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Prostate cancer (PC) can be very aggressive due to high rates of metastasis. In normal cells epithelial cadherin (E-cadherin) forms junctions between cells and may help regulate the formation of gap junctions by connexin43 (Cx43). Preliminary work showed that E-cadherin mRNA was enhanced in cells lacking Cx43. To confirm the inverse relation of Cx43 and E-cadherin, we compared E-cadherin protein expression in the PC3 test cell line, shRNACx43 #75, lacking Cx43 to that in the vector control line, shRNA-scramble control. We also tried to determine the status of the third cell membrane protein zona occluden-1 (Zo-1). Our hypothesis was that prostate cancer cells with reduced Cx43 would have a higher level of E-cadherin and Zo-1. The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between three membrane proteins: Cx43, E-cadherin and Zo-1 in PC cells with different metastatic potentials. The hypothesis was tested by examination of E-cadherin and Zo-1 protein levels using immunofluorescence microscopy in PC cells engineered for reduced levels of Cx43. Our analysis of immunofluorescence microscopy showed that there was a lack of significant E-cadherin and Zo-1 staining in both the shRNA-scramble control PC cells (as expected) and the shRNACx43 #75 transfected PC3 cells (not expected). Our hypothesis could not be supported due to lack of E-cadherin staining in the test cell line shRNA-Cx43 #75 and inconclusive Zo-1 staining. |
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2016-03-15
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Faculty Mentor
Dr. Gail C. Fraizer Mr. Abdulaziz Aloliqi
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Modified Abstract |
Prostate cancer (PC) can be very aggressive due to high rates of metastasis. In normal cells epithelial cadherin (E-cadherin) forms junctions between cells and may help regulate the formation of gap junctions by connexin43 (Cx43). The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between three membrane proteins: Cx43, E-cadherin and zona occluden-1 (Zo-1) in PC cells with different metastatic potentials. The hypothesis was tested by examination of E-cadherin and Zo-1 protein levels using immunofluorescence microscopy in PC cells engineered for reduced levels of Cx43. Understanding the relationship between E-cadherin, Cx43 and Zo-1 can provide insight into alterations in adherence and motility, two critical changes that take place during the metastatic process. |
Permalink | https://oaks.kent.edu/ugresearch/2016/2016all/78 |
Interaction of Membrane Proteins (Cx43, E-cadherin and Zo-1) in Prostate Cancer Cells
Bronson, C. (2016). Interaction of Membrane Proteins (Cx43, E-cadherin and Zo-1) in Prostate Cancer Cells (1–). https://oaks.kent.edu/node/5353
Bronson, Cassaundra. 2016. “Interaction of Membrane Proteins (Cx43, E-Cadherin and Zo-1) in Prostate Cancer Cells”. https://oaks.kent.edu/node/5353.
Bronson, Cassaundra. Interaction of Membrane Proteins (Cx43, E-Cadherin and Zo-1) in Prostate Cancer Cells. 15 Mar. 2016, https://oaks.kent.edu/node/5353.