TMPRSS4 promotes cell proliferation and inhibits apoptosis in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma by activating ERK1/2 signaling pathway
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Project description:Transmembrane protease serine 4 (TMPRSS4) is upregulated in various kinds of human cancers, including pancreatic cancer. However, its biological function in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) remains unclear. In the current study, real-time qPCR, immunohistochemical staining, Western blotting, and database (Cancer Genome Atlas and Gene Expression) analysis revealed remarkable overexpression of TMPRSS4 in PDAC tissue as compared to non-tumor tissue. The TMPRSS4 overexpression was associated with poor prognosis of PDAC patients. Moreover, multivariate analysis revealed that TMPRSS4 serves as an independent risk factor in PDAC. We performed gain-and loss-of-function analysis and found that TMPRSS4 promotes cellular proliferation and inhibits apoptosis of PDAC cells both in vitro and in vivo. Furthermore, we showed that TMPRSS4 might promote cell proliferation and inhibit apoptosis through activating ERK1/2 signaling pathway in pancreatic cancer cells. These findings were validated by using ERK1/2 phosphorylation inhibitor SCH772984 both in vitro and in vivo. Taken together, this study suggests that TMPRSS4 is a proto-oncogene, which promotes initiation and progression of PDAC by controlling cell proliferation and apoptosis. Our findings indicate that TMPRSS4 could be a promising prognostic biomarker and a therapeutic target for the treatment of pancreatic cancer.
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