Transcription factor 3 controls cell proliferation and migration in glioblastoma multiforme cell lines.
Transcription factor 3 (TCF3) is a member of the T-cell factor/lymphoid enhancer factor (TCF/LEF) transcription factor family. Recent studies have demonstrated its potential carcinogenic properties. Here we show that TCF3 was upregulated in glioma tissues compared with normal brain tissues. This upregulation of the TCF3 gene probably has functional significance in brain-tumor progression. Our studies on glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) cell lines show that knock-down of TCF3 induced apoptosis and inhibited cell migration. Further analysis revealed that down-regulation of TCF3 gene expression inhibits Akt and Erk1/2 activation, suggesting that the carcinogenic properties of TCF3 in GBM are partially mediated by the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase-Akt and MAPK-Erk signaling pathways. Considered together, the results of this study demonstrate that high levels of TCF3 in gliomas potentially promote glioma development through the Akt and Erk pathways.
a Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Wuhan University School of Basic Medical Sciences, Wuhan 430071, Hubei, China.
Ruiting
R
Li
a Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Wuhan University School of Basic Medical Sciences, Wuhan 430071, Hubei, China.
Yinghui
Y
Li
a Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Wuhan University School of Basic Medical Sciences, Wuhan 430071, Hubei, China.
Xin
X
Hu
a Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Wuhan University School of Basic Medical Sciences, Wuhan 430071, Hubei, China.
Haiwei
H
Lian
b Department of Neurosurgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, Hubei, China.
Lei
L
Wang
a Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Wuhan University School of Basic Medical Sciences, Wuhan 430071, Hubei, China.
Hui
H
Fu
D017209:Apoptosis / Q000235:genetics; D051792:Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D002465:Cell Movement; D049109:Cell Proliferation / Q000235:genetics; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic; D055785:Gene Knockdown Techniques; D005909:Glioblastoma / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D005910:Glioma / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D019950:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1 / Q000378:metabolism; D048052:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3 / Q000378:metabolism; D051057:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt / Q000378:metabolism; D015854:Up-Regulation
D051792:Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Proteins; D019950:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1; D048052:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3; D051057:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt; C407909:TCF3 protein, human; C535150:MAPK1 protein, human
TCF3; glioblastoma multiforme; glioblastome multiforme; invasion; migration; proliferation; prolifération; transcription factor 3