title: CSE1/CAS overexpression inhibits the tumorigenicity of HT-29 colon cancer cells.
abstract: We previously reported that CSE1/CAS (CAS) overexpression in HT-29 human colon cancer cells enhances the formation of the E-cadherin/beta-catenin complex, stimulates intercellular junction formation, and stimulates polarization of HT-29 cells. Since both E-cadherin/beta-catenin interaction and epithelial cell polarization are critically related to the tumorigenicity of carcinoma cells, we studied the role of CAS in the tumorigenicity of HT-29 colon carcinoma cells. CAS overexpression in HT-29 cells decreased the intercellular gaps and increased the compactness of cell colonies. Our results show that CAS expression inhibited migration and growth of HT-29 cancer cells. In the soft agar anchorage-independent growth assays, CAS overexpression inhibited the colony size of HT-29 cells by 74%, and inhibited colony formation number of HT-29 cells by 38%. CAS overexpression also inhibited the growth of HT-29 cells in nude mice. Our results indicate that CAS inhibits the tumorigenicity of HT-29 human colon cancer cells and, thus, it is worthwhile to further study CAS's possible role in the control of human colon cancer.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Zoology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. jiangmcedu@yahoo.com.tw
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: C F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Liao
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015153:Blotting, Western; D002448:Cell Adhesion; D002465:Cell Movement; D049109:Cell Proliferation; D048429:Cell Size; D029563:Cellular Apoptosis Susceptibility Protein / Q000235:genetics*; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003114:Colony-Forming Units Assay; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic / Q000502:physiology*; D019073:HT29 Cells; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D008819:Mice, Nude; D014162:Transfection; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D029563:Cellular Apoptosis Susceptibility Protein