Effect of CUB Domain-containing Protein 1 On Proliferation and Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition In Nasopharyngeal...

This protocol describes a methodological approach to investigate the expression and functional role of CUB domain-containing protein 1 in nasopharyngeal carcinoma and its potential involvement in epithelial-mesenchymal transition. Clinical tissue samples from patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma and rhinitis were collected to analyze CDCP1 expression using real-time quantitative PCR and immunohistochemistry. In vitro experiments were performed using CNE2 and HK1 nasopharyngeal carcinoma cell lines. CDCP1 overexpression and knockdown were achieved by transfection with a CDCP1 plasmid or specific siRNA. Cell proliferation was assessed by MTT assay, apoptosis was evaluated by Caspase-3 activity measurement, and the expression of EMT-related markers and phosphorylation levels of ERK1/2 were detected by western blot and quantitative PCR. To validate pathway involvement, rescue experiments were conducted using the ERK1/2-specific inhibitor U0126. This protocol provides a systematic in vitro and ex vivo. framework for elucidating the molecular mechanisms by which CDCP1 may regulate tumor progression in nasopharyngeal carcinoma.