S100A4/Nonmuscle Myosin IIA/p53 Axis Contributes to Aggressive Features in Ovarian High-Grade Serous Carcinoma

Ai Hiruta & Makoto Saegusa et al. · 2020-08-15

S100A4 is a small calcium-binding protein that exerts its biological functions by interacting with nonmuscle myosin IIA (NMIIA) and p53. Although S100A4 promotes metastasis in several tumors, little is known about its involvement in the progression of ovarian high-grade serous carcinomas (HGSCs). Herein, we focused on functional roles of the S100A4/NMIIA/p53 axis in these tumors. In HGSC cell lines harboring mutant p53, knockdown (KD) of S100A4 reduced the expression of several epithelial-mesenchymal transition/cancer stem cell markers and the ALDH1
Authors
Ai Hiruta, Yasuko Oguri, Ako Yokoi, Toshihide Matsumoto, Yusuke Oda, Mikihisa Tomohiro, Miki Hashimura, Zesong Jiang, Masataka Tochimoto, Mayu Nakagawa, Makoto Saegusa
Funding

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science