title: EBP50 inhibits pancreatic cancer cell growth and invasion by targeting the β-catenin/E-cadherin pathway.
abstract: Ezrin-radixin-moesin (ERM)-binding phosphoprotein 50 (EBP50) has previously been demonstrated to be associated with the malignant transformation of numerous types of human cancer. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of EBP50 overexpression on pancreatic cancer and the underlying mechanism. Reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction was used to detect the expression of EBP50 in human pancreatic cancer tissue specimens. Furthermore, pBK-CMV-HA-EBP50 and the pBK-CMV-HA vectors were transfected into pancreatic cancer cells and the effect of EBP50 upregulation on the proliferation and invasion of the cells was investigated. In addition, the effect of EBP50 overexpression on β-catenin and E-cadherin expression was evaluated. The results revealed that overexpression of EBP50 suppressed cell growth and invasion in two human pancreatic cancer cell lines. Overexpression of EBP50 also suppressed β-catenin expression and increased E-cadherin expression. Thus, the present study demonstrated that EBP50 inhibits pancreatic cancer cell growth and invasion through targeting the β-catenin/E-cadherin pathway. The results suggest that EBP50 may function as a potential tumor suppressor and thus may serve as a potential therapeutic target.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430060, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Mengyao
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ji
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Center Hospital of Nayang, Henan 473009, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Dikun
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.affiliation: Department of Information Center, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430060, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430060, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Yunting
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430060, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Weiguo
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Dong
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncology, The Fifth Hospital of Wuhan, Wuhan, Hubei 430050, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Xiulan
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Peng
keywords: E-cadherin; EBP50; growth; invision; pancreatic cancer; β-catenin