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C9orf100, a new member of the Dbl-family guanine nucleotide exchange factors, promotes cell proliferation and migration in hepatocellular carcinoma.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  22327280     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Dbl-family guanine nucleotide exchange factors (GEFs) are important activators of Rho GTPases, which are significantly associated with tumorigenesis and metastasis. The catalytic ability of the Dbl-family GEFs to activate Rho GTPases depends on their Dbl-homology domain followed by a pleckstrin-homology domain. In the present study, we showed that C9orf100, a new member of the Dbl-family GEFs with a minimal catalytic unit, may contribute to hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Quantitative real-time PCR results demonstrated that C9orf100 was highly and widely upregulated in 42/44 (95.5%, >2‑fold) HCC specimens compared with adjacent non-cancerous livers, and this upregulation was correlated with intrahepatic metastasis and α-fetoprotein levels of HCC. Furthermore, the ectopic expression of C9orf100 promoted cell proliferation and colony formation in Huh-7 and YY-8103 cells, whereas silencing of C9orf100 resulted in the suppression of cell growth in MHCC-97H and PLC/PRF/5 cells. Flow cytometry confirmed this effect on MHCC-97H cell growth and indicated that C9orf100 may function in the G2/M phase. In addition, we showed that C9orf100 is involved in the positive regulation of HCC cell migration by a transwell chamber analysis. Our findings suggest that C9orf100 plays a potential oncogenic role in the development and metastasis of HCC.
Authors:
Haixiao Wang; Yandong Li; Yuping Wang; Ze-Guang Han; Bing Cai
Publication Detail:
Type:  Clinical Trial; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2012-02-10
Journal Detail:
Title:  Molecular medicine reports     Volume:  5     ISSN:  1791-3004     ISO Abbreviation:  Mol Med Rep     Publication Date:  2012 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2012-03-12     Completed Date:  2012-07-03     Revised Date:  2013-02-22    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101475259     Medline TA:  Mol Med Rep     Country:  Greece    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1169-74     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Wuxi People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu, PR China.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / genetics,  metabolism*,  pathology
Cell Line, Tumor
Cell Movement*
Cell Proliferation*
Female
Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factors / genetics,  metabolism*
Humans
Liver Neoplasms / genetics,  metabolism*,  pathology
Male
Neoplasm Metastasis
Neoplasm Proteins / genetics,  metabolism*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factors; 0/Neoplasm Proteins

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