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Khan R, Palo A, Dixit M. Role of FRG1 in predicting the overall survivability in cancers using multivariate based optimal model. Sci Rep 2021; 11:22505. [PMID: 34795329 PMCID: PMC8602605 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-01665-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2021] [Accepted: 11/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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FRG1 has a role in tumorigenesis and angiogenesis. Our preliminary analysis showed that FRG1 mRNA expression is associated with overall survival (OS) in certain cancers, but the effect varies. In cervix and gastric cancers, we found a clear difference in the OS between the low and high FRG1 mRNA expression groups, but the difference was not prominent in breast, lung, and liver cancers. We hypothesized that FRG1 expression level could affect the functionality of the correlated genes or vice versa, which might mask the effect of a single gene on the OS analysis in cancer patients. We used the multivariate Cox regression, risk score, and Kaplan Meier analyses to determine OS in a multigene model. STRING, Cytoscape, HIPPIE, Gene Ontology, and DAVID (KEGG) were used to deduce FRG1 associated pathways. In breast, lung, and liver cancers, we found a distinct difference in the OS between the low and high FRG1 mRNA expression groups in the multigene model, suggesting an independent role of FRG1 in survival. Risk scores were calculated based upon regression coefficients in the multigene model. Low and high-risk score groups showed a significant difference in the FRG1 mRNA expression level and OS. HPF1, RPL34, and EXOSC9 were the most common genes present in FRG1 associated pathways across the cancer types. Validation of the effect of FRG1 mRNA expression level on these genes by qRT-PCR supports that FRG1 might be an upstream regulator of their expression. These genes may have multiple regulators, which also affect their expression, leading to the masking effect in the survival analysis. In conclusion, our study highlights the role of FRG1 in the survivability of cancer patients in tissue-specific manner and the use of multigene models in prognosis.
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- Rehan Khan
- grid.419643.d0000 0004 1764 227XSchool of Biological Sciences, National Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhubaneswar, HBNI, P.O. Jatni, Khurda, 752050 Odisha India
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- grid.419643.d0000 0004 1764 227XSchool of Biological Sciences, National Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhubaneswar, HBNI, P.O. Jatni, Khurda, 752050 Odisha India
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- School of Biological Sciences, National Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhubaneswar, HBNI, P.O. Jatni, Khurda, 752050, Odisha, India. .,School of Biological Sciences, NISER, Room No.- 203, P.O. Jatni, Khurda, Odisha, 752050, India.
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Tiwari A, Mukherjee B, Hassan MK, Pattanaik N, Jaiswal AM, Dixit M. Reduced FRG1 expression promotes prostate cancer progression and affects prostate cancer cell migration and invasion. BMC Cancer 2019; 19:346. [PMID: 30975102 PMCID: PMC6458714 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-019-5509-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2017] [Accepted: 03/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Prostate cancer is the most common form of cancer in males and accounts for high cancer related deaths. Therapeutic advancement in prostate cancer has not been able to reduce the mortality burden of prostate cancer, which warrants further research. FRG1 which affects angiogenesis and cell migration in Xenopus, can be a potential player in tumorigenesis. In this study, we investigated the role of FRG1 in prostate cancer progression. METHODS Immunohistochemistry was performed to determine FRG1 expression in patient samples. FRG1 expression perturbation was done to investigate the effect of FRG1 on cell proliferation, migration and invasion, in DU145, PC3 and LNCaP cells. To understand the mechanism, we checked expression of various cytokines and MMPs by q-RT PCR, signaling molecules by western blot, in FRG1 perturbation sets. Results were validated by use of pharmacological inhibitor and activator and, western blot. RESULTS In prostate cancer tissue, FRG1 levels were significantly reduced, compared to the uninvolved counterpart. FRG1 expression showed variable effect on PC3 and DU145 cell proliferation. FRG1 levels consistently affected cell migration and invasion, in both DU145 and PC3 cells. Ectopic expression of FRG1 led to significant reduction in cell migration and invasion in both DU145 and PC3 cells, reverse trends were observed with FRG1 knockdown. In androgen receptor positive cell line LNCaP, FRG1 doesn't affect any of the cell properties. FRG1 knockdown led to significantly enhanced expression of GM-CSF, MMP1, PDGFA and CXCL1, in PC3 cells and, in DU145, it led to higher expression of GM-CSF, MMP1 and PLGF. Interestingly, FRG1 knockdown in both the cell lines led to activation of p38 MAPK. Pharmacological activation of p38 MAPK led to increase in the expression of GM-CSF and PLGF in DU145 whereas in PC3 it led to enhanced expression of GM-CSF, MMP1 and CXCL1. On the other hand, inhibition of p38 MAPK led to reduction in the expression of above mentioned cytokines. CONCLUSION FRG1 expression is reduced in prostate adenocarcinoma tissue. FRG1 expression affects migration and invasion in AR negative prostate cancer cells through known MMPs and cytokines, which may be mediated primarily via p38 MAPK activation.
