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Hepatitis C virus core protein regulates OCT4 expression and promotes cell cycle progression in hepatocellular carcinoma

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    • Jia-Jia Zhou
    • Zhe Meng
    • Yu Zhou
    • Di Cheng
    • Hui-Lin Ye
    • Quan-Bo Zhou
    • Xiao-Geng Deng
    • Ru-Fu Chen
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    Affiliations: Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetics and Gene Regulation, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510120, P.R. China
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    Published online on: April 27, 2016
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Hepatitis C virus (HCV) core protein plays an important role in the development of hepatocellular carcinoma. octamer-binding protein 4 (OCT4) is critically essential for the pluripotency and self-renewal of embryonic stem cells. Abnormal expression of OCT4 has been detected in several human solid tumors. However, the relationship between HCV core and OCT4 remains uncertain. In the present study, we found that HCV core is capable of upregulating OCT4 expression. The effect of HCV core-induced OCT4 overexpression was abolished by RNAi-mediated scilencing of HCV core. In addition, HCV core-induced OCT4 overexpression resulted in enhanced cell proliferation and cell cycle progression. Inhibition of OCT4 reduced the CCND1 expression and induced G0/G1 cell cycle arrest. Furthermore, OCT4 protein directly binds to CCND1 promoter and transactivates CCND1. These findings suggest that HCV core protein regulates OCT4 expression and promotes cell cycle progression in hepatocellular carcinoma providing new insight into the mechanism of hepatocarcinogenesis by HCV infection.
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Zhou J, Meng Z, Zhou Y, Cheng D, Ye H, Zhou Q, Deng X and Chen R: Hepatitis C virus core protein regulates OCT4 expression and promotes cell cycle progression in hepatocellular carcinoma. Oncol Rep 36: 582-588, 2016.
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Zhou, J., Meng, Z., Zhou, Y., Cheng, D., Ye, H., Zhou, Q. ... Chen, R. (2016). Hepatitis C virus core protein regulates OCT4 expression and promotes cell cycle progression in hepatocellular carcinoma. Oncology Reports, 36, 582-588. https://doi.org/10.3892/or.2016.4775
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Zhou, J., Meng, Z., Zhou, Y., Cheng, D., Ye, H., Zhou, Q., Deng, X., Chen, R."Hepatitis C virus core protein regulates OCT4 expression and promotes cell cycle progression in hepatocellular carcinoma". Oncology Reports 36.1 (2016): 582-588.
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Zhou, J., Meng, Z., Zhou, Y., Cheng, D., Ye, H., Zhou, Q., Deng, X., Chen, R."Hepatitis C virus core protein regulates OCT4 expression and promotes cell cycle progression in hepatocellular carcinoma". Oncology Reports 36, no. 1 (2016): 582-588. https://doi.org/10.3892/or.2016.4775
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Zhou J, Meng Z, Zhou Y, Cheng D, Ye H, Zhou Q, Deng X and Chen R: Hepatitis C virus core protein regulates OCT4 expression and promotes cell cycle progression in hepatocellular carcinoma. Oncol Rep 36: 582-588, 2016.
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Zhou, J., Meng, Z., Zhou, Y., Cheng, D., Ye, H., Zhou, Q. ... Chen, R. (2016). Hepatitis C virus core protein regulates OCT4 expression and promotes cell cycle progression in hepatocellular carcinoma. Oncology Reports, 36, 582-588. https://doi.org/10.3892/or.2016.4775
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Zhou, J., Meng, Z., Zhou, Y., Cheng, D., Ye, H., Zhou, Q., Deng, X., Chen, R."Hepatitis C virus core protein regulates OCT4 expression and promotes cell cycle progression in hepatocellular carcinoma". Oncology Reports 36.1 (2016): 582-588.
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Zhou, J., Meng, Z., Zhou, Y., Cheng, D., Ye, H., Zhou, Q., Deng, X., Chen, R."Hepatitis C virus core protein regulates OCT4 expression and promotes cell cycle progression in hepatocellular carcinoma". Oncology Reports 36, no. 1 (2016): 582-588. https://doi.org/10.3892/or.2016.4775
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