p12CDK2-AP1 interacts with CD82 to regulate the proliferation and survival of human oral squamous cell carcinoma cells

  • Authors:
    • Juan Chai
    • Jun Ju
    • Shao-Wu Zhang
    • Zhi-Yuan Shen
    • Liang Liang
    • Xiang-Ming Yang
    • Chao Ma
    • Qian-Wei Ni
    • Mo-Yi Sun
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  • Published online on: June 22, 2016     https://doi.org/10.3892/or.2016.4893
  • Pages: 737-744
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Abstract

p12 cyclin-dependent kinase 2 (CDK2)-associating protein 1 (p12CDK2-AP1) has been demonstrated to negatively regulate the activity of CDK2. However, the underlying molecular mechanism remains largely unknown. We aimed to determine the potential binding proteins of p12CDK2-AP1 and to elucidate the role of p12CDK2-AP1 in the regulation of the proliferation, invasion, apoptosis, and in vivo growth of human oral squamous cell carcinoma cells. The protein-protein interaction was predicted using computational decision templates. The predicted p12CDK2‑AP1 interacting proteins were overexpressed in human oral squamous cell carcinoma OSCC-15 cells, and the protein binding was examined using co-precipitation (Co-IP). Cell proliferation and invasion were determined via MTT assay and Transwell system, respectively. Cell apoptosis was evaluated using Annexin V-FITC/PI double staining followed by flow cytometric analysis. The in vivo growth of OSCC-15 cells was examined in nude mouse tumor xenografts. We found that overexpression of either p12CDK2-AP1 or CD82 significantly suppressed the proliferation and invasion but promoted the apoptosis of OSCC-15 cells (P<0.05). Importantly, combined overexpression of p12CDK2-AP1 and CD82 showed synergistic antitumor activity compared with the overexpression of a single protein alone (P<0.05). Additionally, the simultaneous overexpression of p12CDK2-AP1 and CD82 significantly suppressed the in vivo tumor growth of OSCC-15 cells in nude mice compared with the negative control (P<0.05). Our findings indicate that p12CDK2-AP1 interacts with CD82 to play a functional role in suppressing the in vitro and in vivo growth of OSCC-15 cells.
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Chai J, Ju J, Zhang S, Shen Z, Liang L, Yang X, Ma C, Ni Q and Sun M: p12CDK2-AP1 interacts with CD82 to regulate the proliferation and survival of human oral squamous cell carcinoma cells. Oncol Rep 36: 737-744, 2016.
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Chai, J., Ju, J., Zhang, S., Shen, Z., Liang, L., Yang, X. ... Sun, M. (2016). p12CDK2-AP1 interacts with CD82 to regulate the proliferation and survival of human oral squamous cell carcinoma cells. Oncology Reports, 36, 737-744. https://doi.org/10.3892/or.2016.4893
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Chai, J., Ju, J., Zhang, S., Shen, Z., Liang, L., Yang, X., Ma, C., Ni, Q., Sun, M."p12CDK2-AP1 interacts with CD82 to regulate the proliferation and survival of human oral squamous cell carcinoma cells". Oncology Reports 36.2 (2016): 737-744.
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Chai, J., Ju, J., Zhang, S., Shen, Z., Liang, L., Yang, X., Ma, C., Ni, Q., Sun, M."p12CDK2-AP1 interacts with CD82 to regulate the proliferation and survival of human oral squamous cell carcinoma cells". Oncology Reports 36, no. 2 (2016): 737-744. https://doi.org/10.3892/or.2016.4893