Abstract
Cancer cell stemness (CCS) plays critical roles in both malignancy maintenance and metastasis, yet the underlying molecular mechanisms are far from complete. Although the importance of SOX2 in cancer development and CCS are well recognized, the role of MTA3 in these processes is unknown. In this study, we used esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) as a model system to demonstrate that MTA3 can repress both CCS and metastasis in vitro and in vivo. Mechanistically, by forming a repressive complex with GATA3, MTA3 downregulates SOX2OT, subsequently suppresses the SOX2OT/SOX2 axis, and ultimately represses CCS and metastasis. More importantly, MTA3
Original language | American English |
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Journal | iScience |
Volume | 22 |
State | Published - Dec 20 2019 |
Keywords
- Biological Sciences
- Cancer
- Cell Biology
- Molecular Biology
- Stem Cells Research
Disciplines
- Medicine and Health Sciences
- Oncology