PMID- 37702010 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20231206 LR - 20231206 IS - 1098-2744 (Electronic) IS - 0899-1987 (Linking) VI - 63 IP - 1 DP - 2024 Jan TI - FOLR1-stabilized beta-catenin promotes laryngeal carcinoma progression through EGFR/AKT/GSK-3beta pathway. PG - 34-44 LID - 10.1002/mc.23634 [doi] AB - Folate receptor 1 (FOLR1) is overexpressed in numerous epithelial malignancies; however, its role in laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC) remains unclear. In the present study, we demonstrated that FOLR1 messenger RNA and protein expression levels were higher in LSCC tissues than in the adjacent normal tissues. Additionally, FOLR1 promoted the proliferation and migration of LSCC cells, whereas small interfering RNA-mediated knockdown of beta-catenin abolished these effects. Moreover, FOLR1 stabilizes beta-catenin by inhibiting its ubiquitination and degradation. Furthermore, blocking the interaction between epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and the EGFR/AKT/glycogen synthase (GSK)3beta signaling axis both abolished FOLR1's effects on the expression and nuclear aggregation of beta-catenin. In summary, our work reveals a novel mode in which FOLR1 promotes the proliferation and migration of LSCC by enhancing the stability and nuclear translocation of beta-catenin through the EGFR/AKT/GSK3beta axis. CI - (c) 2023 Wiley Periodicals LLC. FAU - Tuo, Huawei AU - Tuo H AD - Department of Otolaryngology, Taihe Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, China. FAU - Li, Xuemei AU - Li X AD - Department of Dermatology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Union Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, China. FAU - Du, Haixia AU - Du H AD - Department of Otolaryngology, Taihe Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, China. FAU - Li, Man AU - Li M AD - Department of Otolaryngology, Taihe Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, China. FAU - Xu, Chenli AU - Xu C AD - Department of Pathology, School of Basic Medical Science, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, China. FAU - Yu, Zizhong AU - Yu Z AD - Department of Otolaryngology, Taihe Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, China. FAU - Zhao, Huzi AU - Zhao H AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-5075-771X AD - Department of Pathology, School of Basic Medical Science, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20230913 PL - United States TA - Mol Carcinog JT - Molecular carcinogenesis JID - 8811105 RN - 0 (beta Catenin) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3 beta) RN - 0 (Folate Receptor 1) RN - EC 2.7.10.1 (ErbB Receptors) RN - 0 (FOLR1 protein, human) RN - EC 2.7.10.1 (EGFR protein, human) SB - IM MH - Humans MH - *beta Catenin/genetics/metabolism MH - Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt/metabolism MH - Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3 beta/genetics/metabolism MH - Folate Receptor 1 MH - Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck MH - *Head and Neck Neoplasms MH - ErbB Receptors/genetics/metabolism MH - Cell Proliferation/genetics MH - Cell Line, Tumor OTO - NOTNLM OT - EGFR OT - FOLR1 OT - laryngeal carcinoma OT - ubiquitination OT - beta-catenin EDAT- 2023/09/13 06:41 MHDA- 2023/12/06 06:42 CRDT- 2023/09/13 04:33 PHST- 2023/08/21 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2023/04/21 00:00 [received] PHST- 2023/09/06 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2023/12/06 06:42 [medline] PHST- 2023/09/13 06:41 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/09/13 04:33 [entrez] AID - 10.1002/mc.23634 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Mol Carcinog. 2024 Jan;63(1):34-44. doi: 10.1002/mc.23634. Epub 2023 Sep 13.