TRIB3 Promotes the Proliferation and Invasion of Renal Cell Carcinoma Cells via Activating MAPK Signaling Pathway

• Published in: International journal of biological sciences Vol. 15; no. 3; pp. 587 - 597
• Main Authors: Hong, Baoan, Zhou, Jingcheng, Ma, Kaifang, Zhang, Jiufeng, Xie, Haibiao, Zhang, Kenan, Li, Lei, Cai, Lin, Zhang, Ning, Zhang, Zhongyuan, Gong, Kan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Australia Ivyspring International Publisher Pty Ltd 2019; Ivyspring International Publisher
• Subjects: Animals; Biological activity; Biomarkers; Blotting, Western; Carcinoma, Renal Cell - genetics; Carcinoma, Renal Cell - metabolism; Cell Cycle Proteins - genetics; Cell Cycle Proteins - metabolism; Cell growth; Cell Line, Tumor; Cell migration; Cell proliferation; Cell Proliferation - genetics; Cell Proliferation - physiology; Cell viability; Gene expression; Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic - genetics; Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic - physiology; Humans; Hypoxia; Hypoxia-inducible factors; Invasiveness; Kidney cancer; Male; MAP kinase; MAP Kinase Signaling System - genetics; MAP Kinase Signaling System - physiology; Mice, Inbred BALB C; Pathogenesis; Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases - antagonists & inhibitors; Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases - genetics; Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases - metabolism; Regulatory mechanisms (biology); Renal cell carcinoma; Repressor Proteins - genetics; Repressor Proteins - metabolism; Research Paper; Sequences; Signal transduction; Signal Transduction - genetics; Signal Transduction - physiology; Signaling; Therapeutic applications; Tissues; Tumors; Wound Healing - genetics; Wound Healing - physiology; Xenografts; Xenotransplantation; renal cell carcinoma; cell invasion; cell proliferation; mitogen-activated protein kinases; Tribbles pseudokinase 3
• ISSN: 1449-2288; 1449-2288
• DOI: 10.7150/ijbs.29737

Tribbles pseudokinase 3 (TRIB3) is a member of the mammalian pseudokinase tribbles family and is involved in multiple biological processes. However, the role of TRIB3 in renal cell carcinoma (RCC) remains unclear. In this study, we aimed to elucidate the biological functions of TRIB3 in RCC and explore its underlying mechanisms. TRIB3 expression and its correlation with clinicopathological features was evaluated in 123 patients with RCC. A series of cytological experiments were performed to clarify the biological functions of TRIB3, and potential molecular regulatory mechanisms were explored using transcriptome sequencing. TRIB3 expression was significantly elevated in RCC tissues compared to that in paracancerous tissues, and high expression of TRIB3 was correlated with both advanced tumor stage and unfavorable prognosis. TRIB3 knockdown markedly inhibited RCC cell proliferation, migration and invasion. Furthermore, overexpression of TRIB3 promoted RCC cell proliferation, migration, invasion and xenograft tumor growth. Notably, TRIB3 expression was modulated by hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α), which enhanced cell viability and invasiveness via targeting the MAPK signaling pathway. This study reveals the potential oncogenic role of TRIB3 in RCC pathogenesis and illustrates the mechanisms underlying TRIB3-mediated tumor progression, providing new insight into the development of TRIB3 as a tumor biomarker and therapeutic target.