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Yuan X, Shen G, Xiao H, Wang Z, Ma Y, Qin X. Netrin-1 and RGMa: Novel Regulators of Atherosclerosis-Related Diseases. Cardiovasc Drugs Ther 2023:10.1007/s10557-023-07478-5. [PMID: 37439909 DOI: 10.1007/s10557-023-07478-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/26/2023] [Indexed: 07/14/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUNDS Neuronal guidance proteins (NGPs) have been demonstrated to guide the elongation of neuronal axonal growth cones in the developing central nervous system. Non-neuronal functions of NGPs have also been described, especially in relation to atherosclerosis. FINDINGS Netrin-1 and repulsive guidance molecule a (RGMa) are NGPs that have been shown to regulate endothelial cell adhesion and angiogenesis, macrophage migration and apoptosis, smooth muscle cells (SMCs) phenotypic dedifferentiation and mobility, chemokine activities, and inflammatory responses during atherosclerosis initiation and progression. PURPOSES However, mechanistic studies have generated controversy about the specific role of Netrin-1 in atherosclerosis due to the diversity of its structure, receptors and cell sources, and the actions of RGMa in atherosclerosis have not been reported in previous reviews. Therefore, the current work reviews the evidence for roles of Netrin-1 and RGMa in the initiation and progression of atherosclerosis and discusses potential therapeutic targets in the future.
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- Xiaofan Yuan
- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, 1 Yixueyuan Road, Chongqing, Yuzhong District, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, 1 Yixueyuan Road, Chongqing, Yuzhong District, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, 1 Yixueyuan Road, Chongqing, Yuzhong District, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, 1 Yixueyuan Road, Chongqing, Yuzhong District, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, 1 Yixueyuan Road, Chongqing, Yuzhong District, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, 1 Yixueyuan Road, Chongqing, Yuzhong District, China.
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Ke S, Guo J, Wang Q, Shao H, He M, Li T, Qiu T, Guo J. Netrin Family Genes as Prognostic Markers and Therapeutic Targets for Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma: Netrin-4 Acts through the Wnt/β-Catenin Signaling Pathway. Cancers (Basel) 2023; 15:2816. [PMID: 37345154 DOI: 10.3390/cancers15102816] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2023] [Revised: 04/27/2023] [Accepted: 05/12/2023] [Indexed: 06/23/2023] Open
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Clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC, or KIRC) is the most common type of kidney cancer, originating within the renal cortex. The current outcomes for early diagnosis and late treatment of ccRCC are unsatisfactory. Therefore, it is important to explore tumor biomarkers and therapeutic opportunities for ccRCC. In this study, we used bioinformatics methods to systematically evaluate the expression and prognostic value of Netrin family genes in ccRCC. Through our analysis, three potential biomarkers for ccRCC were identified, namely NTNG1, NTNG2, and NTN4. Moreover, we performed in vitro and in vivo experiments to explore the possible biological roles of NTN4 and found that NTN4 could regulate ccRCC development through Wnt/β-catenin signaling. We elucidate the molecular mechanism by which NTN4 modulates β-catenin expression and nuclear translocation to inhibit ccRCC progression, providing a new theoretical basis for developing therapeutic targets for ccRCC. Thus, we suggest that Netrin-related studies may offer new directions for the diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of ccRCC patients.
