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Additionally, we aimed to confirm that FURIN and\/or site 1 protease (MBTPS1) cleave soluble ATP6AP2 (sATP6AP2) in BeWo choriocarcinoma cells and determine whether sATP6AP2 levels reflect the cellular profile of choriocarcinomas. BeWo choriocarcinoma cells were treated with ATP6AP2 siRNA, FURIN siRNA, DEC-RVKR-CMK (to inhibit FURIN activity), or PF 429242 (to inhibit MBTPS1 activity). Cells were also treated with forskolin, to induce syncytialisation, or vehicle and incubated for 48 h before collection of cells and supernatants. Syncytialisation was assessed by measuring hCG secretion (by ELISA) and E-cadherin protein levels (by immunoblot and immunocytochemistry). Cellular invasion was measured using the xCELLigence real-time cell analysis system and secreted sATP6AP2 levels measured by ELISA. Forskolin successfully induced syncytialisation and significantly increased both BeWo choriocarcinoma cell invasion (P &amp;lt; 0.0001) and sATP6AP2 levels (P\u2009=\u20090.02). 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