LOXL2 small molecule inhibitor restrains malignant transformation of cervical cancer cells by repressing LOXL2-induced epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT)

Lysyl oxidase-like 2 (LOXL2) is a member of the lysine oxidase (LOX) family. Although its overexpression is known to play pivotal roles in carcinogenesis, its involvement in cervical cancer remains undefined. Here, we comprehensively explored the expression level and functional mechanism of LOXL2 in cervical cancer using bioinformatics and experimental methods. Bioinformatics analysis revealed that LOXL2 was significantly upregulated in cervical cancer compared to normal tissues. Enrichment analysis showed that most positively or negatively correlated genes of LOXL2 were correlated with extracellular matrix (ECM) formation and epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT). Further experiments confirmed that overexpression of LOXL2 greatly enhanced the malignant transformation abilities (e.g. proliferation, invasion, and migration) of cervical cancer cells via mediation of EMT. Furthermore, the small molecule inhibitor of LOXL2 ((2-Chloropyridin-4-yl) methanamine hydrochloride) significantly decreased the invasive ability of cervical cancer by reversing the process of LOXL2-induced EMT. In summary, LOXL2 may be a promising diagnostic and therapeutic biomarker for cervical cancer, and its small molecule inhibitor may be an effective anti-tumor drug.Abbreviations: LOXL2 Lysyl oxidase-like 2; LOX lysine oxidase; CI confidence interval; HR hazard ratio; ECM extracellular matrix; EMT epithelial-mesenchymal transition; OS overall survival; IC50 median inhibitory concentration; PPI protein-protein interaction.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:21

Enthalten in:

Cell cycle (Georgetown, Tex.) - 21(2022), 17 vom: 01. Sept., Seite 1827-1841

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Peng, Ting [VerfasserIn]
Lin, Shitong [VerfasserIn]
Meng, Yifan [VerfasserIn]
Gao, Peipei [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Ping [VerfasserIn]
Zhi, Wenhua [VerfasserIn]
Ding, Wencheng [VerfasserIn]
Cao, Canhui [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Peng [VerfasserIn]

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Amino Acid Oxidoreductases
Cervical cancer
EC 1.4.-
EC 1.4.3.-
EC 1.4.3.13
EMT
Journal Article
K3Z4F929H6
LOXL2
LOXL2 protein, human
Lysine
Protein-Lysine 6-Oxidase
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 09.08.2022

Date Revised 13.05.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1080/15384101.2022.2073047

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM340377801