PMID- 25892179 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20160303 LR - 20220318 IS - 1791-3004 (Electronic) IS - 1791-2997 (Linking) VI - 12 IP - 2 DP - 2015 Aug TI - DJ-1-induced phosphatase and tensin homologue downregulation is associated with proliferative and invasive activity of laryngeal cancer cells. PG - 2003-8 LID - 10.3892/mmr.2015.3617 [doi] AB - DJ-1, a novel mitogen-dependent oncogene, has an important role in the progression of human malignancies, whereas tumor suppressor phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN) is known to control a variety of processes associated with cell survival, proliferation and invasion. DJ-1 overexpression was reported to be negatively correlated with PTEN expression in tumor tissues of patients with laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC). In the present study, the effect of DJ-1 on PTEN in laryngeal cancer cells was investigated by transfecting DJ-1-specific small interfering (si)RNA into Hep-2 and SNU-899 cells. Cell survival and cell proliferative and invasive capacity were then evaluated. The results showed that siRNA targeting of DJ-1 effectively upregulated PTEN expression, resulting in enhanced cell death as well as decreased proliferation and invasion of Hep-2 and SNU-899 cells. The results of the present study indicated, for the first time, to the best of our knowledge, that DJ-1-induced PTEN downregulation is associated with proliferative and invasive activity of laryngeal cancer cells. The DJ-1 gene may have an important role in the tumorigenesis of LSCC. FAU - Zhu, Xiao-Lin AU - Zhu XL AD - Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat‑Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, P.R. China. FAU - Sun, Wei AU - Sun W AD - Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat‑Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, P.R. China. FAU - Lei, Wen-Bin AU - Lei WB AD - Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat‑Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, P.R. China. FAU - Zhuang, Hui-Wen AU - Zhuang HW AD - Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat‑Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, P.R. China. FAU - Hou, Wei-Jian AU - Hou WJ AD - Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat‑Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, P.R. China. FAU - Wen, Wei-Ping AU - Wen WP AD - Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat‑Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, P.R. China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20150415 PL - Greece TA - Mol Med Rep JT - Molecular medicine reports JID - 101475259 RN - 0 (Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins) RN - 0 (Oncogene Proteins) RN - 0 (RNA, Small Interfering) RN - EC 3.1.2.- (PARK7 protein, human) RN - EC 3.1.2.- (Protein Deglycase DJ-1) RN - EC 3.1.3.67 (PTEN Phosphohydrolase) RN - EC 3.1.3.67 (PTEN protein, human) SB - IM MH - Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/*genetics/pathology MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Cell Movement MH - Down-Regulation MH - *Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic MH - Humans MH - Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins/*genetics MH - Laryngeal Neoplasms/*genetics/pathology MH - Larynx/metabolism/pathology MH - Neoplasm Invasiveness/*genetics/pathology MH - Oncogene Proteins/*genetics MH - PTEN Phosphohydrolase/*genetics MH - Protein Deglycase DJ-1 MH - RNA Interference MH - RNA, Small Interfering/genetics EDAT- 2015/04/22 06:00 MHDA- 2016/03/05 06:00 CRDT- 2015/04/21 06:00 PHST- 2014/06/26 00:00 [received] PHST- 2015/03/12 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2015/04/21 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2015/04/22 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2016/03/05 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.3892/mmr.2015.3617 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Mol Med Rep. 2015 Aug;12(2):2003-8. doi: 10.3892/mmr.2015.3617. Epub 2015 Apr 15.