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RasGRP3 controls cell proliferation and migration in papillary thyroid cancer by regulating the Akt-MDM2 pathway
Wangwang Qiu1, Xiaotian Xia1, Zhongling Qiu2
1Department of General Surgery, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai 200233, China.
Abstract:
Accumulating evidence has shown that Ras guanylnucleotide releasing peptide 3 (RasGRP3) is up-regulated in several distinct cancer types; however, its role in papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) remains unclear. In this study, we demonstrate that RasGRP3 was overexpressed in PTC tissues and cell lines. Downregulation of RasGRP3 using small interfering (si) RNA significantly inhibited PTC cell proliferation and migration in vitro, and tumor growth in vivo, reflecting an oncogenic role of RasGRP3 in PTC. We subsequently identified that the expression of mouse double minute 2 homolog (MDM2) and phosphorylated Akt (p-Akt) was significantly decreased in RasGRP3-downregulated PTC cells. Overexpression of MDM2 attenuated the function of si-RasGRP3. Taken together, our data show that RasGRP3 exerts its oncogenic effect in PTC through Akt-mediated MDM2 activation. RasGRP3 may serve as a potential new therapeutic target for PTC.
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