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Title: ZEB and Snail expression indicates epithelial-mesenchymal transition in canine melanoma
Keywords: Epithelium-mesenchymal transition
Melanoma
Cadherins
Transição epitélio-mesenquimal
Cães - Doenças
Animais - Câncer
Caderinas
Issue Date: Aug-2020
Publisher: Elsevier
Citation: VELOSO, E. S. et al. ZEB and Snail expression indicates epithelial-mesenchymal transition in canine melanoma. Research in Veterinary Science, [S. I.]. v. 131, p. 7-14, Aug. 2020. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rvsc.2020.04.007.
Abstract: Melanoma progression is associated with the epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) when tumor cells reduce E-cadherin and increase N-cadherin expression resulting in an escape from the microenvironment via loss of cellular adhesion and gain of motility. Transcription factor proteins Snail and ZEB trigger EMT by repression of epithelial markers and activation of mesenchymal properties. This study evaluated E-cadherin, N-cadherin, Snail, ZEB1 and ZEB2 expression by IHC and investigated their relationship with morphological characteristics in cutaneous and oral canine melanoma. Results from melanoma cases demonstrated E-cadherin expression in 45% (9/20) of oral and 58% (22/38) of cutaneous tumors, while N-cadherin expression was observed in 95% (18/19) of oral and 92% (34/37) of cutaneous melanoma. Cytoplasmic and nuclear N-cadherin expression was positively correlated with ZEB1 expression, while the cell membrane N-cadherin expression was positively correlated with ZEB2. In addition, an increase in nuclear N-cadherin expression was associated with reduced Snail expression in cutaneous melanoma and an increase in Snail expression in oral melanoma, indicating that the correlation between N-cadherin and Snail expression is coincident with tumor location. Our data suggest that ZEB family protein is associated with N-cadherin translocation from cell membrane to the cytoplasm and nuclei, and may act as important transcription factors of EMT regulation in canine melanoma.
URI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rvsc.2020.04.007
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