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- Shuai Ke
- Department of Urology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, China
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- Department of Urology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, China
- The Department of Organ Transplantation, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, China
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- Department of Urology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, China
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- Department of Urology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, China
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- Department of Urology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, China
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- Department of Urology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, China
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- Department of Urology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, China
- The Department of Organ Transplantation, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, China
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- Department of Urology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, China
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Okada M, Takano T, Ikegawa Y, Ciesielski H, Nishida H, Yoo SK. Oncogenic stress-induced Netrin is a humoral signaling molecule that reprograms systemic metabolism in Drosophila. EMBO J 2023:e111383. [PMID: 37140455 DOI: 10.15252/embj.2022111383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2022] [Revised: 04/01/2023] [Accepted: 04/20/2023] [Indexed: 05/05/2023] Open
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Cancer exerts pleiotropic, systemic effects on organisms, leading to health deterioration and eventually to organismal death. How cancer induces systemic effects on remote organs and the organism itself still remains elusive. Here we describe a role for NetrinB (NetB), a protein with a particularly well-characterized role as a tissue-level axon guidance cue, in mediating oncogenic stress-induced organismal, metabolic reprogramming as a systemic humoral factor. In Drosophila, Ras-induced dysplastic cells upregulate and secrete NetB. Inhibition of either NetB from the transformed tissue or its receptor in the fat body suppresses oncogenic stress-induced organismal death. NetB from the dysplastic tissue remotely suppresses carnitine biosynthesis in the fat body, which is critical for acetyl-CoA generation and systemic metabolism. Supplementation of carnitine or acetyl-CoA ameliorates organismal health under oncogenic stress. This is the first identification, to our knowledge, of a role for the Netrin molecule, which has been studied extensively for its role within tissues, in humorally mediating systemic effects of local oncogenic stress on remote organs and organismal metabolism.
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- Morihiro Okada
- Physiological Genetics Laboratory, RIKEN CPR, Kobe, Japan
- Laboratory for Homeodynamics, RIKEN BDR, Kobe, Japan
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- Physiological Genetics Laboratory, RIKEN CPR, Kobe, Japan
- Laboratory for Homeodynamics, RIKEN BDR, Kobe, Japan
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- Laboratory for Homeodynamics, RIKEN BDR, Kobe, Japan
- Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Physiological Genetics Laboratory, RIKEN CPR, Kobe, Japan
- Division of Developmental Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan
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- Physiological Genetics Laboratory, RIKEN CPR, Kobe, Japan
- Division of Cell Physiology, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan
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- Physiological Genetics Laboratory, RIKEN CPR, Kobe, Japan
- Laboratory for Homeodynamics, RIKEN BDR, Kobe, Japan
- Division of Developmental Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan
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Zhang J, Luo W, Chi X, Zhang L, Ren Q, Wang H, Zhang W. IGF2BP1 silencing inhibits proliferation and induces apoptosis of high glucose-induced non-small cell lung cancer cells by regulating Netrin-1. Arch Biochem Biophys 2020; 693:108581. [PMID: 32926844 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2020.108581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2020] [Revised: 08/28/2020] [Accepted: 09/07/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) accompanied by diabetes is an important risk factor affecting the prognosis of patients with NSCLC in clinical practice. However, the effect of high glucose (HG) in the pathogenesis of NSCLC remains elusive. It has been found that the RNA-binding protein Insulin-like growth factor 2 mRNA-binding protein 1 (IGF2BP1) plays important roles in various diseases, including NSCLC and diabetes. The aim of this study was to explore the role of IGF2BP1 in HG-treated NSCLC cells, and further investigate its underlying molecular mechanism. Results showed that IGF2BP1 was highly expressed in HG-treated NSCLC cells. Knockdown of IGF2BP1 inhibited cancer cell proliferation, migration and invasion, as well as induced cell cycle arrest and apoptosis. Besides, IGF2BP1 silencing decreased the Netrin-1 level in HG-treated NSCLC cells. Reintroduction of Netrin-1 expression rescued IGF2BP1 deficiency-induced cell proliferation reduction, migration suppression, cell cycle arrest and apoptosis. These findings suggest that IGF2BP1 silencing inhibits the occurrence of tumor events through down-regulating Netrin-1 expression, indicating that the IGF2BP1/Netrin-1 axis exerts an oncogenic role in HG-treated NSCLC cells.
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- Jiawen Zhang
- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150001, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150001, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pediatrics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150001, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150001, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150001, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150001, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150001, People's Republic of China.
