RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Role of PrP<sup>C</sup> in Cancer Stem Cell Characteristics and Drug Resistance in Colon Cancer Cells
JF Anticancer Research
JO Anticancer Res
FD International Institute of Anticancer Research
SP 5611
OP 5620
DO 10.21873/anticanres.14574
VO 40
IS 10
A1 GYEONGYUN GO
A1 CHUL WON YUN
A1 YEO MIN YOON
A1 JI HO LIM
A1 JUN HEE LEE
A1 SANG HUN LEE
YR 2020
UL http://ar.iiarjournals.org/content/40/10/5611.abstract
AB Background/Aim: Cancer stem cell characteristics and drug resistance of colorectal cancer are associated with failure of cancer treatment. In this study, we investigated the effects of PrPC on cancer stem cell characteristics, migration, invasion, and drug resistance of 5FU-resistant CRC cells. Materials and Methods: PrPC negative and PrPC positive cells were isolated from 5FU-resistant CRC cells using magnetic activated cell sorting. Sphere formation, cancer stem cell marker expression, migration, invasion, and drug resistance were analyzed. Results: PrPC positive cells showed increased sphere formation capacity and increased expression of cancer stem cell markers compared to PrPC negative cells. In addition, PrPC positive cells showed increased migration, invasion and drug resistance compared to PrPC negative cells. Furthermore, knockdown of PrPC abolished these effects. Conclusion: PrPC expression is important in CRC cell behavior, such as sphere formation, migration, invasion, and drug resistance. PrPC is an important therapeutic target for the treatment of CRC.