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Silencing of Btbd7 Inhibited Epithelial–Mesenchymal Transition and Chemoresistance in CD133+ Lung Carcinoma A549 Cells

Li-Zhou Fang*, Jian-Qing Zhang*, Ling Liu*, Wei-Ping Fu*, Jing-Kui Shu*, Jia-Gang Feng*, Xiao Liang

* Department of Respiratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming City, Yunnan Province, P.R. China
† Department of Infectious Diseases, The First People’s Hospital of Yunnan Province, Kunming City, Yunnan Province, P.R. China

Oncology Research 2017, 25(5), 819-829. https://doi.org/10.3727/096504016X14772349843854

Abstract

Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are responsible for tumorigenesis and recurrence, so targeting CSCs is an effective method to potentially cure cancer. BTB/POZ domain-containing protein 7 (Btbd7) has been found in various cancers, including lung cancer and liver cancer, but the role of Btbd7 in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), CSC self-renewal, and chemoresistance is still unknown. Therefore, in this study we found that the ratio of tumor sphere formation and stem cell transcription factors in CD133+ cells was dramatically enhanced compared to parental cells, which indicated successful sorting of CD133+ cells from A549. Meanwhile, Btbd7 and the markers of the epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) process were more highly expressed in CD133+ cells than in parental cells. Silencing of Btbd7 significantly inhibited the self-renewal and EMT process in CD133+ cells. Furthermore, we found that downregulation of Btbd7 promoted cell apoptosis and increased the sensitivity to paclitaxel in CD133+ and parental cells. In conclusion, our results suggest that Btbd7 is a promising agent for the inhibition of survival and chemoresistance of cancer stem-like cells of NSCLC, which may act as an important therapeutic target in NSCLC.

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Fang, L., Zhang, J., Liu, L., Fu, W., Shu, J. et al. (2017). Silencing of btbd7 inhibited epithelial–mesenchymal transition and chemoresistance in cd133+ lung carcinoma A549 cells. Oncology Research, 25(5), 819-829. https://doi.org/10.3727/096504016X14772349843854
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Fang L, Zhang J, Liu L, Fu W, Shu J, Feng J, et al. Silencing of btbd7 inhibited epithelial–mesenchymal transition and chemoresistance in cd133+ lung carcinoma A549 cells. Oncol Res. 2017;25(5):819-829 https://doi.org/10.3727/096504016X14772349843854
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L. Fang et al., “Silencing of Btbd7 Inhibited Epithelial–Mesenchymal Transition and Chemoresistance in CD133+ Lung Carcinoma A549 Cells,” Oncol. Res., vol. 25, no. 5, pp. 819-829, 2017. https://doi.org/10.3727/096504016X14772349843854



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