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Impedance-based Real-time Measurement of Cancer Cell Migration and Invasion
Published on: April 2, 2020
Activation of PKC-alpha is required for migration of C6 glioma cells
Jian-Guo Hu1, Xiao-Fei Wang, Jian-Sheng Zhou
1Anhui Key Laboratory of Tissue Transplantation, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, China. jghu.hzlv@yahoo.com.
Abstract:
The PKC signaling pathway has been implicated in diverse cellular functions. Here, we sought to investigate the role of PKC-alpha÷beta in C6 glioma cell migration. We found that both PKC-alpha and PKC-beta were expressed by C6 glioma cells, but only PKC-alpha was markedly activated in serum-treated C6 cells. Go6976, a PKC-alpha÷beta specific inhibitor, was found to cause a dose-dependent reduction of PKC-alpha activation and cell migration induced by serum in C6 cells. These results collectively indicated that the PKC-alpha signaling pathway is necessary for glioma cell migration. Our findings may provide an insight into a better understanding to the malignant progression of gliomas.
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