PMID- 34631544 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20211012 IS - 2234-943X (Print) IS - 2234-943X (Electronic) IS - 2234-943X (Linking) VI - 11 DP - 2021 TI - DIAPH1 Promotes Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Progression Through Cell Cycle Regulation. PG - 716876 LID - 10.3389/fonc.2021.716876 [doi] LID - 716876 AB - The diaphanous related formin 1 (DIAPH1) protein is involved in the regulation of dynamic cytoskeleton reorganization, which is closely related to mitosis and the cell cycle. Cell cycle disorders are generally regarded as important underlying causes of many cancers. In the current study, we have revealed that DIAPH1 expression is an independent prognostic factor for overall survival in patients with laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC) and that DIAPH1 promotes colony formation, cell proliferation, and G1/S progression in LSCC cells. Additionally, DIAPH1 promotes growth of AMC-HN-8 LSCC-derived tumors in vivo. In this study, RNA-sequencing analysis revealed that DIAPH1 knockdown led to changes in the expression of genes associated with signaling during the cell cycle. Using western blot analyses, we further demonstrated that DIAPH1 knockdown resulted in upregulation of p21(Waf1/Cip1), p19(Ink4d), p27(Kip1), and p16(Ink4a) and downregulation of cyclinA2, cyclinD1, CDK2, CDK4, and CDK6. These results suggest that DIAPH1 influences the expression of genes in several signaling pathways and promotes LSCC progression by regulating the cell cycle. CI - Copyright (c) 2021 Yang, Huang, Guo, Wei, Zhou and Chen. FAU - Yang, Jiechao AU - Yang J AD - Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Wuxi No. 2 People's Hospital, Affiliated Wuxi Clinical College of Nangtong University, Wuxi, China. AD - Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. FAU - Huang, Qiang AU - Huang Q AD - Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. FAU - Guo, Yang AU - Guo Y AD - Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. FAU - Wei, Zheqiang AU - Wei Z AD - Department of Pathology, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China. FAU - Zhou, Liang AU - Zhou L AD - Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. FAU - Chen, Hui AU - Chen H AD - Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20210922 PL - Switzerland TA - Front Oncol JT - Frontiers in oncology JID - 101568867 PMC - PMC8494199 OTO - NOTNLM OT - DIAPH1 OT - G1/S progression OT - LSCC OT - cell cycle regulation OT - mitosis COIS- The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. EDAT- 2021/10/12 06:00 MHDA- 2021/10/12 06:01 PMCR- 2021/01/01 CRDT- 2021/10/11 06:08 PHST- 2021/05/29 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/09/03 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/10/11 06:08 [entrez] PHST- 2021/10/12 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/10/12 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2021/01/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.3389/fonc.2021.716876 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Front Oncol. 2021 Sep 22;11:716876. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2021.716876. eCollection 2021.