ITGB6-Knockout Suppresses Cholangiocarcinoma Cell Migration and Invasion with Declining PODXL2 Expression

Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (iCCA) is a heterogeneous bile duct cancer with a poor prognosis. Integrin αvβ6 (β6) has been shown to be upregulated in iCCA and is associated with its subclassification and clinicopathological features. In the present study, two ITGB6-knockout HuCCT1 CCA cell lines (ITGB6-ko cells) were established using the clustered regulatory interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR), an associated nuclease 9 (Cas9) system, and single-cell cloning. RNA sequencing analysis, real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR), and immunofluorescent methods were applied to explore possible downstream factors. ITGB6-ko cells showed significantly decreased expression of integrin β6 on flow cytometric analysis. Both cell lines exhibited significant inhibition of cell migration and invasion, decreased wound-healing capability, decreased colony formation ability, and cell cycle dysregulation. RNA sequencing and real-time PCR analysis revealed a remarkable decrease in podocalyxin-like protein 2 (PODXL2) expression in ITGB6-ko cells. Colocalization of PODXL2 and integrin β6 was also observed. S100 calcium-binding protein P and mucin 1, which are associated with CCA subclassification, were downregulated in ITGB6-ko cells. These results describe the successful generation of ITGB6-ko CCA cell clones with decreased migration and invasion and downregulation of PODXL2, suggesting the utility of integrin β6 as a possible therapeutic target or diagnostic marker candidate.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:22

Enthalten in:

International journal of molecular sciences - 22(2021), 12 vom: 11. Juni

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Soejima, Yurie [VerfasserIn]
Takeuchi, Miho [VerfasserIn]
Miyamoto, Nao [VerfasserIn]
Sawabe, Motoji [VerfasserIn]
Fukusato, Toshio [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

CRISPR/Cas9
Calcium-Binding Proteins
Cell Adhesion Molecules
Cholangiocarcinoma
ITGB6
Integrin
Integrin beta Chains
Integrin beta6
Journal Article
Neoplasm Proteins
PODXL2
PODXL2 protein, human
Podocalyxin
RNA, Messenger
RNA-seq
S100P protein, human
Sialoglycoproteins

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Date Completed 14.07.2021

Date Revised 16.09.2021

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/ijms22126303

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM327550317