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- Ankit Tiwari
- School of Biological Sciences, National Institute of Science Education and Research Bhubaneswar, HBNI, PO: Bhimpur-Padanpur, Via: Jatni, Odisha, 752050, India
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- School of Biological Sciences, National Institute of Science Education and Research Bhubaneswar, HBNI, PO: Bhimpur-Padanpur, Via: Jatni, Odisha, 752050, India
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- School of Biological Sciences, National Institute of Science Education and Research Bhubaneswar, HBNI, PO: Bhimpur-Padanpur, Via: Jatni, Odisha, 752050, India
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- SRL Diagnostics Ltd, Plot 2084, Hall Plot 339/4820, Goutam Nagar Unit no. 28, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, 751014, India
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- SRL Diagnostics Ltd, Plot 2084, Hall Plot 339/4820, Goutam Nagar Unit no. 28, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, 751014, India
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- School of Biological Sciences, National Institute of Science Education and Research Bhubaneswar, HBNI, PO: Bhimpur-Padanpur, Via: Jatni, Odisha, 752050, India.
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Huang X, Wang F, Zhao C, Yang S, Cheng Q, Tang Y, Zhang F, Zhang Y, Luo W, Wang C, Zhou P, Kim S, Zuo G, Hu N, Li R, He TC, Zhang H. Dentinogenesis and Tooth-Alveolar Bone Complex Defects in BMP9/GDF2 Knockout Mice. Stem Cells Dev 2019; 28:683-694. [PMID: 30816068 PMCID: PMC6534167 DOI: 10.1089/scd.2018.0230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Tooth development is regulated by sequential and reciprocal epithelium-mesenchymal interactions and their related molecular signaling pathways, such as bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs). Among the 14 types of BMPs, BMP9 (also known as growth differentiation factor 2) is one of the most potent BMPs to induce osteogenic differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells. The purpose of this study was to examine potential roles of BMP9 signaling in tooth development. First, we detected the expression pattern of BMP9 in tooth germ during postnatal tooth development, and we found that BMP9 was widely expressed in odontoblasts, ameloblasts, dental pulp cells, and osteoblasts in alveolar bones. Then, we established a BMP9-KO mouse model. Gross morphological examination revealed that the tooth cusps of BMP9-KO mice were significantly abraded with shorter roots. Micro-computed tomography and three-dimensional reconstruction analysis indicated that the first molars of the BMP9-KO mice exhibited a reduced thickness dentin, enlarged pulp canals, and shortened roots, resembling the phenotypes of the common hereditary dental disease dentinogenesis imperfecta. Further, the alveolar bone of the BMP9-KO mutants was found to be shorter and had a decreased mineral density and trabecular thickness and bone volume fraction compared with that of the wild-type control. Mechanistically, we demonstrated that both dentin sialophosphoprotein and dentin matrix protein 1 were induced in dental stem cells by BMP9, whereas their expression was reduced when BMP9 was silenced. Further studies are required to determine whether loss of or decreased BMP9 expression is clinically associated with dentinogenesis imperfecta. Collectively, our results strongly suggest that BMP9 may play an important role in regulating dentinogenesis and tooth development. Further research is recommended into the therapeutic uses of BMP9 to regenerate traumatized and diseased tissues and for the bioengineering of replacement teeth.
