Down-regulation of PRR11 affects the proliferation, migration and invasion of osteosarcoma by inhibiting the Wnt/β-catenin pathway

Purpose: This study aim to explore the effect of down-regulation of PRR11 (proline-rich protein 11) on the proliferation, invasion, migration, Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway and EMT of osteosarcoma cells. Methods: Immunohistochemical staining, fluorescent quantitative PCR and western blotting were used to detect the expression level of PRR11 in osteosarcoma tissues and osteosarcoma cells. After SiRNA down-regulated the expression level of PRR11, CCK8 was used to detect cell proliferation ability, Transwell chamber to detect cell invasion ability, scratch test to detect cell migration ability, and flow cytometry to detect cell apoptosis. Western blotting was used to detect the expression levels of wnt/β-catenin pathway related proteins and key epithelial-mesenchymal transition proteins. Results: PRR11 is highly expressed in osteosarcoma tissues, and its expression level is related to tumor size, Enneking stage of tumor, lymph node metastasis and patient prognosis. The low expression of PRR11 can inhibit the proliferation, migration and invasion of osteosarcoma cells, and promote apoptosis. Down-regulating the expression of PRR11 will inhibit the expression of Wnt pathway related proteins β-catenin and p-GSK-3β, enhance the expression of p-β-catenin, GSK-3β, and increase the expression of downstream genes CyclinD1 and c-Myc in the Wnt pathway. At the same time, the expression of PRR11 was down-regulated, the epithelial marker E-cadherin was significantly increased, and the expression levels of mesenchymal markers Vimentin and Fibronectin were significantly reduced. Conclusion: Down-regulation of PRR11 can inhibit the proliferation, migration and invasion of osteosarcoma cells, and its mechanism may be related to down-regulation of PRR11 to inhibit the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway and thus prevent the EMT process. Therefore, PRR11 may be used as an oncogene to promote the occurrence and development of osteosarcoma, and is a potential prognostic indicator and therapeutic target in osteosarcoma.