Transglutaminase 2 Regulates Self-renewal and Stem Cell Marker of Human Colorectal Cancer Stem Cells
- Authors
- Kang, Sanghee; Oh, Sang Cheul; Min, Byung Wook; Lee, Dae-Hee
- Issue Date
- 2월-2018
- Publisher
- INT INST ANTICANCER RESEARCH
- Keywords
- TGM2; CCSC; stemness; EMT
- Citation
- ANTICANCER RESEARCH, v.38, no.2, pp.787 - 794
- Indexed
- SCIE
SCOPUS
- Journal Title
- ANTICANCER RESEARCH
- Volume
- 38
- Number
- 2
- Start Page
- 787
- End Page
- 794
- URI
- https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/77439
- DOI
- 10.21873/anticanres.12285
- ISSN
- 0250-7005
- Abstract
- Background/Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the role of transglutaminase 2 (TGM2) in colorectal cancer stem cells (CCSCs). Materials and Methods: We used the TU12 cell line possessing CD133-expressing CCSCs. After isolating CD133 (-) and CD133 (+) CCSCs, we overexpressed and knocked-down TGM2 to investigate its role in human CCSCs. Results: The expression level of TGM2 was 25-fold higher in tumorigenic cells than non-tumorigenic cells. We found that knockdown of TGM2 by specific RNA interference markedly inhibited cell growth and caused down-regulation of the stemness markers, CD133, SOX2, and beta-catenin. We further demonstrated that knockdown of TGM2 inhibited cell metastatic abilities by down-regulating N-cadherin and vimentin and up-regulating E-cadherin. These findings revealed that TGM2 expression is markedly increased in human colorectal cancer and that down-regulation of TGM2 in tumors may serve as a treatment for colorectal cancer patients. Therefore, this study indicate that TGM2 affects the metastatic potential and stemness of CCSCs by regulating EMT-and stemness-related proteins. Conclusion: The metastatic potential of CSCs arises from highly expressed TGM2.
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