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Yi Q, Feng J, He L, Wan R, Zeng H, Yang L, Wu S, Tang L. The structure-function relationships of insulin-like growth factor 1 Ec in C2C12 cells. Cell Adh Migr 2018; 12:47-55. [PMID: 28471324 DOI: 10.1080/19336918.2017.1318240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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Insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1) is a crucial growth factor, that regulates skeletal muscles development during cell growth and repair. Recently, its alternative splicing variant, named IGF1Ec, also named mechano-growth factor (MGF), has gained attentions as a new damage repair factor. However, the structure-function relationships of IGF1Ec have not been fully clarified due to contradictory reports. In this study, we systematically investigated physiologic responses of C2C12 muscle cells to IGF1Ec, IGF1 and MGF E peptide. Our data indicate that while the N-terminal sequence of IGF1Ec, which is homolog in part with IGF1, promotes proliferation; the C-terminal sequence of IGF1Ec, which is identical to MGF E, promotes differentiation and migration of C2C12 cells. Our results suggest that MGF E cannot completely replace all the functions of IGF1Ec on muscle repair and regeneration, and elucidate the relationships between structure and function of IGF1Ec.
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Affiliation(s)
- Qian Yi
- a Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology , Ministry of Education, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University , Chongqing , China.,d Department of Biomedical Engineering , The State Key Laboratory of Ultrasound Engineering in Medicine Co-founded by Chongqing and MOST, Chongqing Medical University , Chongqing , China
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- a Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology , Ministry of Education, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University , Chongqing , China.,c Department of Anesthesiology , The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University , Luzhou , Sichuan Province , China
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- a Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology , Ministry of Education, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University , Chongqing , China
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- a Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology , Ministry of Education, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University , Chongqing , China
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- a Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology , Ministry of Education, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University , Chongqing , China
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- a Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology , Ministry of Education, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University , Chongqing , China
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- b Edison Biotechnology Institute and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ohio University , Athens , OH , USA
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- a Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology , Ministry of Education, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University , Chongqing , China
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Savvani A, Petraki C, Msaouel P, Diamanti E, Xoxakos I, Koutsilieris M. IGF-IEc expression is associated with advanced clinical and pathological stage of prostate cancer. Anticancer Res 2013; 33:2441-2445. [PMID: 23749893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Recent evidence suggests a role for the insulin-like growth factor-1Ec (IGF-IEc) transcript variant in cancer biology. The aim of the present study was to investigate whether IGF-IEc expression is associated with prostate cancer stage. MATERIALS AND METHODS Formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded prostate cancer surgical specimens from 83 patients were assessed by immunohistochemistry for IGF-IEc expression. RESULTS Normal prostate epithelium was negative or demonstrated mild IGF-IEc cytoplasmic expression whereas prostate cancer exhibited mild to strong cytoplasmic immunoexpression. The mean IGF-1Ec expression, was significantly lower (p=0.004) in localized (stage ≤ IIb) prostate cancer, compared to locally advanced tumors (stage ≥ III). Only one out of 83 (1.2%) prostate cancer samples was completely negative for IGF-IEc. A weak-positive correlation was also observed between IGF-IEc expression levels and Gleason score (r=0.247; p=0.024). CONCLUSION The present data demonstrate that the expression of IGF-IEc is positively-associated with more advanced stage and higher Gleason score of prostate carcinomas.
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- Argyro Savvani
- Department of Physiology, Medical School, National and Kapodistian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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