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- Xia Huang
- 1 Chongqing Key Laboratory for Oral Diseases and Biomedical Sciences, The Affiliated Hospital of Stomatology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.,2 Department of Pediatric Dentistry, The Affiliated Stomatology Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- 2 Department of Pediatric Dentistry, The Affiliated Stomatology Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.,3 Chongqing Municipal Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Engineering of Higher Education, Chongqing, China
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- 4 Department of Orthopedic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- 1 Chongqing Key Laboratory for Oral Diseases and Biomedical Sciences, The Affiliated Hospital of Stomatology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.,5 Department of Prosthodontics, The Affiliated Stomatology Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- 1 Chongqing Key Laboratory for Oral Diseases and Biomedical Sciences, The Affiliated Hospital of Stomatology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.,2 Department of Pediatric Dentistry, The Affiliated Stomatology Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- 1 Chongqing Key Laboratory for Oral Diseases and Biomedical Sciences, The Affiliated Hospital of Stomatology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.,2 Department of Pediatric Dentistry, The Affiliated Stomatology Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- 1 Chongqing Key Laboratory for Oral Diseases and Biomedical Sciences, The Affiliated Hospital of Stomatology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- 1 Chongqing Key Laboratory for Oral Diseases and Biomedical Sciences, The Affiliated Hospital of Stomatology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- 1 Chongqing Key Laboratory for Oral Diseases and Biomedical Sciences, The Affiliated Hospital of Stomatology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- 1 Chongqing Key Laboratory for Oral Diseases and Biomedical Sciences, The Affiliated Hospital of Stomatology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- 1 Chongqing Key Laboratory for Oral Diseases and Biomedical Sciences, The Affiliated Hospital of Stomatology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- 6 Molecular Oncology Laboratory, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Medicine, The University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
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- 7 Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Diagnostic Medicine and School of Laboratory Medicine, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- 4 Department of Orthopedic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- 8 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- 1 Chongqing Key Laboratory for Oral Diseases and Biomedical Sciences, The Affiliated Hospital of Stomatology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.,6 Molecular Oncology Laboratory, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Medicine, The University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
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- 1 Chongqing Key Laboratory for Oral Diseases and Biomedical Sciences, The Affiliated Hospital of Stomatology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.,2 Department of Pediatric Dentistry, The Affiliated Stomatology Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Gao Z, Wang L, Wang F, Zhang C, Wang J, He J, Wang S. Expression of BMP2/4/7 during the odontogenesis of deciduous molars in miniature pig embryos. J Mol Histol 2018; 49:545-553. [PMID: 30099666 DOI: 10.1007/s10735-018-9792-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2018] [Accepted: 08/06/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) play important roles in tooth development. However, their expression has not been studied in miniature pigs, which have many anatomical similarities in oral and maxillofacial region compared to human. This study investigated BMP2/4/7 expression patterns during deciduous molar development in miniature pigs on embryonic days (E) 40, 50, and 60. The mandibles were fixed, decalcified, and embedded before sectioning. H&E staining, immunohistochemistry, in situ hybridization using specific radionuclide-labeled cRNA probes, and real-time PCR were used to detect the BMP expression patterns during morphogenesis of the third deciduous molar. H&E staining showed that for the deciduous third molar, E40 represented the cap stage, E50 represented the early bell stage, and E60 represented the late bell stage or secretory stage. BMP2 was expressed in both the enamel organ and in the dental mesenchyme on E40 and E50 and was expressed mainly in pre-odontoblasts on E60. BMP7 expression was similar to BMP2 expression, but BMP7 was also expressed in the inner enamel epithelium on E60. On E40, BMP4 was expressed mainly in the epithelium, with some weak expression in the mesenchyme. On E50, BMP4 expression was stronger in the mesenchyme but weaker in the epithelium. On E60, BMP4 was expressed mainly in the mesenchyme. These data indicated that BMP2/4/7 showed differential spatial and temporal expression during the morphogenesis and odontogenesis of deciduous molars, suggesting that these molecules were associated with tooth morphogenesis and cell differentiation.
