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  • Title: TGF-β1 up-regulates cadherin-11 expression through Snail: A potential mechanism for human trophoblast cell differentiation.
    Author: Cheng JC, Yi Y, Chang HM, Leung PCK.
    Journal: Cell Signal; 2018 Mar; 43():55-61. PubMed ID: 29269046.
    Abstract:
    Cadherins are transmembrane proteins that mediate cell-cell adhesion by promoting the formation of adherens junctions. The regulated expression of cadherins is thought to play important roles in both normal and diseased placental development. Cadherin-11, also known as OB-cadherin, is expressed in human placenta and has been shown to be involved in regulation of trophoblast cell differentiation. We have demonstrated that transforming growth factor-beta1 (TGF-β1) promotes human trophoblast cell differentiation. In addition, cadherin-11 can be up-regulated by TGF-β1 treatment. However, the underlying molecular mechanisms that mediate TGF-β1-induced cadherin-11 expression remain unknown. In this study, we demonstrate that TGF-β1 up-regulates cadherin-11 expression in human trophoblast cells. TGF-β1 treatment activates SMAD2/3 signaling pathways. Knockdown of SMAD2 or SMAD3 attenuates the stimulatory effect of TGF-β1 on cadherin-11 expression. In addition, the transcription factors, Snail and Slug, are up-regulated by the TGF-β1 treatment. Interestingly, only knockdown of Snail abolishes the TGF-β1-induced up-regulation of cadherin-11 expression. Our results suggest that TGFβ1-SMAD2/3-Snail signaling could contribute to the human trophoblast cell differentiation by up-regulating cadherin-11 expression.
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