) staining. The correlation of ACTN1 expression with clinicopathological features and prognosis was analyzed. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed. The effect of ACTN1 knockdown on cell proliferation, migration, invasion, apoptosis, epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), and the cell cycle was evaluated using Western blotting, Cell Counting Kit‑8 (CCK8) assays, flow cytometry analysis, transwell assays, wound-healing assays, and nude mouse models of subcutaneous xenograft and pulmonary metastasis.

RESULTS: Based on the total score of ACTN1 IHC staining analysis, ACTN1 expression was found to be low in 10 normal mucosal tissues, 48 normal mucosal tissues adjacent to OSCC, and 19 OSCC tissues, but high in 29 OSCC tissues. ACTN1 protein levels were significantly associated with the clinical stage and node metastasis, and a high ACTN1 protein level indicated poor prognosis. Moreover, ACTN1 expression was an independent predictor of poor prognosis of OSCC. Using in vitro assays, we found that ACTN1 knockdown could induce cell cycle arrest, promote apoptosis, and inhibit EMT and cell proliferation, migration, and invasion in the OSCC cell lines, SCC-15 and HSC-3. Moreover, ACTN1 knockdown inhibited subcutaneous tumor growth and pulmonary metastasis in vivo.

CONCLUSION: ACTN1 levels were significantly associated with the clinical stage and node metastasis, and a high ACTN1 protein level indicated poor prognosis. Moreover, ACTN1 knockdown could suppress cell proliferation and metastasis of OSCC. Our results suggested that ACTN1 may serve as a diagnostic and prognostic marker of OSCC.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:14

Enthalten in:

Drug design, development and therapy - 14(2020) vom: 16., Seite 1717-1727

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Xie, Guo-Feng [VerfasserIn]
Zhao, Luo-Dan [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Qiang [VerfasserIn]
Tang, Dong-Xiao [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Qiong-Yu [VerfasserIn]
Lu, Hong-Fei [VerfasserIn]
Cai, Jia-Rong [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Zheng [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

11003-00-2
ACTN1 protein, human
Actinin
Actinin alpha 1
Journal Article
Knockdown
Metastasis
Oral squamous cell carcinoma
Poor prognosis
Proliferation

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Date Completed 15.03.2021

Date Revised 14.04.2022

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.2147/DDDT.S244516

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM310223466