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Ets2 knockdown inhibits tumorigenesis in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma in vivo and in vitro
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Abstract
Qinghua Li1,2,*, Lu Yang2,*, Kang Han2,*, Liqiang Zhu3, Yanting Zhang2, Shanshan Ma2, Kun Zhang2, Bo Yang1, Fangxia Guan1,2
1The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, Henan Province, China
2School of Life Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, Henan Province, China
3The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450002, Henan Province, China
*These authors contributed equally to this work
Correspondence to:
Fangxia Guan, email: [email protected]
Bo Yang, email: [email protected]
Keywords: Ets2, esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, proliferation, apoptosis, mTOR/p70S6K signaling pathway
Received: December 10, 2015 Accepted: August 08, 2016 Published: August 18, 2016
ABSTRACT
Increased expression of Ets2 is reported upregulated in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma tissue. However, the function of Ets2 in carcinogenesis of ESCC is poorly understood. Here, the rise of Ets2 was confirmed in ESCC cells and Ets2 depletion by RNA interference promotes cell apoptosis, inhibits cell proliferation, attenuates cell invasion and induces cell cycle G0/G1 arrest in vitro. Moreover, in vivo, Xenograft mouse model studies showed Ets2 knockdown inhibits tumor formation and metastasis significantly. Furthermore, Ets2 depletion inactivates the mTOR/p70S6K signaling pathway both in vitro and in vivo. Taken together, these findings strongly suggest that a critical role of Ets2 in human ESCC pathogenesis via the inactivation of the mTOR/p70S6K signaling pathway.
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