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The pan-cancer landscape of netrin family reveals potential oncogenic biomarkers. Sci Rep 2020; 10:5224. [PMID: 32251318 PMCID: PMC7090012 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-62117-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2019] [Accepted: 03/09/2020] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Recent cancer studies have found that the netrin family of proteins plays vital roles in the development of some cancers. However, the functions of the many variants of these proteins in cancer remain incompletely understood. In this work, we used the most comprehensive database available, including more than 10000 samples across more than 30 tumor types, to analyze the six members of the netrin family. We performed comprehensive analysis of genetic change and expression of the netrin genes and analyzed epigenetic and pathway relationships, as well as the correlation of expression of these proteins with drug sensitivity. Although the mutation rate of the netrin family is low in pan-cancer, among the tumor patients with netrin mutations, the highest number are Uterine Corpus Endometrial Carcinoma patients, accounting for 13.6% of cases (54 of 397). Interestingly, the highest mutation rate of a netrin family member is 38% for NTNG1 (152 of 397). Netrin proteins may participate in the development of endocrine-related tumors and sex hormone-targeting organ tumors. Additionally, the participation of NTNG1 and NTNG2 in various cancers shows their potential for use as new tumor markers and therapeutic targets. This analysis provides a broad molecular perspective of this protein family and suggests some new directions for the treatment of cancer.
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Yin K, Wang L, Xia Y, Dang S, Zhang X, He Z, Xu J, Shang M, Xu Z. Netrin-1 promotes cell neural invasion in gastric cancer via its receptor neogenin. J Cancer 2019; 10:3197-3207. [PMID: 31289590 PMCID: PMC6603376 DOI: 10.7150/jca.30230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2018] [Accepted: 04/30/2019] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Neural invasion (NI) is one of the important routes for local spread of gastric cancer (GC) correlated with poor prognosis. However, the exact cellular characteristics and molecular mechanisms of NI in GC are still unclear. Netrin-1(NTN1) as an axon guidance molecule was firstly found during neural system development. Importantly, NTN1 has an essential role in the progression of malignant tumor and specifically mediates the induction of invasion. In this study, we found NTN1 expression was significantly increased in 97 tumor tissues from GC patients and positively correlated with NI (p<0.05). In addition, we detected NTN1 knockdown significantly suppressed GC cells migration and invasion. Moreover, our results showed that reciprocity was observed between GC cells and neurites colonies in dorsal root ganglia (DRG)-GC cells co-culture vitro model. GC cells with NTN1 silencing could suppress their abilities to navigate along surrounding neuritis and this effect was depended on its receptor neogenin. In vivo, NTN1 inhibition also decreased GC cells sciatic nerve invasion. Taken together, our findings argue that NTN1 and its receptor neogenin might act synergistically in promoting GC cells neural invasion. Inhibiting the activity of NTN1 could be a potential strategy targeting NI in GC therapy.
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- Kai Yin
- Department of General Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China.,Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Ultrasound Diagnosis, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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Sung PJ, Rama N, Imbach J, Fiore S, Ducarouge B, Neves D, Chen HW, Bernard D, Yang PC, Bernet A, Depil S, Mehlen P. Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts Produce Netrin-1 to Control Cancer Cell Plasticity. Cancer Res 2019; 79:3651-3661. [DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-18-2952] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2018] [Revised: 02/06/2019] [Accepted: 05/10/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Jin X, Luan H, Chai H, Yan L, Zhang J, Wang Q, Cao L. Netrin‑1 interference potentiates epithelial‑to‑mesenchymal transition through the PI3K/AKT pathway under the hypoxic microenvironment conditions of non‑small cell lung cancer. Int J Oncol 2019; 54:1457-1465. [PMID: 30968155 DOI: 10.3892/ijo.2019.4716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2018] [Accepted: 01/08/2019] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Netrin‑1 is overexpressed in several types of cancer. However, whether netrin‑1 can potentiate hypoxia‑induced tumor progression in lung cancer has not been reported to date. Thus, the objective of the present study was to investigate whether netrin‑1 regulates cancer cell migration and invasion under hypoxic conditions in lung cancer and explore the underlying mechanism. A three‑dimensional microfluidic chip was used to observe real‑time changes in cancer cells, and cobalt chloride (CoCl2) was used to simulate a hypoxic microenvironment. Netrin‑1 siRNA was employed in the A549 and PC9 cell lines to downregulate the expression of netrin‑1. Microfluidic chip, wound healing and Transwell assays were used to examine cell migration and invasion. The expression levels of E‑cadherin and vimentin were detected by western blotting. The data demonstrated that netrin‑1 mediated epithelial‑to‑mesenchymal transition (EMT) of A549 and PC9 cells in vitro, which may be associated with the phosphoinositide 3 kinase/AKT pathway. This effect of netrin‑1 on the EMT was not observed in the normoxic microenvironment. In this retrospective study, netrin‑1 concentrations were evaluated in serum obtained from patients with non‑small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and compared with healthy control samples by quantitative enzyme‑linked immunosorbent analysis. The serum concentration of netrin‑1 was found to be significantly higher in NSCLC patients compared with that in healthy donors. Taken together, the findings of the present study highlight a novel role for netrin‑1 in tumor development under hypoxia in NSCLC and provide further evidence for the use of netrin‑1 as a therapeutic target.
