TargetRx Atlas

MRNA basic information

  • mRNA ID:ENST00000262768
  • Gene Name:TIMP2
  • mRNA database:Ensembl
  • mRNA expression :up-regulated
  • mRNA Method:qRT-PCR
  • mRNA Pathway:NA
  • Evidence:predicted
  • (mRNA-drug)

Drug basic information

  • Drug ID:NA
  • Drug Name:NA
  • Drug Method:NA

Disease basic infommation

  • Disease:breast cancer
  • Tissue:Human triple negative breast cancercell line MDA-MB-231, human adenocarcinoma cell line NCI-H292 and murine breast cancercell line 4T1

Other information

  • Title:Enhanced migration of breast and lung cancer cells deficient for cN-II and CD73 via COX-2/PGE2/AKT axis regulation.
  • Journal:Cell Oncol (Dordr)
  • Published:2021
  • PubMed ID:32970317
  • Abstract:Purpose:Purine metabolism involves various intracellular and extracellular enzymes, including cN-II and CD73 that dephosphorylate intracellular and extracellular nucleoside monophosphates into their corresponding nucleosides. We conducted a study to better understand the biological roles of these enzymes in breast and lung cancer cells. Methods:We modified cN-II and/or CD73 expression in human breast cancer cells (MDA-MB-231), human lung cancer cells (NCI-H292) and murine breast cancer cells (4T1) using the CRISPR/Cas9 technique, and evaluated their impact on various cellular parameters such as proliferation, migration, invasion, intracellular nucleotide pools and nucleotide metabolism-related gene expression under extracellular nucleotide stress conditions. Results:Intracellular nucleotide contents were found to be altered in the modified cancer cell models both at their basal levels and after exposure to adenosine or AMP. Altered cN-II and CD73 levels were also found to be associated with cell migration and invasion alterations, involving TIMP-2, MMP-2 and MMP-9 expression, as well as alterations in the COX-2/PGE2/AKT pathway. Conclusion:Our results highlight new cell-specific roles of cN-II and CD73 in cancer cell biology and provide insight into their interactions with different intracellular pathways.