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  • Title: The reinforcement of invasion in epithelial ovarian cancer cells by 17 beta-Estradiol is associated with up-regulation of Snail.
    Author: Ding JX, Feng YJ, Yao LQ, Yu M, Jin HY, Yin LH.
    Journal: Gynecol Oncol; 2006 Nov; 103(2):623-30. PubMed ID: 16806441.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: The transcription factor Snail, which is implicated in the triggering of epithelial-mesenchymal transitions (EMT), plays an important role in adhesion, invasion and metastasis of tumor cells. In the present study, we assessed 17beta-Estradiol (E2)'s effect on Snail, E-cadherin and MMP-2 expression of epithelial ovarian cancer cell line ES-2 and SKOV3. Then we induced Snail gene silencing by RNA interference to explore the effect of E2 on E-cadherin and MMP-2 expression when Snail gene expression was blocked. METHODS: Treated by 10(-8) M E2, Snail, E-cadherin and MMP-2 mRNA expression of the cells was measured by RT-PCR; Snail, MMP-2 protein expression was detected by IHC; and MMP-2 activity was determined by Zymography. E-cadherin protein level was measured by Western blot. We constructed the small interfering dsRNA expression vector (pRNAT-U6.1/Neo-Snail) targeting Snail gene, as well as a negative control vector (pRNAT-U6.1/Neo-Neg). Then the cells were transiently transfected with the vectors. Western blot and zymography were conducted to determine E-cadherin protein level and matrix metalloproteinase activity of the cells transfected with pRNAT-U6.1/Neo-Snail or pRNAT-U6.1/Neo-Neg after treated with E2 for 24 h. RESULTS: The expression of ER alpha mRNA and protein was negative in ES-2 cells and positive in SKOV3 cells, and ER beta expression was positive in both cell lines. 10(-8) mol/l E2 elevated expression of Snail and MMP-2 mRNA and protein in both ES-2 and SKOV3 cells, and reduced expression of E-cadherin mRNA and protein in SKOV3 cells. While in the RNAi group transfected with the small interfering dsRNA expression vector (pRNAT-U6.1/Neo-Snail) targeting Snail gene, E2 treatment did not have a significant effect on MMP-2 activity or E-cadherin protein in ES-2 and SKOV3 cells. CONCLUSIONS: 17beta-Estradiol increased Snail expression in both ER alpha-negative ES-2 cells and ER alpha-positive SKOV3 cells independent of the existence of ER alpha. The increase of MMP-2 expression in ES-2 and SKOV3 cells and decrease of E-cadherin expression in SKOV3 cells induced by E2 were associated with up-regulation of Snail.
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