Flotillin-1 promotes cell growth and metastasis in oral squamous cell carcinoma
- Authors
- Xiong, P., Xiao, L.Y., Yang, R., Guo, Q., Zhao, Y.Q., Li, W., and Yong, S.
- ID
- ZDB-PUB-130422-9
- Date
- 2013
- Source
- Neoplasma 60(4): 395-405 (Journal)
- Registered Authors
- Keywords
- OSCC, Flotillin-1, proliferation, metastasis
- MeSH Terms
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- Animals
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/pathology*
- Cell Proliferation
- Cells, Cultured
- Humans
- Membrane Proteins/analysis
- Membrane Proteins/physiology*
- Mice
- Mouth Neoplasms/pathology*
- NF-kappa B/physiology
- Neoplasm Metastasis
- Signal Transduction
- Zebrafish
- PubMed
- 23581411 Full text @ Neoplasma
Even to date, Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC), which is one of the most common malignancies worldwide, is still a/major public health problem. The cellular mechanisms underlying development of OSCC are poorly understood. Lipid rafts-associated proteins not only serve as a/docking platform for protein sorting and membrane trafficking, but also coordinate signaling molecules at cell membrane to mediate intracellular responses, which makes/them susceptible/to be subverted by cancer cells. Although Flotillin-1 has been discovered for decades, its potential role in OSCC development is largely unknown. In current study, we demonstrate that Flotillin-1 is highly expressed in OSCC cell lines compared to normal oral epithelial cells. Modulation of Flotillin-1 expression via transfection with Flotillin-1 expression vector or shRNA showed that Flotillin-1 has a/clearly positive impact on cell growth and motility in KB and/or Tca8113 cell lines. These observations were further supported by using mice or zebrafish tumor xenograft models. Mechanistic study indicated that Flotillin-1 expression activates NF-κB signaling pathway by enhancing phosphorylation of p65 and IκBα, and translocation of p65 into nucleus. Furthermore, inhibition of EGFR by AG1478 markedly repressed Flotillin-1-induced activation of NF-κB signaling pathway. Our studies suggested that Flotillin-1 plays an important role in OSCC development, and might be a/potential therapeutic target for OSCC.