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Int J Med Sci 2014; 11(8):841-849. doi:10.7150/ijms.8128 This issue Cite

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Activation of the PI3K/Akt/mTOR/p70S6K Pathway is Involved in S100A4-induced Viability and Migration in Colorectal Cancer Cells

Haiyan Wang1*, Liang Duan1*, Zhengyu Zou2, Huan Li1, Shimei Yuan1, Xian Chen1, Yunyuan Zhang1, Xueru Li1, Hui Sun1, He Zha1, Yan Zhang1, Lan Zhou1 ✉

1. Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medical Diagnostics, Ministry of Education, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China;
2. Department of Laboratory, the First People's Hospital of Jiulongpo District, Chongqing 400050, China.
* Haiyan Wang and Liang Duan contributed equally to this work.

✉ Corresponding author: Dr. Lan Zhou, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Chongqing Medical University, Yixueyuan Road, Chongqing 400016, China. Tel: +86 023-68485992 Fax: +86 023-68485239 E-mail: zhoulanedu.cn

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Wang H, Duan L, Zou Z, Li H, Yuan S, Chen X, Zhang Y, Li X, Sun H, Zha H, Zhang Y, Zhou L. Activation of the PI3K/Akt/mTOR/p70S6K Pathway is Involved in S100A4-induced Viability and Migration in Colorectal Cancer Cells. Int J Med Sci 2014; 11(8):841-849. doi:10.7150/ijms.8128. https://www.medsci.org/v11p0841.htm
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Abstract

The S100 protein family member S100A4 regulates various cellular functions. Previous studies have shown that elevated expression of S100A4 is associated with progression and metastasis of colorectal cancer (CRC). However, little is known about whether and how S100A4 contributes to CRC development. In our present study, the elevated expression of S100A4 in CRC tissues compared to matched adjacent normal tissues was confirmed by immunohistochemistry, semi-quantitative RT-PCR and Western blot. Adenovirus-mediated S100A4 overexpression obviously enhanced viability and migration of CRC cells, which was detected by MTT assay and transwell assay, respectively. Additionally, S100A4 overexpression increased the phosphorylation levels of Akt, mTOR and p70S6K. These effects of S100A4 were abolished by treatment with either the specific PI3K/Akt inhibitor LY294002, or the specific mTOR/p70S6K inhibitor rapamycin. Furthermore, overexpression of S100A4 resulted in upregulation of VEGF and downregulation of E-cadherin, which were strongly reversed by either LY294002 or rapamycin. Altogether, our results demonstrate that activation of the PI3K/Akt/mTOR/p70S6K signaling pathway is involved in S100A4-induced viability, migration, upregulation of VEGF and downregulation of E-cadherin in CRC cells.

Keywords: colorectal cancer, S100A4, PI3K/Akt/mTOR/p70S6K, viability, migration.

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Wang, H., Duan, L., Zou, Z., Li, H., Yuan, S., Chen, X., Zhang, Y., Li, X., Sun, H., Zha, H., Zhang, Y., Zhou, L. (2014). Activation of the PI3K/Akt/mTOR/p70S6K Pathway is Involved in S100A4-induced Viability and Migration in Colorectal Cancer Cells. International Journal of Medical Sciences, 11(8), 841-849. https://doi.org/10.7150/ijms.8128.

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Wang, H.; Duan, L.; Zou, Z.; Li, H.; Yuan, S.; Chen, X.; Zhang, Y.; Li, X.; Sun, H.; Zha, H.; Zhang, Y.; Zhou, L. Activation of the PI3K/Akt/mTOR/p70S6K Pathway is Involved in S100A4-induced Viability and Migration in Colorectal Cancer Cells. Int. J. Med. Sci. 2014, 11 (8), 841-849. DOI: 10.7150/ijms.8128.

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Wang H, Duan L, Zou Z, Li H, Yuan S, Chen X, Zhang Y, Li X, Sun H, Zha H, Zhang Y, Zhou L. Activation of the PI3K/Akt/mTOR/p70S6K Pathway is Involved in S100A4-induced Viability and Migration in Colorectal Cancer Cells. Int J Med Sci 2014; 11(8):841-849. doi:10.7150/ijms.8128. https://www.medsci.org/v11p0841.htm

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Wang H, Duan L, Zou Z, Li H, Yuan S, Chen X, Zhang Y, Li X, Sun H, Zha H, Zhang Y, Zhou L. 2014. Activation of the PI3K/Akt/mTOR/p70S6K Pathway is Involved in S100A4-induced Viability and Migration in Colorectal Cancer Cells. Int J Med Sci. 11(8):841-849.

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