PMID- 20565895 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20100816 LR - 20211020 IS - 1471-2407 (Electronic) IS - 1471-2407 (Linking) VI - 10 DP - 2010 Jun 19 TI - 14-3-3epsilon contributes to tumour suppression in laryngeal carcinoma by affecting apoptosis and invasion. PG - 306 LID - 10.1186/1471-2407-10-306 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: 14-3-3epsilon regulates a wide range of biological processes, including cell cycle control, proliferation, and apoptosis, and plays a significant role in neurogenesis and the formation of malignant tumours. However, the exact function and regulatory mechanism of 14-3-3epsilon in carcinogenesis have not been elucidated. METHODS: The expression of 14-3-3epsilon was assessed by RT-PCR and western blotting. The invasiveness and viability of Hep-2 cells were determined by the transwell migration assay and MTT assay, respectively. Cell cycle and apoptosis of Hep-2 cells were detected by flow cytometry. RESULTS: The mRNA and protein expression of 14-3-3epsilon in larynx squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC) tissues were significantly lower than those in clear surgical margin tissues. Statistical analysis showed that the 14-3-3epsilon protein level in metastatic lymph nodes was lower than that in paired tumour tissues. In addition, the protein level of 14-3-3epsilon in stage III or IV tumours was significantly lower than that in stage I or II tumours. Compared with control Hep-2 cells, the percentages of viable cells in the 14-3-3epsilon-GFP and negative control GFP groups were 36.68 +/- 14.09% and 71.68 +/- 12.10%, respectively. The proportions of S phase were 22.47 +/- 3.36%, 28.17 +/- 3.97% and 46.15 +/- 6.82%, and the apoptotic sub-G1 populations were 1.23 +/- 1.02%, 2.92 +/- 1.59% and 13.72 +/- 3.89% in the control, negative control GFP and 14-3-3epsilon-GFP groups, respectively. The percentages of the apoptotic cells were 0.84 +/- 0.25%, 1.08 +/- 0.24% and 2.93 +/- 0.13% in the control, negative control GFP and 14-3-3epsilon-GFP groups, respectively. The numbers of cells that penetrated the filter membrane in the control, negative control GFP and 14-3-3epsilon-GFP groups were 20.65 +/- 1.94, 17.63 +/- 1.04 and 9.1 +/- 0.24, respectively, indicating significant differences among the different groups. CONCLUSIONS: Decreased expression of 14-3-3epsilon in LSCC tissues contributes to the initiation and progression of LSCC. 14-3-3epsilon can promote apoptosis and inhibit the invasiveness of LSCC. FAU - Che, Xing-Hua AU - Che XH AD - Department of Medical Genetics, China Medical University, Heping District, Shenyang, China. FAU - Chen, Hong AU - Chen H FAU - Xu, Zhen-Ming AU - Xu ZM FAU - Shang, Chao AU - Shang C FAU - Sun, Kai-Lai AU - Sun KL FAU - Fu, Wei-Neng AU - Fu WN LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20100619 PL - England TA - BMC Cancer JT - BMC cancer JID - 100967800 RN - 0 (14-3-3 Proteins) RN - 0 (RNA, Messenger) RN - 0 (Recombinant Fusion Proteins) RN - 0 (YWHAE protein, human) SB - IM MH - 14-3-3 Proteins/genetics/*metabolism MH - *Apoptosis MH - Blotting, Western MH - Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/genetics/*metabolism/*prevention & control/secondary MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - *Cell Movement MH - Female MH - Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic MH - Genes, Tumor Suppressor MH - Humans MH - Laryngeal Neoplasms/genetics/*metabolism/pathology/*prevention & control MH - Lymphatic Metastasis MH - Male MH - Middle Aged MH - Neoplasm Invasiveness MH - Neoplasm Staging MH - RNA, Messenger/metabolism MH - Recombinant Fusion Proteins/metabolism MH - Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction MH - S Phase MH - Transfection PMC - PMC2904731 EDAT- 2010/06/23 06:00 MHDA- 2010/08/17 06:00 PMCR- 2010/06/19 CRDT- 2010/06/23 06:00 PHST- 2010/01/16 00:00 [received] PHST- 2010/06/19 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2010/06/23 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2010/06/23 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2010/08/17 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2010/06/19 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 1471-2407-10-306 [pii] AID - 10.1186/1471-2407-10-306 [doi] PST - epublish SO - BMC Cancer. 2010 Jun 19;10:306. doi: 10.1186/1471-2407-10-306.