PMID- 36293387 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20221028 LR - 20221030 IS - 1422-0067 (Electronic) IS - 1422-0067 (Linking) VI - 23 IP - 20 DP - 2022 Oct 19 TI - SOX2 Promotes Invasion in Human Bladder Cancers through MMP2 Upregulation and FOXO1 Downregulation. LID - 10.3390/ijms232012532 [doi] LID - 12532 AB - SOX2, a member of the SRY-related HMG-box (SOX) family, is abnormally expressed in many tumors and associated with cancer stem cell-like properties. Previous reports have shown that SOX2 is a biomarker for cancer stem cells in human bladder cancer (BC), and our most recent study has indicated that the inhibition of SOX2 by anticancer compound ChlA-F attenuates human BC cell invasion. We now investigated the mechanisms through which SOX2 promotes the invasive ability of BC cells. Our studies revealed that SOX2 promoted SKP2 transcription and increased SKP2-accelerated Sp1 protein degradation. As Sp1 is a transcriptionally regulated gene, HUR transcription was thereby attenuated, and, in the absence of HUR, FOXO1 mRNA was degraded fast, which promoted BC cell invasion. In addition, SOX2 promoted BC invasion through the upregulation of nucleolin transcription, which resulted in increased MMP2 mRNA stability and expression. Collectively, our findings show that SOX2 promotes BC invasion through both SKP2-Sp1-HUR-FOXO1 and nucleolin-MMP2 dual axes. FAU - Xie, Qipeng AU - Xie Q AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-3292-2988 AD - Oujiang Laboratory (Zhejiang Lab for Regenerative Medicine, Vision and Brain Health), School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000, China. AD - Department of Clinical Laboratory, The Second Affiliated Hospital & Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China. FAU - Hua, Xiaohui AU - Hua X AD - Oujiang Laboratory (Zhejiang Lab for Regenerative Medicine, Vision and Brain Health), School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000, China. FAU - Huang, Chao AU - Huang C AD - Department of Urology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China. FAU - Liao, Xin AU - Liao X AD - Department of Urology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China. FAU - Tian, Zhongxian AU - Tian Z AD - Oujiang Laboratory (Zhejiang Lab for Regenerative Medicine, Vision and Brain Health), School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000, China. FAU - Xu, Jiheng AU - Xu J AD - Oujiang Laboratory (Zhejiang Lab for Regenerative Medicine, Vision and Brain Health), School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000, China. FAU - Zhao, Yunping AU - Zhao Y AD - Oujiang Laboratory (Zhejiang Lab for Regenerative Medicine, Vision and Brain Health), School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000, China. FAU - Jiang, Guosong AU - Jiang G AD - Department of Urology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China. FAU - Huang, Haishan AU - Huang H AD - Oujiang Laboratory (Zhejiang Lab for Regenerative Medicine, Vision and Brain Health), School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000, China. FAU - Huang, Chuanshu AU - Huang C AD - Oujiang Laboratory (Zhejiang Lab for Regenerative Medicine, Vision and Brain Health), School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000, China. LA - eng GR - NSFC81773391/National Natural Science Foundation of China/ GR - OJQD2022006/Oujiang Research Project/ PT - Journal Article DEP - 20221019 PL - Switzerland TA - Int J Mol Sci JT - International journal of molecular sciences JID - 101092791 RN - EC 3.4.24.24 (Matrix Metalloproteinase 2) RN - 0 (MicroRNAs) RN - 0 (Biomarkers) RN - 0 (RNA, Messenger) RN - 0 (FOXO1 protein, human) RN - 0 (Forkhead Box Protein O1) RN - 0 (SOX2 protein, human) RN - 0 (SOXB1 Transcription Factors) RN - EC 3.4.24.24 (MMP2 protein, human) SB - IM MH - Humans MH - Down-Regulation MH - Up-Regulation MH - *Urinary Bladder Neoplasms/metabolism MH - Matrix Metalloproteinase 2/genetics/metabolism MH - Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic MH - *MicroRNAs/genetics MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Biomarkers MH - RNA, Messenger/genetics MH - Neoplasm Invasiveness/pathology MH - Forkhead Box Protein O1/genetics/metabolism MH - SOXB1 Transcription Factors/genetics/metabolism PMC - PMC9604292 OTO - NOTNLM OT - FOXO1 OT - SKP2 OT - SOX2 OT - bladder cancer invasion OT - nucleolin COIS- Neither this paper nor any similar paper has been or will be submitted to or published in any other scientific journal. All authors are aware and agree to the content of the paper and to their being listed as an author on the manuscript. There is no conflict of interest or competing financial interest for all authors. EDAT- 2022/10/28 06:00 MHDA- 2022/10/29 06:00 PMCR- 2022/10/19 CRDT- 2022/10/27 01:24 PHST- 2022/09/05 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/10/03 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2022/10/11 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/10/27 01:24 [entrez] PHST- 2022/10/28 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/10/29 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2022/10/19 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - ijms232012532 [pii] AID - ijms-23-12532 [pii] AID - 10.3390/ijms232012532 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Int J Mol Sci. 2022 Oct 19;23(20):12532. doi: 10.3390/ijms232012532.