Partitioning defective 6 homolog alpha (PARD6A) promotes epithelial-mesenchymal transition via integrin β1-ILK-SNAIL1 pathway in ovarian cancer.

ABSTRACT: Partitioning-defective protein 6 (Par6) family proteins have been demonstrated to be closely associated with the occurrence and development of cancers. It is well accepted that dysregulation of epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) greatly contributes to carcinogenesis and metastases of ovarian cancer. So far, the roles of Par6 in EMT of ovarian cancer are not clear. Functional experiments were carried out to study the roles of PARD6A in EMT of ovarian cancer in vitro and in vivo, and EMT pathways potentially affected by PARD6A expression were screened. We found that PARD6A was significantly highly expressed in tissues of ovarian cancer patients in III-IV stages, poorly differentiated or with lymphatic metastases versus I-II stages, moderately or well differentiated, or without lymphatic

SUBMITTER: Lu Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8980072 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature