PMID- 26823701 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20161031 LR - 20190221 IS - 1936-2625 (Electronic) IS - 1936-2625 (Linking) VI - 8 IP - 11 DP - 2015 TI - Zinc finger protein x-linked (ZFX) contributes to patient prognosis, cell proliferation and apoptosis in human laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma. PG - 13886-99 AB - Zinc finger protein, X-linked (ZFX) gene locus on the human X chromosome is structurally similar to the zinc finger protein, Y-linked gene. Its role in human laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC) is still not clearly defined. This study was focused on investigating the role of zinc-finger protein X-linked (ZFX) in human LSCC. Expression levels of ZFX were examined in LSCC tissues, corresponding adjacent non-tumoral tissues and vocal leukoplakia tissues by immunohistochemistry (IHC). The association with the expression level of ZFX and LSCC clincopathological parameters was analyzed. The prognostic value of ZFX expression was also analyzed. Lentivirus-mediated RNA interference was applied to silence ZFX expression and the effects of ZFX knockdown on the growth of human LSCC primary cells was investigated. Overexpression of ZFX was found in LSCC tissues. The expression of ZFX was associated with the clinical stage of LSCC. Patients with higher level of ZFX experienced a poorer prognosis compared to those with lower level of ZFX. Knockdown of ZFX inhibited cell proliferation, colony formation and migration of LSCC primary cells. Moreover, ZFX silencing induced cell apoptosis. These results provide the convincing evidence for the first time that ZFX plays an important role in LSCC development and could be a potential therapeutic target or prognostic predictor for LSCC. FAU - Yang, Fan AU - Yang F AD - Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University Beijing 100029, China. FAU - Ma, Hongzhi AU - Ma H AD - Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical UniversityBeijing 100730, China; Key Laboratory of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Ministry of Education, Capital Medical UniversityBeijing 100730, China. FAU - Feng, Ling AU - Feng L AD - Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical UniversityBeijing 100730, China; Key Laboratory of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Ministry of Education, Capital Medical UniversityBeijing 100730, China. FAU - Lian, Meng AU - Lian M AD - Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University Beijing 100730, China. FAU - Wang, Ru AU - Wang R AD - Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University Beijing 100730, China. FAU - Fan, Erzhong AU - Fan E AD - Key Laboratory of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Ministry of Education, Capital Medical University Beijing 100730, China. FAU - Fang, Jugao AU - Fang J AD - Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical UniversityBeijing 100730, China; Key Laboratory of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Ministry of Education, Capital Medical UniversityBeijing 100730, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Head and Neck Molecular Diagnostic PathologyBeijing 100730, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20151101 PL - United States TA - Int J Clin Exp Pathol JT - International journal of clinical and experimental pathology JID - 101480565 RN - 0 (Kruppel-Like Transcription Factors) RN - 0 (zinc finger protein, X-linked) SB - IM MH - Adult MH - Aged MH - Aged, 80 and over MH - *Apoptosis MH - Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/genetics/*metabolism/mortality/pathology/surgery MH - Cell Movement MH - *Cell Proliferation MH - Female MH - Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic MH - HEK293 Cells MH - Head and Neck Neoplasms/genetics/*metabolism/mortality/pathology/surgery MH - Humans MH - Kaplan-Meier Estimate MH - Kruppel-Like Transcription Factors/genetics/*metabolism MH - Laryngeal Neoplasms/genetics/*metabolism/mortality/pathology/surgery MH - Male MH - Middle Aged MH - Neoplasm Invasiveness MH - Neoplasm Staging MH - Proportional Hazards Models MH - RNA Interference MH - Signal Transduction MH - Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck MH - Time Factors MH - Transfection MH - Treatment Outcome MH - Tumor Cells, Cultured PMC - PMC4713487 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC) OT - apoptosis OT - prognosis OT - proliferation OT - zinc finger protein x-linked (ZFX) EDAT- 2016/01/30 06:00 MHDA- 2016/11/01 06:00 PMCR- 2015/11/01 CRDT- 2016/01/30 06:00 PHST- 2015/05/19 00:00 [received] PHST- 2015/06/27 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2016/01/30 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2016/01/30 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2016/11/01 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2015/11/01 00:00 [pmc-release] PST - epublish SO - Int J Clin Exp Pathol. 2015 Nov 1;8(11):13886-99. eCollection 2015.