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- Xiayun Jin
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Τhe Second Hospital Affiliated to Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning 116027, P.R. China
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Τhe Second Hospital Affiliated to Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning 116027, P.R. China
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Τhe Second Hospital Affiliated to Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning 116027, P.R. China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Τhe Second Hospital Affiliated to Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning 116027, P.R. China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Τhe Second Hospital Affiliated to Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning 116027, P.R. China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Τhe Second Hospital Affiliated to Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning 116027, P.R. China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Τhe Second Hospital Affiliated to Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning 116027, P.R. China
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Zhang Y, Chen P, Di G, Qi X, Zhou Q, Gao H. Netrin-1 promotes diabetic corneal wound healing through molecular mechanisms mediated via the adenosine 2B receptor. Sci Rep 2018; 8:5994. [PMID: 29662125 PMCID: PMC5902612 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-24506-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2017] [Accepted: 04/03/2018] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Netrins are secreted chemoattractants with the roles in axon guidance, cell migration and epithelial plasticity. In the present study, we investigated the roles of netrin-1 in the regulation of corneal epithelial wound healing, inflammation response and nerve fiber regeneration in diabetic mice and cultured corneal epithelial cells. In diabetic mice, the expression of netrin-1 was decreased when compared with that of normal mice. Furthermore, high glucose blocked the wounding-induced up-regulation of netrin-1 expression in corneal epithelial cells. Exogenous netrin-1 promoted the corneal epithelial wound healing in diabetic mice, and facilitated the proliferation and migration by reactivating the phosphorylation of ERK and EGFR in high-glucose treated corneal epithelial cells. Moreover, netrin-1 decreased the neutrophil infiltration and promoted M2 macrophage transition, accompanied with the attenuated expression of pro-inflammatory factors in diabetic mouse corneal epithelium. The promotions of netrin-1 on corneal epithelial wound healing and inflammation resolution were mediated at least through the adenosine 2B receptor. In addition, netrin-1 promoted the regeneration of corneal nerve fibers that was impaired in diabetic mice. Taken together, netrin-1 regulates corneal epithelial wound healing, inflammation response and nerve fiber regeneration in diabetic mice, indicating the potential application for the therapy of diabetic keratopathy.
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- Yangyang Zhang
- School of Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Jinan-Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, China.,State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Shandong Eye Institute, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Qingdao, China
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- State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Shandong Eye Institute, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Qingdao, China
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- State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Shandong Eye Institute, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Qingdao, China
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- State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Shandong Eye Institute, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Qingdao, China
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- State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Shandong Eye Institute, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Qingdao, China.
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- State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Shandong Eye Institute, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Qingdao, China.
