The influence of plectin deficiency on stability of cytokeratin18 in hepatocellular carcinoma.
Intermediate filaments are important in building the cellular architecture. Previously we found cytokeratin18 was modulated in human hepatocellular carcinoma. Plectin is a cross-linking protein that organizes the cytoskeleton into a stable meshwork, which can maintain the uniform size and shape of hepatocytes. Because the cells of hepatocellular carcinoma were morphologically different from the hepatocytes, we speculated that expression of plectin and organization of intermediate filament might play roles in the pleomorphism of hepatocellular carcinoma cells. In this paper, we studied the plectin expression of hepatocellular carcinoma and liver tissues by immunohistochemistry and immunoblot. The results revealed that plectin was deficient and cytokeratin18 was modulated in hepatocellular carcinoma. Furthermore, we knockdown the plectin mRNA in Chang cells, the result revealed the plectin was deficient and the organization of cytokeratin18 was altered. Conclusively, this study offers a hypothesis that plectin deficient might play an important role in the tumorigenesis of hepatocellular carcinoma.
Cheng
Chiung-Chi
CC
Institute of Medicine of Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
Liu
Yi-Hsiang
YH
Ho
Chin-Chin
CC
Chao
Wei-Ting
WT
Pei
Ren-Jeng
RJ
Hsu
Yung-Hsiang
YH
Yeh
Kun-Tu
KT
Ho
Lu-Chang
LC
Tsai
Ming-Chuang
MC
Lai
Yih-Shyong
YS
D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006801:Humans; D015151:Immunoblotting; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D053538:Keratin-18 / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D051190:Plectin / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000172:deficiency* / Q000378:metabolism*
D053538:Keratin-18; D051190:Plectin