Transcriptional co-activator with PDZ-binding motif overexpression promotes cell proliferation and transcriptional co-activator with PDZ-binding motif deficiency induces cell cycle arrest in neuroblastoma

Yang,Liqun; Huang,Mengying; Tan,Juan; Hou,Jianbing; He,Jiang; Wang,Feng; Cui,Hongjuan; Yi,Liang

doi:10.3892/ol.2017.6030

Transcriptional co-activator with PDZ-binding motif overexpression promotes cell proliferation and transcriptional co-activator with PDZ-binding motif deficiency induces cell cycle arrest in neuroblastoma

Authors:
- Liqun Yang
- Mengying Huang
- Juan Tan
- Jianbing Hou
- Jiang He
- Feng Wang
- Hongjuan Cui
- Liang Yi
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Affiliations: State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, P.R. China, Institute of Pathology and Southwest Cancer Center, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, P.R. China, Department of Neurosurgery, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400042, P.R. China
Published online on: April 12, 2017 https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2017.6030
Pages: 4295-4301
Copyright: © Yang et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

Transcriptional co‑activator with PDZ‑binding motif (TAZ) is a transcriptional co‑activator which binds to a variety of transcription factors. An increasing number of studies have provided evidence that TAZ may be a positive regulator of cell proliferation and tumorigenesis. To reveal the underlying mechanisms by which TAZ controls these cellular processes, the present study used lentivirus expression system, flow cytometry, immunofluorescence and subcutaneous xenograft assays. The present study demonstrated that TAZ promoted and was indispensable for neuroblastoma cell proliferation and tumorigenesis. Additional mechanistic assays revealed that the downregulation of TAZ induced cell cycle arrest in the G1 phase, which may be mediated through the inhibition of cyclin E2 expression. These findings indicated that TAZ may serve as a potential neuroblastoma therapeutic target.

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