PMID- 20512084 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20100928 LR - 20181201 IS - 1643-3750 (Electronic) IS - 1234-1010 (Linking) VI - 16 IP - 6 DP - 2010 Jun TI - SH3GL2 gene participates in MEK-ERK signal pathway partly by regulating EGFR in the laryngeal carcinoma cell line Hep2. PG - BR168-73 AB - BACKGROUND: The human Src homology 3 (SH3) domain GRB2-like 2 (SH3GL2) gene, a novel tumor suppressor gene in laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC), induces apoptosis of tumor cells by regulating intra-cellular signal transduction networks. The objective of this study was to investigate the molecular mechanism of SH3GL2 in laryngeal carcinogenesis. MATERIAL/METHODS: RNA interference inhibited the expression of level of SH3GL, and RT-PCR and Western blotting were applied to evaluate the expression level of SH3GL2 after RNA interference. After RNA interference, flow cytometry and 3-(4,5-dimethyl-2-thiazolyl)-2, 5-diphenyl-2H-tetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay were used to detect the biological effects, and Western blotting was used to determine the expression of EGFR and phosphorylated ERK1/2. The Hep2 cells transfected with siRNA-SH3GL2 were treated by U0126 (selective MEK1/2 Inhibitor), and the phosphorylated ERK1/2 proteins were detected by Western blotting; cell proliferation and apoptosis were detected subsequently. RESULTS: Our results show that the expression level of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and phosphorylated extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 (ERK1/2) were up-regulated after down-regulation of SH3GL2. Additionally, SH3GL2 promoted apoptosis while decreasing cell proliferation. However, if ERK1/2 was inhibited by U0126, the apoptosis rate increased and proliferation decreased inversely. CONCLUSIONS: SH3GL2 participates in the regulation of apoptosis through the MEK-ERK signal pathway by adjusting EGFR in the laryngeal carcinoma cell line Hep2. FAU - Shang, Chao AU - Shang C AD - Department of Neurobiology, China Medical University, Shenyang, PR China. FAU - Guo, Yan AU - Guo Y FAU - Fu, Shuang AU - Fu S FAU - Fu, Weineng AU - Fu W FAU - Sun, Kailai AU - Sun K LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - United States TA - Med Sci Monit JT - Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research JID - 9609063 RN - 0 (Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing) RN - 0 (DNA Primers) RN - 0 (RNA, Small Interfering) RN - 0 (SH3GL2 protein, human) RN - EC 2.7.10.1 (ErbB Receptors) RN - EC 2.7.11.24 (Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3) RN - EC 2.7.12.2 (Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinases) SB - IM MH - Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing/*genetics/*physiology MH - Apoptosis MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - DNA Primers/genetics MH - ErbB Receptors/*metabolism MH - *Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic MH - Humans MH - Laryngeal Neoplasms/*diagnosis MH - Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3/*metabolism MH - Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinases/*metabolism MH - Models, Biological MH - Phosphorylation MH - RNA, Small Interfering/metabolism MH - Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction MH - Signal Transduction EDAT- 2010/06/01 06:00 MHDA- 2010/09/30 06:00 CRDT- 2010/06/01 06:00 PHST- 2010/06/01 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2010/06/01 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2010/09/30 06:00 [medline] AID - 880604 [pii] PST - ppublish SO - Med Sci Monit. 2010 Jun;16(6):BR168-73.