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Sato Y, Matsuo A, Kudoh S, Fang L, Hasegawa K, Shinmyo Y, Ito T. Expression of Draxin in Lung Carcinomas. Acta Histochem Cytochem 2018; 51:53-62. [PMID: 29622850 PMCID: PMC5880803 DOI: 10.1267/ahc.17035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2017] [Accepted: 01/16/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Guidance molecules, such as Netrin-1, and their receptors have important roles in controlling axon pathfinding, modulate biological activities of various cancer cells, and may be a useful target for cancer therapy. Dorsal repulsive axon guidance protein (Draxin) is a novel guidance molecule that binds not only common guidance molecule receptors with Netrin-1, but also directly binds the EGF domain of Netrin-1 through a 22-amino-acid peptide (22aa). By immunostaining, Draxin was positively expressed in small cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma (ADC), and squamous cell carcinoma of the lung. In addition, western blot analysis revealed that Draxin was expressed in all histological types of lung cancer cell lines examined. Knockdown of Draxin in an ADC cell line H358 resulted in altered expression of molecules associated with proliferation and apoptosis. The Ki-67 labeling index of Draxin-knockdown ADC cells was increased compared to that of control ADC cells. In H358 cells, treatment of 22aa induced phosphorylation of histone H3, but did not change apoptosis-associated enzymes. These data suggest that Draxin might be involved in cell proliferation and apoptosis in lung adenocarcinoma cells.
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- Younosuke Sato
- Department of Pathology and Experimental Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University
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- Department of Pathology and Experimental Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University
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- Department of Pathology and Experimental Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University
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- Department of Pathology and Experimental Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University
- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University
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- Center for Instrumental Analysis, Kyoto Pharmaceutical University
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- Department of Biophysical Genetics, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kanazawa University
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- Department of Pathology and Experimental Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University
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Netrin-1 promotes metastasis of gastric cancer by regulating YAP activity. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2018; 496:76-82. [PMID: 29305865 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2017.12.170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2017] [Accepted: 12/31/2017] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Yes-associated protein (YAP) is a major downstream molecular of the Hippo pathway, which plays important role in cancer development. Netrin-1 conveys oncogenic activity in many types of malignant tumors. However, the downstream signaling of netrin-1 mediating its oncogenic effects in gastric cancer (GC) is not well defined. Here, we aim to investigate the role of netrin-1 in metastasis potential of GC by regulating YAP. In this study, we showed that netrin-1 inhibition significantly decreased migration and invasion abilities of GC cells, while netrin-1 overexpression effectively reversed this effect. We also demonstrated that netrin-1 upregulated YAP expression via its transmembrane receptor neogenin. Furthermore, our in vitro and in vivo results showed that the effect of netrin-1 on GC cells migration and invasion abilities was regulated by YAP. Collectively, our results defined netrin-1 as a positive regulator of malignant tumor metastasis in GC by activating the YAP signaling, with potential implications for new approaches to GC therapy.
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Kefeli U, Ucuncu Kefeli A, Cabuk D, Isik U, Sonkaya A, Acikgoz O, Ozden E, Uygun K. Netrin-1 in cancer: Potential biomarker and therapeutic target? Tumour Biol 2017; 39:1010428317698388. [PMID: 28443497 DOI: 10.1177/1010428317698388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Netrin-1, a laminin-related protein, is known to be involved in the nervous system development. Recently, Netrin-1's involvement in other processes such as cell adhesion, motility, proliferation, and differentiation that are important for the development of epithelial tissues has been described. In addition, Netrin-1 and its receptors, deleted in colorectal cancer and uncoordinated-5 homolog, have been linked to apoptosis and angiogenesis. Since these properties are essential for tumor development, Netrin-1 and its receptors have been reported to promote tumorigenesis in many types of cancers. Here, we review the Netrin-1 mediated regulation of cancer, its potential use as a biomarker, and the targeting of the Netrin-1 pathway to treat cancers.
