PYCR1 is associated with papillary renal cell carcinoma progression

Objective: We aimed to determine the function of pyrroline-5-carboxylate reductase 1 (PYCR1) on progression of papillary renal cell carcinoma (PRCC) and related mechanism. Methods: The TCGA database provided us expression profiles of PYCR1 and overall survival rates. Small interfering RNA (siRNA) was used to knockdown PYCR1; quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) and western blotting were conducted to identify the expression levels of mRNA and protein. The cell counting kit-8 (CCK-8) and colony formation assays were used to explore cell viability in Ketr-3 cells. The migration and invasion of Ketr-3 cells were investigated by transwell assays. Results: We found that PYCR1 was over-expressed in PRCC tissues and cells, causing poor outcomes. Moreover, reduction of PYCR1 played a negative role on cell proliferation, migration and invasion in tumor cells. The important Akt/mTOR pathway proteins, phosphorylated Akt (p-Akt) and phosphorylated mTOR (p-mTOR), also showed lower levels compared with control groups. Conclusion: These findings showed that disordered expression of PYCR1 could modulate PRCC progression through the Akt/mTOR pathway, implying a theoretical basis for PYCR1 as a potential therapeutic target in future clinical PRCC treatment.

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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource
Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
PYCR1 is associated with papillary renal cell carcinoma progression ; volume:14 ; number:1 ; year:2019 ; pages:586-592 ; extent:7
Open medicine ; 14, Heft 1 (2019), 586-592 (gesamt 7)

Creator
Wang, Qiu-Li
Liu, Ling

DOI
10.1515/med-2019-0066
URN
urn:nbn:de:101:1-2022101114173300315839
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Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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