Knockdown of Ezrin inhibited migration and invasion of cervical cancer cells in vitro.

International Journal of Immunopathology and Pharmacology
Meili Xi, Wenbin Tang

Abstract

Cervical cancer is the fourth most common malignancy in women. The aim of this study was to investigate the functions of Ezrin in cervical cancer cells. Two cervical cancer cell lines, SiHa and CaSki, were cultured in vitro. Following the knockdown of Ezrin using siRNA, real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and Western blot analysis were applied to analyze Ezrin expression at the messenger RNA (mRNA) and protein levels. Subsequently, wound healing assay, transwell assay, and sulforhodamine B (SRB) assay were used to detect the migration, invasion, and viability of cervical cancer cells, respectively. Results revealed that Ezrin siRNA can notably inhibit the migration and invasion of SiHa and CaSki cells (P < 0.05). However, knockdown of Ezrin shows no effects on the viability of SiHa and CaSki cells (P < 0.05). It is indicated that Ezrin plays a possible role in promoting the migration and invasion of cervical cancer cells and may be a therapeutic target to prevent metastasis of cervical cancer.

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