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- Umut Kefeli
- 1 Department of Medical Oncology, Kocaeli University School of Medicine, Kocaeli, Turkey
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- 1 Department of Medical Oncology, Kocaeli University School of Medicine, Kocaeli, Turkey
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- 1 Department of Medical Oncology, Kocaeli University School of Medicine, Kocaeli, Turkey
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- 1 Department of Medical Oncology, Kocaeli University School of Medicine, Kocaeli, Turkey
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- 1 Department of Medical Oncology, Kocaeli University School of Medicine, Kocaeli, Turkey
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- 1 Department of Medical Oncology, Kocaeli University School of Medicine, Kocaeli, Turkey
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- 1 Department of Medical Oncology, Kocaeli University School of Medicine, Kocaeli, Turkey
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Yin K, Wang L, Zhang X, He Z, Xia Y, Xu J, Wei S, Li B, Li Z, Sun G, Li Q, Xu H, Xu Z. Netrin-1 promotes gastric cancer cell proliferation and invasion via the receptor neogenin through PI3K/AKT signaling pathway. Oncotarget 2017; 8:51177-51189. [PMID: 28881639 PMCID: PMC5584240 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.17750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2017] [Accepted: 04/27/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Netrin-1 is a laminin-related protein found to promote proliferation and invasion in multiple types of cancers. Recent studies have identified the function role of netrin-1 in several cancers; however, the influence of netrin-1 in human gastric cancer(GC) remains largely unknown. In this study, we found netrin-1 was upregulated in human GC tissues, where its expression correlated inversely with cancer stage and lymph node metastasis. We detected netrin-1 and its receptor knockdown significantly suppressed GC cells proliferation and invasion, while overexpression netrin-1 reversed these effects. Xenografted analyses using GC cells displayed significantly inhibition of tumor growth and metastasis by netrin-1 depletion. Furthermore, we identified that netrin-1 as a regulator of PI3K/AKT pathway to modulate GC cells proliferation and invasion abilities via its receptor neogenin. Taken together, our findings argued that netrin-1 and its receptor neogenin might act synergistically in promoting GC cells proliferation and invasion through the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway. It is conceivable that netrin-1 could be new therapeutic target to GC therapy.
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- Kai Yin
- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.,Department of General Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.,Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Wuhu No.2 People 's Hospital, Wuhu, Anhui, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.,Collaborative Innovation Center For Cancer Personalized Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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Chen H, Chen Q, Luo Q. Expression of netrin-1 by hypoxia contributes to the invasion and migration of prostate carcinoma cells by regulating YAP activity. Exp Cell Res 2016; 349:302-309. [PMID: 27815019 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2016.10.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2016] [Revised: 10/17/2016] [Accepted: 10/29/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
Abstract
Hypoxia is a hallmark of solid tumor growth microenvironment and appropriates the major contributor for the failure and poor prognosis of clinical tumor treatment, including prostate cancer (PCa). Ectopic expression of netrin-1 is reportedly associated with the progression of several carcinomas. Here, we aimed to investigate the role of netrin-1 in hypoxic metastasis potential of prostate carcinoma. Here, hypoxia induced the up-regulation of netrin-1 mRNA and protein expression in prostate cancer cell lines PC3 and DU145. Importantly, knockdown of netrin-1 dramatically suppressed cell invasion, migration and epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) of PC3 and DU145 cells under hypoxia. Furthermore, hypoxia treatment increased the activity of Yes-associated protein (YAP) by increasing YAP expression in the nucleus and inhibiting p-YAP levels. However, YAP activation was notably restrained following netrin-1 down-regulation. Interestingly, interrupting YAP expression attenuated hypoxia-triggered cell invasion, migration and EMT of DU145 cells. More importantly, restoring YAP expression strikingly antagonized the inhibitory effects of netrin-1 decrease on the metastatic potential of prostate cancer cells. Together, these results indicate that netrin-1 may function as a positive regulator of hypoxia-triggered malignant behavior in PCa by activating the YAP signaling. Accordingly, netrin-1 could be a promising therapeutic agent against prostate carcinoma.
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- Haiwen Chen
- Department of Urology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710004, PR China
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- Department of Urology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710004, PR China.
