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Semaphorin 5A suppresses the proliferation and migration of lung adenocarcinoma cells

  • Authors:
    • Pin‑Hao Ko
    • Govinda Lenka
    • Yu‑An Chen
    • Eric Y. Chuang
    • Mong‑Hsun Tsai
    • Yuh‑Pyng Sher
    • Liang‑Chuan Lai
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  • Published online on: December 2, 2019     https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.2019.4932
  • Pages: 165-177
  • Copyright: © Ko et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

Semaphorin 5A (SEMA5A), a member of the semaphorin family, plays an important role in axonal guidance. Previously, the authors identified another possible role of SEMA5A as a prognostic biomarker for non‑smoking women with lung adenocarcinoma in Taiwan, and this phenomenon has been validated in other ethnic groups. However, the functional significance of SEMA5A in lung adenocarcinoma remains unclear. Therefore, we assessed the function of SEMA5A in three lung adenocarcinoma cell lines in this study. Kaplan‑Meier Plotter for lung cancer was conducted for survival analyses. Reverse transcription‑quantitative PCR (RT‑qPCR) and western blot analysis were performed to investigate the expression and post‑translational regulation of SEMA5A in lung adenocarcinoma cell lines. A pre‑designed PyroMark CpG assay and 5‑aza‑2'‑deoxycytidine treatment were used to measure the methylation levels of SEMA5A. The biological functions of lung adenocarcinoma cells overexpressing SEMA5A were investigated by microarrays, and validated both in vitro (proliferation, colony formation and migration assays) and in vivo (tumor xenografts) experiments. The results revealed that the hypermethylation of SEMA5A and the cleavage of the extracellular domain of SEMA5A were responsible for the downregulation of the SEMA5A levels in lung adenocarcinoma cells (A549 and H1299) as compared to the normal controls. Functional analysis of SEMA5A‑regulated genes revealed that they were involved in cellular growth and proliferation. The overexpression of SEMA5A in A549 and H1299 cells significantly decreased the proliferation (P<0.01), colony formation (P<0.001) and migratory ability (P<0.01) of the cells. The suppressive effects of SEMA5A on the proliferative and migratory ability of the cells were also observed in both in vitro and in vivo experiments using brain metastatic Bm7 lung adenocarcinoma cells. On the whole, the findings of this study suggest a suppressive role for SEMA5A in lung adenocarcinoma involving the inhibition of the proliferation and migration of lung transformed cells.
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Ko PH, Lenka G, Chen YA, Chuang EY, Tsai MH, Sher YP and Lai LC: Semaphorin 5A suppresses the proliferation and migration of lung adenocarcinoma cells. Int J Oncol 56: 165-177, 2020
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Ko, P., Lenka, G., Chen, Y., Chuang, E.Y., Tsai, M., Sher, Y., & Lai, L. (2020). Semaphorin 5A suppresses the proliferation and migration of lung adenocarcinoma cells. International Journal of Oncology, 56, 165-177. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.2019.4932
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Ko, P., Lenka, G., Chen, Y., Chuang, E. Y., Tsai, M., Sher, Y., Lai, L."Semaphorin 5A suppresses the proliferation and migration of lung adenocarcinoma cells". International Journal of Oncology 56.1 (2020): 165-177.
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Ko, P., Lenka, G., Chen, Y., Chuang, E. Y., Tsai, M., Sher, Y., Lai, L."Semaphorin 5A suppresses the proliferation and migration of lung adenocarcinoma cells". International Journal of Oncology 56, no. 1 (2020): 165-177. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.2019.4932