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SREBP2 is upregulated in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma and co‑operates with c‑Myc to regulate HMGCR expression

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    • Chenxi Zhong
    • Limin Fan
    • Zhigang Li
    • Feng Yao
    • Heng Zhao
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    Affiliations: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200030, P.R. China
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Dysregulations of the mevalonate pathway (MVA) have been previously identified. Our previous study demonstrated that 3‑hydroxy‑3‑methylglutaryl‑coenzyme A reductase (HMGCR), the rate‑limiting enzyme of the MVA pathway, was upregulated in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) and statin‑inhibited ESCC tumorigenesis. However, the underlying mechanism of HMGCR regulation in ESCC remains unknown. In the present study, western blotting and immunohistochemistry analysis demonstrated that sterol regulatory element‑binding protein 2 (SREBP2), the master regulator for HMGCR, was upregulated in ESCC clinical samples. Overexpression of SREBP2 expression in ESCC cell lines promoted the growth, migration and colony formation of cancer cells in the MTT, Boyden chamber and soft agar assays, respectively, which was inhibited by lovastatin. Downregulation of SREBP2 expression in ESCC cell lines inhibited the viability, and migration and colony formation abilities of cancer cells. Assessment of the molecular mechanism demonstrated that SREBP2 interacted with c‑Myc and cooperated with c‑Myc to activate HMGCR expression. Collectively, the present study identified SREBP2 as an oncogene associated with the tumorigenesis of ESCC and further demonstrated the therapeutic effects of statins in ESCC.
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Zhong C, Fan L, Li Z, Yao F and Zhao H: SREBP2 is upregulated in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma and co‑operates with c‑Myc to regulate HMGCR expression. Mol Med Rep 20: 3003-3010, 2019.
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Zhong, C., Fan, L., Li, Z., Yao, F., & Zhao, H. (2019). SREBP2 is upregulated in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma and co‑operates with c‑Myc to regulate HMGCR expression. Molecular Medicine Reports, 20, 3003-3010. https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2019.10577
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Zhong, C., Fan, L., Li, Z., Yao, F., Zhao, H."SREBP2 is upregulated in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma and co‑operates with c‑Myc to regulate HMGCR expression". Molecular Medicine Reports 20.4 (2019): 3003-3010.
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Zhong, C., Fan, L., Li, Z., Yao, F., Zhao, H."SREBP2 is upregulated in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma and co‑operates with c‑Myc to regulate HMGCR expression". Molecular Medicine Reports 20, no. 4 (2019): 3003-3010. https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2019.10577
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Zhong C, Fan L, Li Z, Yao F and Zhao H: SREBP2 is upregulated in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma and co‑operates with c‑Myc to regulate HMGCR expression. Mol Med Rep 20: 3003-3010, 2019.
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Zhong, C., Fan, L., Li, Z., Yao, F., & Zhao, H. (2019). SREBP2 is upregulated in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma and co‑operates with c‑Myc to regulate HMGCR expression. Molecular Medicine Reports, 20, 3003-3010. https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2019.10577
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Zhong, C., Fan, L., Li, Z., Yao, F., Zhao, H."SREBP2 is upregulated in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma and co‑operates with c‑Myc to regulate HMGCR expression". Molecular Medicine Reports 20.4 (2019): 3003-3010.
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Zhong, C., Fan, L., Li, Z., Yao, F., Zhao, H."SREBP2 is upregulated in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma and co‑operates with c‑Myc to regulate HMGCR expression". Molecular Medicine Reports 20, no. 4 (2019): 3003-3010. https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2019.10577
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