Ubiquitin-specific peptidase 22 inhibits colon cancer cell invasion by suppressing the signal transducer and activator of transcription 3/matrix metalloproteinase 9 pathway

  • Authors:
    • Ning Ao
    • Yanyan Liu
    • Xiaocui Bian
    • Hailiang Feng
    • Yuqin Liu
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  • Published online on: April 22, 2015     https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2015.3661
  • Pages: 2107-2113
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Abstract

Colon cancer is associated with increased cell migration and invasion. In the present study, the role of ubiquitin‑specific peptidase 22 (USP22) in signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3)‑mediated colon cancer cell invasion was investigated. The messenger RNA levels of STAT3 target genes were measured by reverse transcription‑quantitative polymerase chain reaction, following USP22 knockdown by RNA interference in SW480 colon cancer cells. The matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP9) proteolytic activity and invasion potential of SW480 cells were measured by zymography and Transwell assay, respectively, following combined USP22 and STAT3 short interfering (si)RNA treatment or STAT3 siRNA treatment alone. Similarly, a cell counting kit‑8 assay was used to detect the proliferation potential of SW480 cells. The protein expression levels of USP22, STAT3 and MMP9 were detected by immunohistochemistry in colon cancer tissue microarrays (TMAs) and the correlation between USP22, STAT3 and MMP9 was analyzed. USP22/STAT3 co‑depletion partly rescued the MMP9 proteolytic activity and invasion of SW480 cells, compared with that of STAT3 depletion alone. However, the proliferaton of USP22/STAT3si‑SW480 cells was decreased compared with that of STAT3si‑SW480 cells. USP22 expression was positively correlated with STAT3 and MMP9 expression in colon cancer TMAs. In conclusion, USP22 attenuated the invasion capacity of colon cancer cells by inhibiting the STAT3/MMP9 signaling pathway.

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Ao N, Liu Y, Bian X, Feng H and Liu Y: Ubiquitin-specific peptidase 22 inhibits colon cancer cell invasion by suppressing the signal transducer and activator of transcription 3/matrix metalloproteinase 9 pathway. Mol Med Rep 12: 2107-2113, 2015
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Ao, N., Liu, Y., Bian, X., Feng, H., & Liu, Y. (2015). Ubiquitin-specific peptidase 22 inhibits colon cancer cell invasion by suppressing the signal transducer and activator of transcription 3/matrix metalloproteinase 9 pathway. Molecular Medicine Reports, 12, 2107-2113. https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2015.3661
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Ao, N., Liu, Y., Bian, X., Feng, H., Liu, Y."Ubiquitin-specific peptidase 22 inhibits colon cancer cell invasion by suppressing the signal transducer and activator of transcription 3/matrix metalloproteinase 9 pathway". Molecular Medicine Reports 12.2 (2015): 2107-2113.
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Ao, N., Liu, Y., Bian, X., Feng, H., Liu, Y."Ubiquitin-specific peptidase 22 inhibits colon cancer cell invasion by suppressing the signal transducer and activator of transcription 3/matrix metalloproteinase 9 pathway". Molecular Medicine Reports 12, no. 2 (2015): 2107-2113. https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2015.3661