TargetRx Atlas

MRNA basic information

  • mRNA ID:ENST00000242261
  • Gene Name:TWIST1
  • 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:bladder urothelial carcinoma
  • Tissue:The bladder cancer cell lines T24, 5637 and J82

Other information

  • Title:Nkx2.8 Inhibits Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition in Bladder Urothelial Carcinoma via Transcriptional Repression of?Twist1.
  • Journal:Cancer research
  • Published:2018
  • PubMed ID:29311157
  • Abstract:Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) promotes metastasis, which is the main cause of bladder urothelial carcinoma-related death. Loss of the candidate tumor-suppressor gene Nkx2.8 has been associated with urothelial carcinoma lymph node metastasis. Here, we show that enforced expression of Nkx2.8 is sufficient to inhibit EMT, reduce motility, and blunt invasiveness of urothelial carcinoma cells. Mechanistic investigations showed that Nkx2.8 negatively regulated expression of the EMT inducer Twist1 in urothelial carcinoma cells, at both the level of mRNA and protein accumulation. Nkx2.8 bound directly to the promoter region of this gene and transcriptionally repressed its expression. Twist1 upregulation reversed EMT inhibition by Nkx2.8, restoring the invasive phenotype of urothelial carcinoma cells. In clinical urothelial carcinoma specimens, expression of Nkx2.8 inversely correlated with Twist1 expression, and urothelial carcinoma patients with Nkx2.8 positivity and low Twist1 expression displayed the best prognosis. Our findings highlight the Nkx2.8-Twist1 axis as candidate target for therapeutic intervention in advanced urothelial carcinoma.Significance:These findings highlight a novel EMT signaling axis as a candidate target for therapeutic intervention in advanced urothelial carcinomas.
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