p42.3 promotes cell proliferation and invasion in human Renal-Cell Carcinoma

p42.3 is a tumor-specific gene and found to be over-expressed in many tumor cell lines and primary tumor tissues. It plays a significant role in neoplastic transformation and tumor progression. To date, the association between p42.3 and Renal-Cell Carcinoma (RCC) has not been reported. This study investigated the biological effects and mechanisms of p42.3 in RCC progression. In this study, we found that p42.3 is overexpressed in various kinds of RCC cells, and knockdown of p42.3 dramatically reduced cell proliferation and invasion in vitro. Our studies revealed that overexpression of p42.3 accelerates the epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) progression and induces RCC cells proliferation and invasion. Further studies show that p42.3 may involve in activation of beta-catenin and participate in RCC cell invasion. Combined, these data indicate that p42.3 contributes to promoting RCC cells proliferation and invasion through accelerates the EMT progression and beta-catenin activation.