PMID- 27347112 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20200930 IS - 1792-1074 (Print) IS - 1792-1082 (Electronic) IS - 1792-1074 (Linking) VI - 12 IP - 1 DP - 2016 Jul TI - Specific protein 1 depletion attenuates glucose uptake and proliferation of human glioma cells by regulating GLUT3 expression. PG - 125-131 AB - It has been reported previously that the expression of glucose transporter member 3 (GLUT3) is increased in malignant glioma cells compared with normal glial cells. However, the regulating mechanism that causes this phenomenon remains unknown. The present study investigated the regulating role of transcription factor specific protein 1 (Sp1) in GLUT3 expression in a human glioma cell line. In the present study, Sp1 was identified to directly bind to the GLUT3 5'-untranslated region in human glioma U251 cells. Small interfering RNA- and the Sp1-inhibitor mithramycin A-mediated Sp1 knockdown experiments revealed that Sp1 depletion decreased glucose uptake and inhibited cell growth and invasion of U251 cells by downregulating GLUT3 expression. Therefore Sp1 is an important positive regulator for the expression of GLUT3 in human glioma cells, and may explain the overexpression of GLUT3 in U251 cells. These results suggest that Sp1 may have a role in glioma treatment. FAU - Zheng, Chuanyi AU - Zheng C AD - Affiliated Bayi Brain Hospital, General Hospital of Beijing Military Region, Southern Medical University, Beijing 100072, P.R. China; Department of Neurosurgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical College, Haikou, Hainan 570102, P.R. China. FAU - Yang, Kun AU - Yang K AD - Department of Neurosurgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical College, Haikou, Hainan 570102, P.R. China. FAU - Zhang, Maoying AU - Zhang M AD - Affiliated Bayi Brain Hospital, General Hospital of Beijing Military Region, Southern Medical University, Beijing 100072, P.R. China; Department of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510610, P.R. China. FAU - Zou, Mingming AU - Zou M AD - Affiliated Bayi Brain Hospital, General Hospital of Beijing Military Region, Southern Medical University, Beijing 100072, P.R. China. FAU - Bai, Enqi AU - Bai E AD - Department of Neurosurgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical College, Haikou, Hainan 570102, P.R. China. FAU - Ma, Quanhong AU - Ma Q AD - Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Translational Research and Therapy for Neuro-Psycho-Diseases, Institute of Neuroscience, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, P.R. China. FAU - Xu, Ruxiang AU - Xu R AD - Affiliated Bayi Brain Hospital, General Hospital of Beijing Military Region, Southern Medical University, Beijing 100072, P.R. China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20160517 PL - Greece TA - Oncol Lett JT - Oncology letters JID - 101531236 PMC - PMC4906678 OTO - NOTNLM OT - GLUT3 OT - SP1 OT - glucose uptake OT - malignant gliomas EDAT- 2016/06/28 06:00 MHDA- 2016/06/28 06:01 PMCR- 2016/05/17 CRDT- 2016/06/28 06:00 PHST- 2014/12/31 00:00 [received] PHST- 2016/04/18 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2016/06/28 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2016/06/28 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2016/06/28 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2016/05/17 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - OL-0-0-4599 [pii] AID - 10.3892/ol.2016.4599 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Oncol Lett. 2016 Jul;12(1):125-131. doi: 10.3892/ol.2016.4599. Epub 2016 May 17.