Abstract
BYSL, which encodes the human bystin protein, is a sensitive marker for astrocyte proliferation during brain damage and inflammation. Previous studies have revealed that BYSL has important roles in embryo implantation and prostate cancer infiltration. However, the role and mechanism of BYSL in glioblastoma (GBM) cell migration and invasion remain unknown. We found that knockdown of BYSL inhibited cell migration and invasion, downregulated the expression of mesenchymal markers (e.g., β-catenin and N-cadherin), and upregulated the expression of epithelial marker E-cadherin in GBM cell lines. Overexpression of BYSL promoted GBM cell migration, invasion, and epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT). In addition, the role of BYSL in promoting EMT was further confirmed in a glioma stem cell line derived from a GBM patient. Mechanistically, overexpression of BYSL increased the phosphorylation of GSK-3β and the nuclear distribution of β-catenin. Inhibition of GSK-3β by 1-Azakenpaullone could partially reverse the effects of BYSL downregulation on the transcriptional activity of β-catenin, the expression of EMT markers, and GBM cell migration/invasion. Moreover, immunohistochemical analysis showed strong expression of BYSL in GBM tissues, which was positively correlated with markers of mesenchymal GBM. These results suggest that BYSL promotes GBM cell migration, invasion, and EMT through the GSK-3β/β-catenin signaling pathway.
Highlights
Glioma is the most common tumor of the central nervous system
These results suggest that downregulation of BYSL inhibits GBM cell migration and invasion
We demonstrated that overexpression of BYSL promoted GBM cell migration/invasion and enhanced epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT)
Summary
Glioma is the most common tumor of the central nervous system. Despite comprehensive treatments (surgical resection and chemoradiotherapy) to improve patient prognosis, the overall survival of patients with glioblastoma (GBM) remains poor [1,2,3,4], and aggressive growth and unregulated proliferation contribute to poor efficacy of treatment. BYSL, together with adhesion molecules trophinin and tastin, Role of BYSL in Glioblastoma forms a complex that is highly expressed in trophoblast cells and endometrial cells of the utero-placental interface in early pregnancy and disappears in the second trimester of pregnancy [7]. Trophoblast cells actively proliferate and invade the uterine wall, promoting placenta formation and embryo implantation [8]. This process is very similar to that of tumor invasion of surrounding tissues. BYSL is highly expressed in neural infiltration models of prostate cancer [12]
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