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OBJECTIVE@#To investigate the effect of large tumor suppressor homolog 2 (LATS2) gene overexpression on the proliferation and apoptosis of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC).@*METHODS@#Lentivirous particles were transferred into SCC-25 cell to upregulate LATS2 gene expression. Cell proliferation was detected by CCK-8 assay. Apoptosis was detected through flow cytometry. The expression changes of Bax, Bcl-2, and LATS2 were analyzed by Western blot.@*RESULTS@#Gene transfection increased LATS2 expression. Compared with the control group and pEGFP-control group, SCC-25 cell proliferation in the pGFP-LATS2 group was inhibited, whereas the apoptosis ratio increased (P<0.05). Bcl-2 expression decreased, and Bax expression increased.@*CONCLUSIONS@#Overexpression of LATS2 could inhibit SCC-25 cell proliferation and induce apoptosis.
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Humanos , Apoptosis , Carcinoma de Células Escamosas , Genética , Metabolismo , Línea Celular Tumoral , Proliferación Celular , Regulación Neoplásica de la Expresión Génica , Neoplasias de la Boca , Genética , Metabolismo , Proteínas Serina-Treonina Quinasas , Fisiología , Proteínas Supresoras de Tumor , FisiologíaRESUMEN
Objective@#To investigate the expression of large tumor suppressor homolog 2 (LATS2) gene and its promotor methylation in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC).@*Methods@#Reverse transcription-PCR (RT-PCR) and pyrosequencing were used to detect the mRNA and promotor methylation of LATS2 gene in 72 OSCC specimens and normal oral mucosa tissues. Western blotting was used to detect the LATS2 protein in six OSCC specimens and normal oral mucosa tissues.@*Results@#All cases had expression of LATS2 mRNA in normal oral mucosa tissues, but the expression was down-regulated significantly, only 47% (34/72) in 72 cases of OSCC showed LATS2 mRNA expression. The expression was correlated with the degree of tumor differentiation and lymph node metastasis (P<0.05). The results of pyrosequencing show that 68% of promotor methylation (49/72) in 72 cases of OSCC. Furthermore, there was significant correlation between the mRNA and promotor methylation of LATS2 gene (χ2=16.980, P<0.01). All the six specimens had the low LATS2 protein expression.@*Conclusions@#The promotor methylation of LATS2 gene may play an important role in the occurrence of OSCC.