AFF4 facilitates melanoma cell progression by regulating c-Jun activity
- Department of Pathology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University (Yunnan Cancer Center), Kunming (China)
- Department of Gynecology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University (Yunnan Cancer Center), Kunming (China)
- Department of Head and Neck Cancer, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University (Yunnan Cancer Center), Kunming (China)
- Department of Medical Oncology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University (Yunnan Cancer Center), Kunming (China)
- International Joint Laboratory on High Altitude Regional Cancer, Kunming (China)
Melanoma is characterized by high mortality and poor prognosis due to metastasis. AFF4 (AF4/FMR2 family member 4), as a scaffold protein, is a component of the super elongation complex (SEC), and is involved in the progression of tumors, e.g., leukemia, head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). However, few studies on AFF4 have focused on melanoma. Here, AFF4 expression levels and clinicopathological features were evaluated in melanoma tissue samples. Then, we performed cell proliferation, migration and invasion assays in A375 and A2058 cells lines in vitro to evaluate the role of AFF4 in melanoma. The effects of AFF4 knockdown in vivo were characterized via a xenograft mouse model. Finally, the correlation between c-Jun and AFF4 protein levels in melanoma was analyzed by rescue assay and immunohistochemistry (IHC). We found that AFF4 expression was upregulated in melanoma tumor tissues and that AFF4 protein expression was also closely related to the prognosis of patients with cutaneous melanoma. Moreover, AFF4 could promote the invasion and migration of melanoma cells by mediating epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT). AFF4 might regulate c-Jun activity to promote the invasion and migration of melanoma cells. Importantly, c-Jun was regulated by the AFF4 promoted melanoma tumorigenesis in vivo. Taken together, AFF4 may be a novel oncogene that promotes melanoma progression through regulation of c-Jun activity.
- OSTI ID:
- 23195369
- Journal Information:
- Experimental Cell Research, Vol. 399, Issue 2; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2020 Published by Elsevier Inc.; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0014-4827
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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