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[SOX2-OT/SOX2 axis regulates lung cancer H520 cell migration via Gli1-mediated epithelial-mesenchymal transition]
Hongliang Dong1, Lili Zeng1,2,3, Yan Wu1
1Medical Research Center, Binzhou Medical University Hospital, Binzhou 256600, China.
Objective:
To explore the regulatory role of SOX2-OT in migration of lung squamous cell carcinoma H520 cells and the underlying mechanisms.
Methods:
Wound- healing and Transwell migration assays were performed to examine the changes in migration and invasion capacity of lung squamous cell line H520, which expressed higher levels of SOX2-OT than other lung cancer cell lines, following RNA interference-mediated SOX2-OT knockdown. The transcription levels of epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT)-related components was detected by qRT-PCR and immunoblotting. Gli1 gain-of-function analysis was performed in H520 cells with SOX2-OT knockdown and the changes in EMT phenotype of the cells were examined. miR-200c mimic and inhibitor were used to analyze the mechanism by which SOX2-OT positively regulates Gli1 and the mediating role of SOX2.
Results:
SOX2-OT knockdown significantly lowered the invasiveness and migration capacity of H520 cells and caused changes in EMT phenotype of the cells. Overexpression of Gli1, which was positively regulated by SOX2-OT, reversed the inhibitory effect of SOX2-OT knockdown on migration of H520 cells. Transfection of the cells with miR-200c inhibitor effectively reversed SOX2-OT knockdown-induced down-regulation of SOX2.
Conclusion:
The SOX2-OT/SOX2 axis positively regulates migration of lung squamous H520 cells via Gli1-mediated EMT.
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