2021年4月
Ephrin Receptor A4 Expression Enhances Migration, Invasion and Neurotropism in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma Cells.
Anticancer research
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- 巻
- 41
- 号
- 4
- 開始ページ
- 1733
- 終了ページ
- 1744
- 記述言語
- 英語
- 掲載種別
- 研究論文(学術雑誌)
- DOI
- 10.21873/anticanres.14938
BACKGROUND/AIM: We sought to identify the mechanisms of perineural invasion in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). MATERIALS AND METHODS: We utilized in vitro cancer cell-nerve co-culture models comprising human PDAC cell lines (MIA Paca2 and PANC-1) and a dorsal root ganglion (DRG) isolated from neonatal mice. We compared gene expression profiles between cell lines with/without DRG conditioned medium (DRG-CM) using RNA-sequencing (RNA-seq). RESULTS: Migration, invasion, and neurotropism were significantly enhanced in MIA Paca2 but not in PANC-1 cells co-cultured with DRGs. Among 285 genes which showed significant differences in expression levels between cell lines in RNA-seq, we focused on Ephrin receptor A4 (EPHA4), which was upregulated in MIA Paca2 cells treated with DRG-CM. The abilities of migration, invasion, and neurotropism enhanced by DRG co-culture were abolished when EPHA4 was knocked down by siRNA in MIA Paca2 cells. CONCLUSION: EPHA4 can be a potential target gene to regulate perineural invasion in PDAC cells.
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- DOI : 10.21873/anticanres.14938
- PubMed ID : 33813377