MAGE-A1 promotes melanoma proliferation and migration through C-JUN activation

MAGE-A1 belongs to the chromosome X-clustered genes of cancer-testis antigen family and is normally expressed in the human germ line but is also overexpressed in various tumors. Previous studies of MAGE-A1 in melanoma mainly focused on methylation changes or its role in immunotherapy, however, its biological functions in melanoma have remained unknown. In order to determine the role of MAGE-A1 in melanoma growth and metastasis, we manipulated melanoma cell lines with overexpression and knockdown of MAGE-A1. Integration of cell proliferation assays, transwell migration and invasion assays, and RNA-Seq analysis revealed that up-regulation of MAGE-A1 dramatically promoted proliferation, migration, and invasion of human melanoma cell lines in vitro, while down-regulation of MAGE-A1 inhibited those characteristics associated with tumor cells. Furthermore, transcriptome sequencing revealed that MAGE-A1 exerts its tumor promoting activity by activating p-C-JUN directly or through ERK-MAPK signaling pathways. Based on our findings, we propose that MAGE-A1 may be a potential therapeutic target for melanoma patients..

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Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2016

Erschienen:

2016

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:473

Enthalten in:

Biochemical and biophysical research communications - 473(2016), 4, Seite 959-965

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wang, Dong [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Junyun [Sonstige Person]
Ding, Nan [Sonstige Person]
Li, Yongjun [Sonstige Person]
Yang, Yaran [Sonstige Person]
Fang, Xiangdong [Sonstige Person]
Zhao, Hua [Sonstige Person]

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doi:

10.1016/j.bbrc.2016.03.161

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OLC197613269X