Abstract | UNLABELLED:
Cyclin G1 deficiency is associated with reduced incidence of carcinogen-induced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), but its function in HCC progression remains obscure. We report a critical role of cyclin G1 in HCC metastasis. Elevated expression of cyclin G1 was detected in HCCs (60.6%), and its expression levels were even higher in portal vein tumor thrombus. Clinicopathological analysis revealed a close correlation of cyclin G1 expression with distant metastasis and poor prognosis of HCC. Forced expression of cyclin G1 promoted epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and metastasis of HCC cells in vitro and in vivo. Cyclin G1 overexpression enhanced Akt activation through interaction with p85 (regulatory subunit of phosphoinositide 3-kinase [PI3K]), which led to subsequent phosphorylation of glycogen synthase kinase-3β (GSK-3β) and stabilization of Snail, a critical EMT mediator. These results suggest that elevated cyclin G1 facilitates HCC metastasis by promoting EMT via PI3K/Akt/GSK-3β/Snail-dependent pathway. Consistently, we have observed a significant correlation between cyclin G1 expression and p-Akt levels in a cohort of HCC patients, and found that combination of these two parameters is a more powerful predictor of poor prognosis. CONCLUSIONS:
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Authors | Wen Wen, Jin Ding, Wen Sun, Jing Fu, Yao Chen, Kun Wu, Beifang Ning, Tao Han, Lei Huang, Cheng Chen, Dong Xie, Zhong Li, Gensheng Feng, Mengchao Wu, Weifen Xie, Hongyang Wang |
Journal | Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.)
(Hepatology)
Vol. 55
Issue 6
Pg. 1787-98
(Jun 2012)
ISSN: 1527-3350 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 22271581
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Copyright | Copyright © 2012 American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases. |
Chemical References |
- Cyclin G1
- Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases
- Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3 beta
- Gsk3b protein, mouse
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt
- Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3
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Topics |
- Animals
- Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
(etiology, pathology, secondary)
- Cyclin G1
(physiology)
- Disease Progression
- Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition
- Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3
(physiology)
- Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3 beta
- Liver Neoplasms
(etiology, pathology)
- Male
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred BALB C
- Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases
(physiology)
- Prognosis
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt
(physiology)
- Signal Transduction
(physiology)
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