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ArticleJournal of endocrinological investigation2025

Estrogen enhances the proliferation, migration, and invasion of papillary thyroid carcinoma via the ERα/KRT19 signaling axis.

Z M Song, Y D Wang, F Chai, J Zhang, S Lv, J X Wang, Y Xi

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Z M SongDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Jinzhou Medical University, No. 2, Section 5, Heping Road, Linghe District, Jinzhou, Liaoning Province, 121002, China.
Y D WangDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Jinzhou Medical University, No. 2, Section 5, Heping Road, Linghe District, Jinzhou, Liaoning Province, 121002, China.
F ChaiThyroid Surgery Department, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, China.
J ZhangDepartment of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, China.
S LvChangchun Infection Disease Hospital, Changchun, China.
J X WangShenbei New District Health and Wellness Supervision Center, Shenyang, China.
Y XiDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Jinzhou Medical University, No. 2, Section 5, Heping Road, Linghe District, Jinzhou, Liaoning Province, 121002, China. yuexi_xy@163.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0004-2695-7502

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Liaoning Provincial Science and Technology Department Project 2022JH2/101300059
6 · The paper itself

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backgroundEstrogen is thought to be the reason for the higher prevalence of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) in fertile women; however, more study is required to completely comprehend how estrogen affects PTC development at the cellular level. Therefore, we combined Oxford Nanopore Technologies (ONT) sequencing to explore molecular markers of PTC and to investigate the molecular mechanisms by which estrogen promotes PTC development.

methodsThe expression levels of ESR1 (ERα) and KRT19 in normal thyroid tissues and cancer tissues as well as in different cancer stages, races, genders, age groups, histological subtypes and nodular metastasis status of the TCGA database were analyzed online by Ualcan; the relationship between ESR1, KRT19 and the survival of THCA patients was analyzed. A PTC xenograft tumor model was established. An ERα specific inhibitor (MPP) was administered and an EDU cell proliferation assay was used to verify the effect of estrogen on PTC proliferation. KRT19 was knocked down in KTC-1 cells, and the proliferation, migration, and invasion abilities of PTC cells were determined using CCK-8, immunofluorescence labeling, Western blot for EMT-related proteins, scratch assay, and Transwell assay. The role of ERα in relation to KRT19 was investigated by Western blot and immunofluorescence. The effects of ERα/KRT19 signaling axis on the proliferation, migration and invasion ability of PTC cells were evaluated using EDU cell proliferation assay and Transwell. Using ONT sequencing, 15 pairs of PTC tissue and paracancer tissue samples were collected. A PPI network was constructed to validate the differential expression of KRT19 in combination with biosignature analysis, and the protein interaction between KRT19 and ESR1 was verified using STRING.

resultsUalcan showed that the expression of ESR1 and KRT19 was higher in THCA tissues than in normal thyroid tissues. E2 activation of ERα promoted the growth of PTC cells and tissues. si-KRT19 inhibited the proliferation, migration and invasion of PTC cells. KRT19 together with ERα formed the ERα/KRT19 signaling axis. E2 activation of the ERα/KRT19 signaling axis promoted the proliferation, migration, and invasion of PTC cells. ONT sequencing and STRING website verified that KRT19 is significantly differentially expressed in PTC and that ESR1 and KRT19 have protein interactions and are related to the estrogen signaling pathway.

conclusionsUsing public databases, RNA sequencing, and bioinformatics, we discovered that E2 stimulates the ERα/KRT19 signaling axis to stimulate PTC proliferation, migration, and invasion.

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Estrogen Receptor alphaEstrogensKeratin-19Thyroid Cancer, PapillaryThyroid NeoplasmsAnimalsCell MovementCell ProliferationFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMaleMiceMiddle AgedNeoplasm InvasivenessSignal TransductionESR1 protein, humanEstrogen Receptor alphaEstrogensKeratin-19KRT19 protein, humanERα/KRT19 signaling axisEstrogenKRT19ONT sequencingPapillary thyroid carcinomaTCGA

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PMCPMC11876195

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