In addition, migration and invasion-associated proteins (E-cadherin, matrix metalloproteinase-2 [MMP-2], and MMP-9) and epithelial mesenchymal transition markers (N-cadherin, vimentin, snail, and slug) were also regulated by FGF5 siRNA treatment.
Here we demonstrate that ectopic overexpression of FGF5 in human melanoma cells with low endogenous FGF5 expression increased clonogenicity and invasion but not short-term growth <i>in vitro</i>.
The bone metastasis-related genes encode secretory and cell surface proteins implicated in bone-homing (CXCR4), angiogenesis (CTGF and FGF5), invasion (MMP-1 and ADAMTS1), and osteoclast recruitment (IL11).
We also showed that overexpression of FGF5 could partially antagonize the suppressive effects of miR-567 on OS cell proliferation, migration and invasion.