Musashi1, a potential prognostic marker in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

  • Authors:
    • Guohui Qin
    • Jingyao Lian
    • Dongli Yue
    • Xinfeng Chen
    • Shufeng Nan
    • Yu Qi
    • Bing Li
    • Guanghui Cui
    • Xiangnan Li
    • Song Zhao
    • Yi Zhang
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  • Published online on: July 12, 2017     https://doi.org/10.3892/or.2017.5809
  • Pages: 1724-1732
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Abstract

Esophageal cancer ranks as the sixth leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. Cancer stemness is mainly considered to be the key factor for cancer recurrence particularly in esophageal cancer. It is important to identify cancer stem cell markers as targets in future therapies. The present study aimed to investigate the expression of putative cancer stem cell-related marker musashi1 (Msi1) and assess the correlation with clinicopathologcal status of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) cases. We then clarified the role of Msi1 in esophageal cancer cells during proliferation, apoptosis, sphere formation and migration. Finally, we investigated the relationship of Msi1 with the prognosis of ESCC patients. ESCC tissue samples from 93 patients and 20 paired histologically normal tissues were procured for immunohistochemical analysis. We analyzed the characteristics of Msi1, using sphere formation and anchorage independent growth. Moreover, using flow cytometry and Cell Counting Kit-8 (CCK-8) assay, we investigated the role of Msi1 in cancer cell proliferation and apoptosis. Furthermore, we clarified the role of Msi1 in the process of sphere formation and migration of ESCC cells through knockdown of Msi1 expression by siRNA in ESCC cell lines. The results revealed that there was a higher expression of Msi1 in ESCC specimens compared with normal tissues. In addition, Msi1 expression was significantly associated with clinical stage and lymph node metastasis. Most importantly, the increased immunocytochemical staining of Msi1 in spheroid cells revealed the stemness characteristics of Msi1 in ESCC. In addition, we found that silencing of Msi1 decreased cell proliferation, migration and induced apoptosis in TE-7 and KYSE70 cells. Furthermore, downregulation of Msi1 attenuated the sphere formation ability of ESCC cells. Patients with higher expression of Msi1 had a shorter survival. In conclusion, Msi1 acts as a stemness-associated gene in esophageal cancer cell lines and could serve as a prognostic marker in patients with ESCC.
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Qin G, Lian J, Yue D, Chen X, Nan S, Qi Y, Li B, Cui G, Li X, Zhao S, Zhao S, et al: Musashi1, a potential prognostic marker in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Oncol Rep 38: 1724-1732, 2017.
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Qin, G., Lian, J., Yue, D., Chen, X., Nan, S., Qi, Y. ... Zhang, Y. (2017). Musashi1, a potential prognostic marker in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Oncology Reports, 38, 1724-1732. https://doi.org/10.3892/or.2017.5809
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Qin, G., Lian, J., Yue, D., Chen, X., Nan, S., Qi, Y., Li, B., Cui, G., Li, X., Zhao, S., Zhang, Y."Musashi1, a potential prognostic marker in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma". Oncology Reports 38.3 (2017): 1724-1732.
Chicago
Qin, G., Lian, J., Yue, D., Chen, X., Nan, S., Qi, Y., Li, B., Cui, G., Li, X., Zhao, S., Zhang, Y."Musashi1, a potential prognostic marker in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma". Oncology Reports 38, no. 3 (2017): 1724-1732. https://doi.org/10.3892/or.2017.5809