Abstract. Docosahexaenoic acid (DHa), the main member of the omega-3 essential fatty acid family, has been shown to reduce the invasion of the triple-negative breast cancer cell line MDa-MB-231, but the mechanism involved remains unclear. In the present study, a proteomic approach was used to define changes in protein expression induced by DHa. Proteins from crude membrane preparations of MDa-MB-231 cells treated with 100 µM DHa were separated by two-dimensional electrophoresis (2-De) and differentially expressed proteins were identified using MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry. The main changes observed were the upregulation of Keratin, type Ⅱ cytoskeletal 1 (KRT1), catalase and lamin-A/C. immunocytochemistry analyses confirmed the increase in Krt1 induced by DHa. furthermore, in vitro invasion assays showed that sirna against Krt1 was able to reverse the DHa-induced inhibition of breast cancer cell invasion. in conclusion, Krt1 is involved in the anti-invasive activity of DHa in breast cancer cells.
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