NFATc1 activation promotes the invasion of U251 human glioblastoma multiforme cells through COX-2
Abstract
Recent studies have revealed that the nuclear factor of activated T-cells (NFAT) is a transcription factor that is highly expressed in aggressive cancer cells and tissues, and mediates invasion through the transcriptional induction of pro-invasion and pro-migration genes. However, the mechanisms through which nuclear factor of activated T-cells, cytoplasmic 1 (NFATc1), in particular, translocates to the nucleus and regulates the invasion of human glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) cells have not yet been fully elucidated. In the present study, to investigate the role of NFATc1 in GBM cells, we established a U251 cell line expressing a constitutively active form of NFATc1 (CA-NFATc1). On the other hand, RNA interference was used to knock down NFATc1 expression in the U251 cell line. Our results demonstrated that the expression of CA-NFATc1 promoted cancer cell invasion, while small interfering RNA (siRNA) against NFATc1 successfully inhibited the invasion ability of the U251 cell line. Moreover, we demonstrated that NFATc1 promoted U251 cell invasion through the induction of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX‑2). NFAT transcriptionally regulates the induction of COX-2 induction in U251 cells and binds to the promoter. We also demonstrated that a ...Continue Reading
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