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Tribbles Pseudokinase 2 Promotes the Proliferation, Migration, and Invasion of Osteosarcoma through Modulating
Jiekun Guo1,2, Xiang Fang2, Guoqiang Liu2
1Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou.
Objective:
At present, the efficacy of the clinical treatment of osteosarcoma is limited. We aimed to investigate the role of Tribbles pseudokinase 2 (TRIB2) in the progression of osteosarcoma and the underlying molecular mechanism.
Materials And Methods:
TRIB2 expression in osteosarcoma tissues and cells was measured via western blot analysis and quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction. Mouse xenograft tumor model was established to investigate the in vivo effect of Tribbles pseudokinase 2 on the development of osteosarcoma.
Results:
We found that TRIB2 expression was increased in osteosarcoma tissues and cell lines compared with that in tumor adjacent normal tissues and normal bone cell line. Suppressing TRIB2 expression inhibited the proliferation, migration, and invasion of osteosarcoma cells. Mechanistically, TRIB2 interacted with AP4, thereby inhibiting p21 expression at transcriptional level. In a mouse xenograft tumor model, TRIB2 overexpression promoted the growth of osteosarcoma by inhibiting p21 expression, which was reversed by AP4 silence.
Conclusion:
Therefore, targeting TRIB2 may become a potential approach for osteosarcoma treatment.
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