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Induction and Analysis of Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition
Published on: August 27, 2013
IGHG1 promotes motility likely through epithelial-mesenchymal transition in ovarian cancer
Jingfeng Qian1, Fangxing Ji2, Xue Ye1
1Center of Gynecological Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100044, China.
Objective:
Ovarian cancer (OC) is one of the leading causes of death for female cancer patients. COC166-9 is an OC-specific monoclonal antibody and we have identified immunoglobulin γ-1 heavy chain constant region (IGHG1) as its antigen. We explore the function of IGHG1 in proliferation, apoptosis and motility of OC cells further in this research.
Methods:
IGHG1 expression in OC specimens was detected through immunohistochemistry. Real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) or western blotting assay was used to test IGHG1 expression in OC cells. Viability of OC cells was tested by 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay. Flow cytometry or western blotting assay was used to detect cell cycle and apoptosis. Cellular motility was analyzed by using transwell assay and the markers of epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) were tested through immunoblots.
Results:
Although it exerts negligible effect on the viability and apoptosis of OC cells, IGHG1 could promote migration and invasion of malignant cells in vitro. Mechanistically, IGHG1 increases the expression of N-cadherin and Vimentin while decreases E-cadherin expression. Additionally, IGHG1 expression in OC specimens is higher relative to the paired normal counterparts. Further analysis demonstrates that the increased IGHG1 expression correlates positively with the lymph node metastasis of OC.
Conclusions:
IGHG1 promotes the motility of OC cells likely through executing the EMT program. Increased IGHG1 expression in OC specimens is associated with the lymph node metastasis.
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