Abstract |
S-phase kinase associated protein 2 (Skp2) is a member of an F-box family of substrate-recognition subunits of SCF ubiquitin-protein ligase complexes that has been implicated in the ubiquitin-mediated degradation of several key regulators of mammalian G1 progression, including the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor p27Kip1, a dosage-dependent tumor suppressor protein. The anti-sense effect was confirmed in two cell lines of oral cancer cells that also exhibited over-expression of the Skp2 protein. In this study, we examined the mechanism responsible for anti-sense-mediated growth inhibition of oral cancer cells in vitro and in vivo. Skp2-anti-sense treatment induced apoptosis characterized by an increase in the early apoptosis, fragmentation of nuclei and activation of caspase-3, -8 and -9. Moreover, the growth of xenograft tumors was markedly suppressed by Skp2-anti-sense treatment. Furthermore, histological specimen revealed apoptotic cell death was increased in Skp2-anti-sense treated tumors. Our results suggest that down-regulation of Skp2 appears to induce apoptosis in oral cancer cells, targeting this molecule could represent a promising new therapeutic approach for this type of cancer.
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Authors | Koji Harada, Supriatno, Yuichiro Kawashima, Yasutaka Itashiki, Hideo Yoshida, Mitsunobu Sato |
Journal | Oral oncology
(Oral Oncol)
Vol. 41
Issue 6
Pg. 623-30
(Jul 2005)
ISSN: 1368-8375 [Print] England |
PMID | 16050017
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- DNA, Neoplasm
- Neoplasm Proteins
- Oligonucleotides, Antisense
- S-Phase Kinase-Associated Proteins
- Caspases
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Topics |
- Animals
- Apoptosis
- Caspases
(metabolism)
- Cell Division
- DNA Fragmentation
- DNA, Neoplasm
(genetics)
- Down-Regulation
- Humans
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred BALB C
- Mice, Nude
- Mouth Neoplasms
(genetics, metabolism, pathology)
- Neoplasm Proteins
(metabolism)
- Neoplasm Transplantation
- Oligonucleotides, Antisense
- S-Phase Kinase-Associated Proteins
(metabolism)
- Transplantation, Heterologous
- Tumor Cells, Cultured
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