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Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research
Published in: Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research 1/2020

Open Access 01-12-2020 | Prostate Cancer | Research

RETRACTED ARTICLE: IMP3 accelerates the progression of prostate cancer through inhibiting PTEN expression in a SMURF1-dependent way

Authors: Xiang Zhang, Dawei Wang, Boke Liu, Xingwei Jin, Xianjin Wang, Junwei Pan, Weichao Tu, Yuan Shao

Published in: Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research | Issue 1/2020

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Abstract

Background

Insulin-like growth factor 2 (IGF2) messenger RNA binding protein 3 (IMP3) has been testified to be overexpressed in prostate cancer and strongly related to patients’ poor prognosis. However, the functions of IMP3 and the underlying mechanisms in prostate cancer still remain unknown. Therefore, the current study was carried out to reveal the role and molecular mechanism of IMP3 in prostate cancer progression.

Methods

The expression levels of IMP3 in prostate cancer tissues and cells were detected by immunohistochemistry (IHC), western blotting and RT-PCR. CCK-8, clone formation, flow cytometry and in vivo tumor formation assays were used to determine cell growth, clone formation apoptosis and tumorigenesis, respectively. The effect of IMP3 on the expression levels of the key proteins in PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway, including PIP2, PIP3, p-AKT, AKT, p-mTOR, mTOR, PTEN and BAD activation of was determined by western blotting. IP (Immunoprecipitation) assay was used to evaluate the effects of IMP3 and SMURF1 (SMAD specific E3 ubiquitin protein ligase 1) on the ubiquitination of PTEN protein.

Results

IMP3 expression level was significantly increased in prostate cancer tissues and cell lines (LNCap, PC3 and DU145) as compared with the paracancerous normal tissues and cells (RWPE-1), respectively. High expression of IMP3 apparently promoted cell viability, tumorigenesis and inhibited cell apoptosis in prostate cancer LNCap, DU145 and PC3 cell lines. In mechanism, IMP3 upregulation significantly increased the phosphorylation levels of AKT and mTOR, and elevated PIP3 expression level, while induced significant reductions in the expression levels of BAD, PTEN and PIP2. And, IMP3 overexpression increased SMURF1 expression, which facilitated PTEN ubiquitination. In addition, SMURF1 overexpression enhanced prostate cancer cell viability and inhibited cell apoptosis. Silence of SMURF1 rescued the enhancements in cell proliferation and tumorigenesis and the inhibition in cell apoptosis rates induced by IMP3 in prostate cancer DU145 and LNCap cells.

Conclusion

This study reveals that IMP3 is overdressed in prostate cancer, which accelerates the progression of prostate cancer through activating PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway via increasing SMURF1-mediated PTEN ubiquitination.
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Metadata
Title
RETRACTED ARTICLE: IMP3 accelerates the progression of prostate cancer through inhibiting PTEN expression in a SMURF1-dependent way
Authors
Xiang Zhang
Dawei Wang
Boke Liu
Xingwei Jin
Xianjin Wang
Junwei Pan
Weichao Tu
Yuan Shao
Publication date
01-12-2020
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research / Issue 1/2020
Electronic ISSN: 1756-9966
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13046-020-01657-0

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