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01.11.2014 | Original Article – Cancer Research
LASP-1 promotes tumor proliferation and metastasis and is an independent unfavorable prognostic factor in gastric cancer
verfasst von:
Jie Zheng, Shuna Yu, Yanchun Qiao, Hongxia Zhang, Shujuan Liang, Hailiang Wang, Yuqing Liu, Fenghua Zhou, Jiying Jiang, Shijun Lu
Erschienen in:
Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology
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Ausgabe 11/2014
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Abstract
Purpose
The LIM and SH3 protein 1 (LASP-1) is a focal adhesion protein, and its expression has been reported to be increased in many malignant tumors. However, the role of LASP-1 in gastric cancer is still unknown. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship of LASP-1 expression with the progression and prognosis of gastric cancer.
Methods
Expression of LASP-1 was evaluated in gastric cancer tissues and cell lines by immunohistochemistry and Western blot analysis. The relationship between LASP-1 expression and clinicopathological characteristics was analyzed. Using RNA interference, the effects of LASP-1 on cell proliferation, migration and invasion were investigated in gastric cancer cell lines both in vitro and in vivo.
Results
The LASP-1 was overexpressed in gastric cancer tissues and cell lines. LASP-1 expression was significantly associated with tumor size, invasive depth, TNM stage, lymph node metastasis and p53 expression (all P < 0.05). Multivariate survival analysis showed that LASP-1 expression was recognized as an independent prognostic factor of patient’s survival. Knockdown of LASP-1 inhibited cell proliferation, migration and invasion in vitro as well as tumorigenesis and metastasis in vivo.
Conclusions
Our study showed that LASP-1, overexpressed in gastric cancer and associated with poor prognosis, plays an important role in the growth and metastasis of gastric cancer.