PCDHGA9 acts as a tumor suppressor to induce tumor cell apoptosis and autophagy and inhibit the EMT process in human gastric cancer.

ABSTRACT: The results of a cDNA  array revealed that protocadherin gamma subfamily A, 9 (PCDHGA9) was significantly decreased in SGC-7901 gastric cancer (GC) cells compared with GES-1 normal gastric cells and was strongly associated with the Wnt/?-catenin and transforming growth factor-? (TGF-?)/Smad2/3 signaling pathway. As a member of the cadherin family, PCDHGA9 functions in both cell-cell adhesion and nuclear signaling. However, its role in tumorigenicity or metastasis has not been reported. In the present study, we found that PCDHGA9 was decreased in GC tissues compared with corresponding normal mucosae and its expression was correlated with the GC TNM stage, the UICC stage, differentiation, relapse, and metastasis (p?

SUBMITTER: Weng J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5833845 | biostudies-other | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other