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C19orf10 promotes malignant behaviors of human bladder carcinoma cells via regulating the PI3K/AKT and Wnt/β-catenin pathways

Shi Li1,2,3, Longyi Mao2,3, Fangrong Zhao4, Juan Yan4, Guanbin Song1, Qing Luo1✉, Zesong Li2,3✉

1. College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400030, P. R. China.
2. Guangdong Key Laboratory of Systems Biology and Synthetic Biology for Urogenital Tumors, Shenzhen Second People's Hospital, First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518000, P.R. China.
3. Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Genitourinary Tumor, Shenzhen Second People's Hospital, First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518000, P.R. China.
4. College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Engineering, Yongzhou, Hunan 425199, P.R. China.

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Li S, Mao L, Zhao F, Yan J, Song G, Luo Q, Li Z. C19orf10 promotes malignant behaviors of human bladder carcinoma cells via regulating the PI3K/AKT and Wnt/β-catenin pathways. J Cancer 2021; 12(14):4341-4354. doi:10.7150/jca.56993. https://www.jcancer.org/v12p4341.htm
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Background: Chromosome 19 open reading frame 10 (C19orf10) is a myocardial repair mediator overexpressed in hepatocellular carcinoma. However, its function and clinical value in bladder cancer (BC) have not been reported. This study aimed to investigate the role of C19orf10 in BC progression and explore underlying mechanisms.

Methods: C19orf10 expression in BC tissues and human BC cell lines was assessed by reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) and western blot analysis. The correlation between the C19orf10 protein levels determined by immunohistochemical staining and the clinicopathological characteristics of 192 BC patients was evaluated. BC cell lines SW780, J82 and UMUC-3 were transfected with small interfering RNA (siRNA) targeting C19orf10 or plasmids overexpressing C19orf10. Cell proliferation, migration and invasion were measured by Cell Counting Kit-8, Colony formation, EdU incorporation and Transwell assays. The effect of small hairpin RNA (shRNA)-mediated stable C19orf10 knockdown on tumor formation was assessed in a xenograft mouse model. The expressions of epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) markers, PI3K/AKT and Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathways-related molecules were determined by western blot assay.

Results: C19orf10 was significantly upregulated in the BC tissues and a panel of human BC cell lines. High expression of C19orf10 was positively associated with malignant behaviors in BC. C19orf10 knockdown inhibited cell proliferation, migration, and invasion in SW780 and J82 cells, while C19orf10 overexpression in UMUC-3 cells resulted in opposite effects. In addition, C19orf10 silence in SW780 cells suppressed tumor growth in xenograft mice. Moreover, C19orf10 promotes the malignant behaviors and EMT of human bladder carcinoma cells via regulating the PI3K/AKT and Wnt/β-catenin pathways.

Conclusion: C19orf10 is overexpressed in BC and functions as an oncogenic driver that promotes cell proliferation and metastasis, and induces EMT of BC cells via mechanisms involving activation of the PI3K/AKT and Wnt/β-catenin pathways. This study provides valuable insight on targeting C19orf10 for BC treatment.

Keywords: bladder cancer, C19orf10, proliferation, migration and invasion, PI3K/AKT, Wnt/β-catenin


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Li, S., Mao, L., Zhao, F., Yan, J., Song, G., Luo, Q., Li, Z. (2021). C19orf10 promotes malignant behaviors of human bladder carcinoma cells via regulating the PI3K/AKT and Wnt/β-catenin pathways. Journal of Cancer, 12(14), 4341-4354. https://doi.org/10.7150/jca.56993.

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Li, S.; Mao, L.; Zhao, F.; Yan, J.; Song, G.; Luo, Q.; Li, Z. C19orf10 promotes malignant behaviors of human bladder carcinoma cells via regulating the PI3K/AKT and Wnt/β-catenin pathways. J. Cancer 2021, 12 (14), 4341-4354. DOI: 10.7150/jca.56993.

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Li S, Mao L, Zhao F, Yan J, Song G, Luo Q, Li Z. C19orf10 promotes malignant behaviors of human bladder carcinoma cells via regulating the PI3K/AKT and Wnt/β-catenin pathways. J Cancer 2021; 12(14):4341-4354. doi:10.7150/jca.56993. https://www.jcancer.org/v12p4341.htm

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Li S, Mao L, Zhao F, Yan J, Song G, Luo Q, Li Z. 2021. C19orf10 promotes malignant behaviors of human bladder carcinoma cells via regulating the PI3K/AKT and Wnt/β-catenin pathways. J Cancer. 12(14):4341-4354.

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