Hepatitis B virus X protein (HBx) plays a crucial role in the development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), however, little is known about the mechanism. Here, we investigated the relationship between HBx and Notch signaling in HepG2 cells after they were transfected with the HBx gene. It was found that HBx upregulated the expression of Notch-1, Jagged-1 and Hes-1 at the transcriptional level by binding to the Notch-1 intracellular domain, which is congruent with the observations of enhanced malignant biological activities of HBx-transfected HepG2 cells compared with normal HepG2 cells. However, while Notch signaling was blocked, the HBx-induced abnormalities were partially reversed. These findings suggest that HBx may promote the progression of HCC via the activated Notch pathway.
基金:
National Science Foundation of ChinaNational Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) [30570821, 30971352]
第一作者单位:[1]Huazhong Univ Sci & Technol, Tongji Med Coll, Tongji Hosp, Dept Gastroenterol & Hepatol, Wuhan 430030, Peoples R China
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通讯机构:[1]Huazhong Univ Sci & Technol, Tongji Med Coll, Tongji Hosp, Dept Gastroenterol & Hepatol, Wuhan 430030, Peoples R China[*1]Huazhong Univ Sci & Technol, Tongji Med Coll, Tongji Hosp, Dept Gastroenterol & Hepatol, 1095 Jiefang St, Wuhan 430030, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式(GB/T 7714):
Wang Fan,Zhou Haiyan,Yang Yuzhen,et al.Hepatitis B virus X protein promotes the growth of hepatocellular carcinoma by modulation of the Notch signaling pathway[J].ONCOLOGY REPORTS.2012,27(4):1170-1176.doi:10.3892/or.2012.1620.
APA:
Wang, Fan,Zhou, Haiyan,Yang, Yuzhen,Xia, Xiumei,Sun, Qian...&Cheng, Bin.(2012).Hepatitis B virus X protein promotes the growth of hepatocellular carcinoma by modulation of the Notch signaling pathway.ONCOLOGY REPORTS,27,(4)
MLA:
Wang, Fan,et al."Hepatitis B virus X protein promotes the growth of hepatocellular carcinoma by modulation of the Notch signaling pathway".ONCOLOGY REPORTS 27..4(2012):1170-1176