Publication: Enhancement of migration and invasion of gastric cancer cells by iqgap3
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2020-08-01
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2218273X
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Mahidol University
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Biomolecules. Vol.10, No.8 (2020), 1-18
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Natini Jinawath, Meng Shin Shiao, Pichaya Chanpanitkitchote, Jisnuson Svasti, Yoichi Furukawa, Yusuke Nakamura Enhancement of migration and invasion of gastric cancer cells by iqgap3. Biomolecules. Vol.10, No.8 (2020), 1-18. doi:10.3390/biom10081194 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/58978
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Enhancement of migration and invasion of gastric cancer cells by iqgap3
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© 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Although gastric cancer is one of the most common causes of cancer death in the world, mechanisms underlying this type of tumor have not been fully understood. In this study, we found that IQGAP3, a member of the IQGAP gene family, was significantly up-regulated in human gastric cancer starting from the early stages of tumor progression. Overexpression of IQGAP3 in 293T and NIH3T3 cells, which have no endogenous IQGAP3 expression, resulted in morphological change with multiple dendritic-like protrusions and enhanced migration. Overexpression of IQGAP3 also led to reduced cell–cell adhesion in 293T cells, likely as a result of its interactions with e-cadherin or β-catenin proteins. Additionally, IQGAP3 accumulated along the leading edge of migrating cells and at the cleavage furrow of dividing cells. In contrast, suppression of IQGAP3 by short-interfering RNA (siRNA) markedly reduced invasion and anchorage-independent growth of MKN1 and TMK-1 gastric cancer cells. We further confirmed that IQGAP3 interacted with Rho family GTPases, and had an important role in cytokinesis. Taken together, we demonstrated that IQGAP3 plays critical roles in migration and invasion of human gastric cancer cells, and regulates cytoskeletal remodeling, cell migration and adhesion. These findings may open a new avenue for the diagnosis and treatment of gastric cancer.