BACKGROUND: Cell migration is a basis for invasion and metastasis of malignant tumors. Receptor tyrosine kinases are recognized as important therapeutic targets in antineoplastic strategies. C-met is a receptor tyrosine kinase highly expressed in human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cell line MHCC97-H. Higher expression of c-met in tumor tissue can lead to scattering, angiogenesis, proliferation, enhanced cell motility, invasion, and eventually, metastasis. To explore the roles of c-met in modulating the motility of cell, we silenced c-met expression in the HCC line MHCC97-H by RNA interference (RNAi). MATERIALS AND METHODS: For transient expression, c-met-siRNA 1,2 recombinant plasmids were transfected into phoenix A cells. The MHCC97-H cells were cultured in Dulbecco's modified Eagles's medium (DMEM) with 10% fetal bovine serum (FBS) to establish MHCC97-H HCC cells stably expressing c-met-siRNA. MHCC97-H cells were treated with the recombinant virus for assay of c-met mRNA and protein, evaluation of growth and invasion of MHCC97-H cells, and identification of hepatitis B virus X (HBX) protein correlation with c-met. RESULTS: After transfection of c-met-siRNA for 48 h, the expression of c-met decreased markedly in MHCC97-H cells; the most effective site of the siRNA target sequence is at the 537 upstream, far from the transcription start. In addition, the proliferation, motility, and invasive ability of MHCC97-H cells were significantly inhibited. Furthermore, we showed that hepatitis B virus (HBV) X protein (HBX) potentiated the activities of the extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 (ERK1/2) in MHCC97-H cells. Treatment with extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) inhibitor (U0126), but not P38 MAPK inhibitor (SB203580) or phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) inhibitor (wortmannin), markedly suppressed the expression of c-met protein in MHCC97-H cells. CONCLUSION: These results indicate that the over-expression of c-met protein plays an important role in the cell invasion of MHCC97-H, and HBX protein may promote the expression of c-met by ERKs pathway. Copyright 2010. Published by Elsevier Inc.
BACKGROUND: Cell migration is a basis for invasion and metastasis of malignant tumors. Receptor tyrosine kinases are recognized as important therapeutic targets in antineoplastic strategies. C-met is a receptor tyrosine kinase highly expressed in humanhepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cell line MHCC97-H. Higher expression of c-met in tumor tissue can lead to scattering, angiogenesis, proliferation, enhanced cell motility, invasion, and eventually, metastasis. To explore the roles of c-met in modulating the motility of cell, we silenced c-met expression in the HCC line MHCC97-H by RNA interference (RNAi). MATERIALS AND METHODS: For transient expression, c-met-siRNA 1,2 recombinant plasmids were transfected into phoenix A cells. The MHCC97-H cells were cultured in Dulbecco's modified Eagles's medium (DMEM) with 10% fetal bovine serum (FBS) to establish MHCC97-H HCC cells stably expressing c-met-siRNA. MHCC97-H cells were treated with the recombinant virus for assay of c-met mRNA and protein, evaluation of growth and invasion of MHCC97-H cells, and identification of hepatitis B virus X (HBX) protein correlation with c-met. RESULTS: After transfection of c-met-siRNA for 48 h, the expression of c-met decreased markedly in MHCC97-H cells; the most effective site of the siRNA target sequence is at the 537 upstream, far from the transcription start. In addition, the proliferation, motility, and invasive ability of MHCC97-H cells were significantly inhibited. Furthermore, we showed that hepatitis B virus (HBV) X protein (HBX) potentiated the activities of the extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 (ERK1/2) in MHCC97-H cells. Treatment with extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) inhibitor (U0126), but not P38 MAPK inhibitor (SB203580) or phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) inhibitor (wortmannin), markedly suppressed the expression of c-met protein in MHCC97-H cells. CONCLUSION: These results indicate that the over-expression of c-met protein plays an important role in the cell invasion of MHCC97-H, and HBX protein may promote the expression of c-met by ERKs pathway. Copyright 2010. Published by Elsevier Inc.
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