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Ubiquitin-Specific Peptidase 5 is Involved in the Proliferation of Trophoblast Cells by Regulating Wnt/β-Catenin Signaling

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Preeclampsia (PE) is a pathologic condition in pregnant women which accounts for the inhibition of proliferation, migration and invasion of trophoblast cells. This study aimed to investigate the regulation of ubiquitin-specific peptidase 5 (USP5) on the trophoblast cells in PE. Expressions of USP5 in the placentas of PE patients and healthy donors were examined by qRT-PCR and Western blot. Hypoxia/reoxygenation (H/R) model in trophoblast cells was further established. Cell viability was examined using CCK-8 assay. Finally, the effect of overexpression and silence of USP5 using lentivirus transduction was studied. Our results showed that USP5 was lowly expressed in the placentas of PE patients as well as in H/R-induced trophoblast cells. In the experiments of overexpression, USP5 promoted the proliferation of trophoblast cells, and up-regulated the expressions of β-catenin and the downstream signals c-Myc and Cyclin D1 in trophoblast cells. On the other hand, silence of USP5 elicited the opposite results. The overexpression of USP5 in the H/R model greatly released the H/R-induced inhibition in the trophoblast cells, and moderated the down-regulation of β-catenin and c-Myc induced by H/R. We concluded that USP5 promoted the proliferation of trophoblast cells via the up-regulation of the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway.

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The study was supported by the Scientific Research Fund Project of Hebei Health and Family Planning Commission (20190471).

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    Liu Li, Guoqing Qi & Hongliang Zhao

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    Shuo Wang

  3. Department of Equipment, Hebei Medical University First Hospital, Donggang Road, Hebei, 050000, China

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Li, L., Wang, S., Wang, M. et al. Ubiquitin-Specific Peptidase 5 is Involved in the Proliferation of Trophoblast Cells by Regulating Wnt/β-Catenin Signaling. Mol Biotechnol 63, 686–693 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12033-021-00330-x

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