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SUBMITTER: Chang WC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4480713 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chang Wei-Chiao WC Wu Shuo-Lun SL Huang Wan-Chen WC Hsu Jinn-Yuan JY Chan Shih-Hung SH Wang Ju-Ming JM Tsai Jhih-Peng JP Chen Ben-Kuen BK
Oncotarget 20150401 10
Overexpression of the epidermal growth factor (EGF) receptor (EGFR) is associated with enhanced invasion and metastasis in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). Long Pentraxin PTX3 is involved in immune escape in cancer cells. Here, we identified PTX3 as a promoting factor that mediates EGF-induced HNSCC metastasis. EGF-induced PTX3 transcriptional activation is via the binding of c-Jun to the activator protein (AP)-1 binding site of the PTX3 promoter. PI3K/Akt and NF-κB were essential ...[more]