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Cx32 Cellular Localization Is Related to Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition in Breast Cells - Cytology and Genetics

Abstract Connexins (Cx) play both gap junction-related and -independent roles in cells, and their localization is essential for their function in cellular processes. Besides membrane localization, connexins can also be localized to the cytoplasm and nucleus, especially in cancer cells. The differential localization of connexins including Cx32 was observed in different stages of cancers. Cx32 was upregulated and observed in cytoplasms of cells in lymph-node metastasis of breast cancer samples compared to primary tumors. However, the significance of the increase in Cx32 expression and alteration of Cx32 cellular localization in epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is not known. To determine if Cx32 overexpression and/or localization over one week would induce the EMT process, we first examined the cellular localization of Cx32 in MCF10A and MDA-MB-231 cells at different time points using Western blot and RT-PCR as well as immunostaining with confocal microscopy. Then, we correlated the changes of Cx32 expression and localization with EMT marker expression. We showed that Cx32 had altered cellular localization and Cx32 overexpression increased Slug levels while it reduced E-cadherin and Snail expression in MDA-MB-231 for 7 days. In contrast, E-cadherin and Vimentin were reduced in MCF10A-Cx32 cells compared with controls over 7 days, and the expression pattern for nuclear Cx32 and Zeb2 was following similar pattern in MCF10A cells. Our results suggest a previously unknown time-dependent relation between Cx32 and the regulation of the EMT process.