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CTR9-mediated JAK2/STAT3 pathway promotes the proliferation, migration, and invasion of human glioma cells
Yang Xu1, Jiaguo Chen2, Gao He3
1Department of neurosurgery, the Affiliated Brain Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Background:
CTR9 (Cln three requiring 9) has been reported to be implicated in protein modification and oncogenesis of several human cancers. However, the protein expression and mechanism of CTR9 in glioma progression remain unclear.
Methods:
We analyzed mRNA expression of CTR9 and CTR9-related survival curves in the public database. Then, we detected CTR9 expression in glioma tissues and constructed U251 and U87 cells with stable silencing or overexpression of CTR9. Cell function tests and Western blot were conducted to explore the effects of CTR9 on glioma proliferation, invasion and migration, and the specific mechanism. All the date was presented as means ± SEM. Two-sample t test and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) were used to identify whether there was a significant difference between each group of data.
Results:
We found that CTR9 was overexpressed in glioma and inversely associated with glioma patient survival. The results manifested that knockdown of CTR9 suppressed the proliferation, migration, and invasion of glioma cells, while overexpression facilitated them. The underlying molecular mechanism may involve the regulation of JAK2/STAT3 pathway by CTR9.
Conclusion:
Our present study indicates that CTR9 is highly expressed in glioma and related to glioma grading and prognosis. CTR9 regulates malignant behaviors of glioma cells by activating JAK2/STAT3 pathway. Therefore, CTR9 may be a promising biomarker for the targeted therapy and prognosis evaluation of glioma.
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