The Third Affiliated Hospital of Xiang Ya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Acta Biochim Biophys Sin (Shanghai). 2010 Jul;42(7):450-6. doi: 10.1093/abbs/gmq049. Epub 2010 Jun 13.
Colon cancer is a common malignant tumor that is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Nasopharyngeal carcinoma-associated gene 6 (NGX6) is a novel candidate suppressor gene of tumor metastasis, which is down-regulated in colon cancer. This study was designed to investigate the roles of NGX6 on the growth and invasiveness of human colon cancer cell line, HT-29, and to elucidate the molecular mechanism of their action. Results showed that NGX6 could inhibit the invasiveness and extracellular matrix adhesion of HT-29 cells and restore the gap junctional intercellular communication of cells. Moreover, NGX6 could suppress the translocation of beta-catenin from nucleus and cytoplasm to plasma membrane, inhibit the activity of TCF4 transcript factor, and down-regulate the expression of Wnt-direct-targeted genes c-myc, cyclin D1 and COX-2. We suggested that NGX6 inhibits cell invasion and adhesion through the suppression of Wnt signal pathway in colon cancer.
结肠癌是一种常见的恶性肿瘤,与发病率和死亡率的增加有关。鼻咽癌相关基因 6(NGX6)是一种新型肿瘤转移抑制候选基因,在结肠癌中下调。本研究旨在探讨 NGX6 对人结肠癌 HT-29 细胞生长和侵袭的作用,并阐明其作用的分子机制。结果表明,NGX6 可抑制 HT-29 细胞的侵袭和细胞外基质黏附,并恢复细胞的缝隙连接细胞间通讯。此外,NGX6 可抑制β-连环蛋白从核和细胞质向质膜的易位,抑制 TCF4 转录因子的活性,并下调 Wnt 直接靶向基因 c-myc、cyclin D1 和 COX-2 的表达。我们认为,NGX6 通过抑制 Wnt 信号通路抑制结肠癌细胞的侵袭和黏附。