Effect of A disintegrin and metalloproteinase 10 gene silencing on the proliferation, invasion and migration of the human tongue squamous cell carcinoma cell line TCA8113

Mol Med Rep. 2015 Jan;11(1):212-8. doi: 10.3892/mmr.2014.2717. Epub 2014 Oct 21.

Abstract

The present study aimed to investigate the effect of A disintegrin and metalloproteinase 10 (ADAM10) gene silencing on the proliferation, migration and invasion of the human tongue squamous cell carcinoma cell line TCA8113. RNA interference was used to knock down the expression of ADAM10 in the TCA8113 cell line and the proliferation, migration and invasive ability of the treated cells were observed in vitro. The expression levels of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and E-cadherin in the treated cells were determined by western blot analysis. The proliferation, migration and invasion abilities of cells in the ADAM10 siRNA-treated group were significantly lower than those in the control groups (P<0.05). In addition, compared with the control groups, the expression levels of EGFR and E-cadherin in the ADAM10 siRNA-treated cells were significantly decreased (P<0.05) and increased (P<0.05), respectively. These results suggested that ADAM10 is important in regulating the proliferation, invasion and migration of the human tongue squamous cell carcinoma cell line TCA8113 and that the mechanism may, at least in part, be associated with the upregulation of EGFR and the downregulation of E-cadherin.

MeSH terms

  • ADAM Proteins / genetics*
  • ADAM10 Protein
  • Amyloid Precursor Protein Secretases / genetics*
  • Cadherins / genetics
  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / genetics*
  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / pathology
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Cell Movement / genetics
  • Cell Proliferation
  • ErbB Receptors / genetics
  • Gene Knockdown Techniques
  • Gene Silencing*
  • Humans
  • Membrane Proteins / genetics*
  • RNA Interference
  • RNA, Small Interfering / genetics
  • Tongue Neoplasms / genetics*
  • Tongue Neoplasms / pathology
  • Tumor Stem Cell Assay

Substances

  • Cadherins
  • Membrane Proteins
  • RNA, Small Interfering
  • ErbB Receptors
  • Amyloid Precursor Protein Secretases
  • ADAM Proteins
  • ADAM10 Protein
  • ADAM10 protein, human