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Published on: April 2, 2020
CRMP5 regulates cell proliferation and development of colorectal cancer via MAPK-dependent signaling
Fanghua Qiu1, Lin Yu2, Daoli Liu3
1Department of Infection Control, Guangzhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510130, P.R. China.
Abstract:
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most common malignancies worldwide. Collapsin response mediator protein 5 (CRMP5) belongs to a family of five cytosolic proteins that serve a major role in neural development. CRMP5 has been identified as a biomarker of numerous cancer types, including lung cancer and glioblastoma. However, the role of CRMP5 in CRC remains unclear. In the present study, CRMP5 was characterized as a novel biomarker of poor survival in CRC. CRMP5-overexpression in CRC cells promoted cell proliferation and migration while CPMP5-knockdown decreased cell growth and migration. A novel mechanism was uncovered, by which CRMP5 regulates MAPK signaling to drive CRC cell proliferation and development. Furthermore, CRMP5-overexpression induced chemotherapy resistance and tumor recurrence in CRC. Taken together, these results demonstrated the important role of CRMP5 in the development and proliferation of CRC cells and suggested that CRMP5 may be a novel therapeutic target for CRC.
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