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Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology

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01-03-2008 | Original Paper

Ecto-5′-nucleotidase promotes invasion, migration and adhesion of human breast cancer cells

Authors: Li Wang, Xuerui Zhou, Tingting Zhou, Dong Ma, Sifeng Chen, Xiuling Zhi, Lianhua Yin, Zhimin Shao, Zhouluo Ou, Ping Zhou

Published in: Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology | Issue 3/2008

Abstract

Purpose

Associated with many molecules, metastasis includes cell adhesion to extracellular matrix, migration towards specific direction and invasion into local vessel of distant organs. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the role of ecto-5′-nucleotidase (eN, ecto-5-NT, CD73) generated extracellular adenosine in biologically malignant behaviors of human breast cancer cell lines.

Materials and methods

Two human breast cancer cell lines, T-47D with lower expression of CD73 and MB-MDA-231 with higher expression of CD73, were used to investigate the functions of CD73. The effects of CD73 over-expression on invasion, migration and adhesion were observed in T-47D transfected with pcDNA-NT5E plasmid. The effects of specific CD73 inhibitor, α, ß-methylene ADP (APCP), were observed in MB-MDA-231 cells.

Results

The results showed CD-73 overexpression increased invasion, migration and adhesion to ECM of the pcDNA-NT5E transfected T-47D cells compared to the saline and mock vector controls. The increased cell mobility of CD-73-overexpressed T-47D cells was blocked by APCP. Adenosine increased the mobility of wild type T-47D cells. APCP inhibited the mobility of the MB-MDA-231 cells.

Conclusion

Taken together, our results indicated that CD73 may facilitate the adhesion, migration and invasion of human breast cancer cells through its enzyme activity of generating adenosine. This study provided a possibly molecular mechanism of metastasis of breast carcinoma.

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Title: Ecto-5′-nucleotidase promotes invasion, migration and adhesion of human breast cancer cells
Authors: Li Wang
Xuerui Zhou
Tingting Zhou
Dong Ma
Sifeng Chen
Xiuling Zhi
Lianhua Yin
Zhimin Shao
Zhouluo Ou
Ping Zhou
Publication date: 01-03-2008
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology / Issue 3/2008
Print ISSN: 0171-5216
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1335
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00432-007-0292-z

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