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DSPP-MMP20 gene silencing downregulates cancer stem cell markers in human oral cancer cells

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Title
DSPP-MMP20 gene silencing downregulates cancer stem cell markers in human oral cancer cells
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Cellular & Molecular Biology Letters, July 2018
DOI 10.1186/s11658-018-0096-y
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Nikolaos G. Nikitakis, Ioannis Gkouveris, Jaya Aseervatham, Kelvin Barahona, Kalu U. E. Ogbureke

Abstract

Recent findings indicate that dentin sialophosphoprotein (DSPP) and matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) 20 interact in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). The objective of this study was to determine the effects of DSPP/MMP20 gene silencing on oral cancer stem cell (OCSC) markers. The expression of well-established OCSC markers: ABCG2; ALDH1; CD133; CD44; BMI1; LGR4, and Podoplanin in DSPP/MMP20-silenced OSCC cell line, OSC2, and controls were assayed by western blot (WB), and flow cytometry techniques. The sensitivity of OSC2 cells to cisplatin following DSPP/MMP20 silencing was also determined. DSPP/MMP20 silencing resulted in downregulation of OCSC markers, more profoundly ABCG2 (84%) and CD44 (81%), following double silencing. Furthermore, while treatment of parent (pre-silenced) OSC2 cells with cisplatin resulted in upregulation of OCSC markers, DSPP/MMP20-silenced OSC2 cells similarly treated resulted in profound downregulation of OCSC markers (72 to 94% at 50 μM of cisplatin), and a marked reduction in the proportion of ABCG2 and ALDH1 positive cells (~ 1%). We conclude that the downregulation of OCSC markers may signal a reduction in OCSC population following MMP20/DSPP silencing in OSCC cells, while also increasing their sensitivity to cisplatin. Thus, our findings suggest a potential role for DSPP and MMP20 in sustaining OCSC population in OSCCs, possibly, through mechanism(s) that alter OCSC sensitivity to treatment with chemotherapeutic agents such as cisplatin.

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Unknown 24 100%

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 7 29%
Student > Ph. D. Student 4 17%
Student > Bachelor 2 8%
Student > Postgraduate 2 8%
Researcher 1 4%
Other 1 4%
Unknown 7 29%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 6 25%
Medicine and Dentistry 6 25%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1 4%
Nursing and Health Professions 1 4%
Unknown 10 42%
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