Prdx1 promotes the loss of primary cilia in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

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Background: Loss of primary cilia is frequently observed in tumor cells, suggesting that the absence of this organelle may promote tumorigenesis through aberrant signal transduction, the inability to exit the cell cycle, and promotion of tumor cell invasion. Primary cilia loss also occurs in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) cells, but the molecular mechanisms that explain how ESCC cells lose primary cilia remain poorly understood. Methods: Inhibiting the expression of Prdx1 in the ESCC cells to detect the up-regulated genes related to cilium regeneration and down-regulated genes related to cilium disassembly by Gene chip. And, mice and cell experiments were carried to confirm the role of the HEF1-Aurora A-HDAC6 signaling axis in ESCC. Results: In this study, we found that silencing Peroxiredoxin 1 (Prdx1) restores primary cilia formation, and over-expressing Prdx1 induces primary cilia loss in ESCC cells. We also showed that the expression of Prdx1 regulates the action of the HEF1-Aurora A-HDAC6 signaling axis to promote the disassembly of primary cilia, and suppression of Prdx1 results in decreased tumor formation and tumor mass volume in vivo. Conclusions: These results suggest that Prdx1 is a novel regulator of primary cilia formation in ESCC cells.

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Chen, Q., Li, J., Yang, X., Ma, J., Gong, F., & Liu, Y. (2020). Prdx1 promotes the loss of primary cilia in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. BMC Cancer, 20(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-020-06898-y

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