Rūta Curkūnavičiūtė

Ms. Rūta Curkūnavičiūtė


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Academic Career Length

8Years (2019-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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IVIndrė Valiulytė-Simaitė
Indrė Valiulytė-Simaitė
RCRūta Curkūnavičiūtė
Rūta Curkūnavičiūtė
LRLaura Ribokaitė
Laura Ribokaitė
AKArunas Kazlauskas
Arunas Kazlauskas
MVMonika Vaitkevičiūtė
Monika Vaitkevičiūtė
Angelija ValančiūtėAngelija Valančiūtė
Angelija Valančiūtė
Sema3C protein, a member of the class 3 family of secreted semaphorins, play an important role in tumor development by regulating cell proliferation, migration, invasion, and angiogenesis processes. Depending on the type and malignancy grade of the tumor, Sema3C function remains controversial. In this study, we constructed a stably overexpressing Sema3C glioblastoma cell line U87 MG and tested it on the chicken embryo chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) model with the aim to reveal Sema3C protein function on angiogenesis process in ovo. Our experiments showed that Sema3C not only affects angiogenesis of CAM by inhibiting neovascularization but also acts as an anti-tumorigenic molecule by hampering U87 MG cell invasion into mesenchyme. The effects of Sema3C on CAM were similar to the effects of anti-epileptic drug sodium valproate (NaVP). Both, anti-angiogenic and anti-tumorigenic activities of Sema3C were enhanced by the treatment of NaVP and, importantly, were not attributed to the cytotoxic effects. Our studies suggest that Sema3C could be a promising target for glioblastoma treatment.