ISSN: 1449-2288International Journal of Biological Sciences
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Int J Biol Sci 2019; 15(1):183-194. doi:10.7150/ijbs.29203 This issue Cite
Research Paper
PSPH Mediates the Metastasis and Proliferation of Non-small Cell Lung Cancer through MAPK Signaling Pathways
Department of Oncology, Huashan Hospital Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China
Abstract
Growing evidence indicates that phosphoserine phosphatase (PSPH) is up-regulated and correlates with prognosis in multiple types of cancer. However, little is known about the roles of PSPH in NSCLC. Thus, the aim of the present study was to demonstrate the expression of PSPH in human NSCLC and reveal its biological functions and the underlying mechanisms. qRT-PCR, western blot and immunohistochemistry were used to assess the expression of NSCLC patient specimens and NSCLC cell lines. The functions of PSPH in migration and invasion were determined using trans-well and wound-healing assays. Cell proliferation capacity was performed by cell counting kit-8 (CCK-8), colony formation assays and cell cycle analysis. We demonstrated that PSPH was overexpressed in NSCLC specimens compared with the adjacent non-tumorous specimens, and high expression of PSPH was associated with clinical stage, metastasis and gender in NSCLC. Decreased expression of PSPH inhibited NSCLC cells migration, invasion and proliferation. Most importantly, further experiments demonstrated that PSPH might regulate NSCLC progress through MAPK signaling pathways. Lastly, immunohistochemistry (IHC) revealed that the PSPH expression level was positively correlated with the clinical stage in NSCLC patients. These results suggest that PSPH may act as a putative oncogene and a potential therapeutic target in NSCLC.
Keywords: PSPH, NSCLC, metastasis, proliferation, MAPK
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