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- Zhenhua Gao
- Molecular Laboratory for Gene Therapy and Tooth Regeneration, Beijing Key Laboratory of Tooth Regeneration and Function Reconstruction, Capital Medical University School of Stomatology, Tian Tan Xi Li No.4, Beijing, 100050, China.,Outpatient Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Capital Medical University School of Stomatology, Beijing, China
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- Outpatient Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Capital Medical University School of Stomatology, Beijing, China
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- Molecular Laboratory for Gene Therapy and Tooth Regeneration, Beijing Key Laboratory of Tooth Regeneration and Function Reconstruction, Capital Medical University School of Stomatology, Tian Tan Xi Li No.4, Beijing, 100050, China
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- Molecular Laboratory for Gene Therapy and Tooth Regeneration, Beijing Key Laboratory of Tooth Regeneration and Function Reconstruction, Capital Medical University School of Stomatology, Tian Tan Xi Li No.4, Beijing, 100050, China
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- Molecular Laboratory for Gene Therapy and Tooth Regeneration, Beijing Key Laboratory of Tooth Regeneration and Function Reconstruction, Capital Medical University School of Stomatology, Tian Tan Xi Li No.4, Beijing, 100050, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Capital Medical University School of Basic Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Molecular Laboratory for Gene Therapy and Tooth Regeneration, Beijing Key Laboratory of Tooth Regeneration and Function Reconstruction, Capital Medical University School of Stomatology, Tian Tan Xi Li No.4, Beijing, 100050, China. .,Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Capital Medical University School of Basic Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
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Fan L, Deng S, Sui X, Liu M, Cheng S, Wang Y, Gao Y, Chu CH, Zhang Q. Constitutive activation of β-catenin in ameloblasts leads to incisor enamel hypomineralization. J Mol Histol 2018; 49:499-507. [PMID: 30066216 DOI: 10.1007/s10735-018-9788-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2018] [Accepted: 07/25/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Enamel is the hardest tissue with the highest degree of mineralization protecting the dental pulp from injury in vertebrates. The ameloblasts differentiated from ectoderm-derived epithelial cells are a single cell layer and are important for the enamel formation and mineralization. Wnt/β-catenin signaling has been proven to exert an important role in the mineralization of bone, dentin and cementum. Little was known about the regulatory mechanism of Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway in ameloblasts during amelogenesis, especially in the mineralization of enamel. To investigate the role of β-catenin in ameloblasts, we established Amelx-Cre; β-catenin∆ex3fl/fl (CA-β-catenin) mice, which could constitutive activate β-catenin in ameloblasts. It showed the delayed mineralization and eventual hypomineralization in the incisor enamel of CA-β-catenin mice. Meanwhile, the amelogenesis-related proteinases Mmp20 and Klk4 were decreased in the incisors of CA-β-catenin mice. These data indicated that β-catenin plays an essential role in differentiation and function of ameloblasts during amelogenesis.
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- Linlin Fan
- Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Tooth Restoration and Regeneration, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Tooth Restoration and Regeneration, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Tooth Restoration and Regeneration, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Tooth Restoration and Regeneration, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Tooth Restoration and Regeneration, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Tooth Restoration and Regeneration, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Stomatology, Hospital Affiliated to Binzhou Medical University, Binzhou, Shandong, China
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- Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Tooth Restoration and Regeneration, Shanghai, China. .,Department of Endodontics, School of Stomatology, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
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Increased FSHD region gene1 expression reduces in vitro cell migration, invasion, and angiogenesis, ex vivo supported by reduced expression in tumors. Biosci Rep 2017; 37:BSR20171062. [PMID: 28947680 PMCID: PMC5665614 DOI: 10.1042/bsr20171062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2017] [Revised: 09/19/2017] [Accepted: 09/20/2017] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) region gene 1 (FRG1) is a candidate gene for FSHD. FRG1 regulates various muscle-related functions, but studies have proposed its role in development and angiogenesis also, where it is involved with tumor-associated molecules. Therefore, we decided to look into its role in tumor progression, tumor angiogenesis, and its impact on cellular properties. Cell proliferation, migration, invasion and in vitro angiogenesis assays were performed to decipher the effect of FRG1 on endothelial and epithelial cell functions. Q-RT PCR was done for human embyonic kidney (HEK293T) cells with altered FRG1 levels to identify associated molecules. Further, immunohistochemistry was done to identify FRG1 expression levels in various cancers and its association with tumor angiogenesis. Subsequently, inference was drawn from Oncomine and Kaplan-Meier plotter analysis, for FRG1 expression in different cancers. Ectopic expression of FRG1 affected cell migration and invasion in both HEK293T and human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs). In HUVECs, FRG1 overexpression led to reduced angiogenesis in vitro No effect was observed in cell proliferation in both the cell types. Q-RT PCR data revealed reduction in granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) expression with FRG1 overexpression and increased expression of matrix metalloproteinase 10 (MMP10) with FRG1 knockdown. Immunohistochemistry analysis showed reduced FRG1 levels in tumors which were supported by in silico analysis data. These findings suggest that reduction in FRG1 expression in gastric, colon and oral cavity tumor might have a role in tumor progression, by regulating cell migration and invasiveness. To elucidate a better understanding of molecular signaling involving FRG1 in angiogenesis regulation, further study is required.
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