Abstract
Abstract Human paired box 2 (PAX2) plays a key role in cell fate, early patterning and organogenesis. To investigate the function of PAX2 on the biological behavior of endometrial cancer and the regulation mechanism, stable knocking-down and over-expression PAX2 endometrial cancer cell lines were established. CCK-8 and transwell assays were applied to determine proliferation, invasion and migration ability. Cell cycle distribution was analyzed by flow cytometry. Nude mice were used for in vivo experiments and Affymetrix GeneChip® human Exon 1.0 ST arrays was used to screen the downstream target genes of PAX2. The upstream regulation mechanism of PAX2 was explored by dual luciferase reporter gene assay and bioinformatics analysis.Results showed that,no matter in vivo or in vitro,PAX2 significantly enhanced tumorigenicity and invasiveness of endometrial cancer cells, and promoted liver metastasis in vivo. In addition, PAX2 influenced the expression of cyclin-dependent kinase 1(CDK1) and YWHAZ, which play pivotal roles in cell cycle pathway. Knocking down CDK1 in PAX2 over-expressing cells attenuated cell viability.A myeloid zinc finger gene-1(MZF-1)binding site was found in a negative regulation region of PAX2 upstream and down-regulation of MZF-1 reduced the transcriptional activity of PAX2, as well as its protein level.Together, PAX2, through influencing the activity of CDK1 and YWHAZ, promotes proliferation,invasion and progression of endometrial cancer and can be regulated by MZF-1. PAX2 may be a target therapeutic site for endometrial cancer. Citation Format: Jieyu Wang, Weiwei Feng, Yinhua Yu, Kwong-Kwok Wong, Nan Jia, Tianjiao Lyu. Paired box 2 promotes progression of endometrial cancer via cell cycle pathway. [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 107th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research; 2016 Apr 16-20; New Orleans, LA. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2016;76(14 Suppl):Abstract nr 2016.
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