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- Department of Urology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710004, PR China
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Denny SK, Yang D, Chuang CH, Brady JJ, Lim JS, Grüner BM, Chiou SH, Schep AN, Baral J, Hamard C, Antoine M, Wislez M, Kong CS, Connolly AJ, Park KS, Sage J, Greenleaf WJ, Winslow MM. Nfib Promotes Metastasis through a Widespread Increase in Chromatin Accessibility. Cell 2016; 166:328-342. [PMID: 27374332 PMCID: PMC5004630 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2016.05.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 243] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2016] [Revised: 05/09/2016] [Accepted: 05/16/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
Abstract
Metastases are the main cause of cancer deaths, but the mechanisms underlying metastatic progression remain poorly understood. We isolated pure populations of cancer cells from primary tumors and metastases from a genetically engineered mouse model of human small cell lung cancer (SCLC) to investigate the mechanisms that drive the metastatic spread of this lethal cancer. Genome-wide characterization of chromatin accessibility revealed the opening of large numbers of distal regulatory elements across the genome during metastatic progression. These changes correlate with copy number amplification of the Nfib locus, and differentially accessible sites were highly enriched for Nfib transcription factor binding sites. Nfib is necessary and sufficient to increase chromatin accessibility at a large subset of the intergenic regions. Nfib promotes pro-metastatic neuronal gene expression programs and drives the metastatic ability of SCLC cells. The identification of widespread chromatin changes during SCLC progression reveals an unexpected global reprogramming during metastatic progression.
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- Sarah K Denny
- Biophysics Program, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Cancer Biology Program, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Cancer Biology Program, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Service de Pneumologie, Hôpital Tenon-APHP, Université Paris 6 Pierre et Marie Curie, 75020 Paris, France
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- Service de Pneumologie, Hôpital Tenon-APHP, Université Paris 6 Pierre et Marie Curie, 75020 Paris, France
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- Service de Pneumologie, Hôpital Tenon-APHP, Université Paris 6 Pierre et Marie Curie, 75020 Paris, France
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- Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
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- Cancer Biology Program, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA; Department of Genetics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA; Stanford Cancer Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA; Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Biophysics Program, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA; Department of Genetics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA; Department of Applied Physics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
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- Cancer Biology Program, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA; Department of Genetics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA; Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA; Stanford Cancer Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
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Morrissey MA, Jayadev R, Miley GR, Blebea CA, Chi Q, Ihara S, Sherwood DR. SPARC Promotes Cell Invasion In Vivo by Decreasing Type IV Collagen Levels in the Basement Membrane. PLoS Genet 2016; 12:e1005905. [PMID: 26926673 PMCID: PMC4771172 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1005905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2015] [Accepted: 02/07/2016] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
Abstract
Overexpression of SPARC, a collagen-binding glycoprotein, is strongly associated with tumor invasion through extracellular matrix in many aggressive cancers. SPARC regulates numerous cellular processes including integrin-mediated cell adhesion, cell signaling pathways, and extracellular matrix assembly; however, the mechanism by which SPARC promotes cell invasion in vivo remains unclear. A main obstacle in understanding SPARC function has been the difficulty of visualizing and experimentally examining the dynamic interactions between invasive cells, extracellular matrix and SPARC in native tissue environments. Using the model of anchor cell invasion through the basement membrane (BM) extracellular matrix in Caenorhabditis elegans, we find that SPARC overexpression is highly pro-invasive and rescues BM transmigration in mutants with defects in diverse aspects of invasion, including cell polarity, invadopodia formation, and matrix metalloproteinase expression. By examining BM assembly, we find that overexpression of SPARC specifically decreases levels of BM type IV collagen, a crucial structural BM component. Reduction of type IV collagen mimicked SPARC overexpression and was sufficient to promote invasion. Tissue-specific overexpression and photobleaching experiments revealed that SPARC acts extracellularly to inhibit collagen incorporation into BM. By reducing endogenous SPARC, we also found that SPARC functions normally to traffic collagen from its site of synthesis to tissues that do not express collagen. We propose that a surplus of SPARC disrupts extracellular collagen trafficking and reduces BM collagen incorporation, thus weakening the BM barrier and dramatically enhancing its ability to be breached by invasive cells.
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- Meghan A Morrissey
- Department of Biology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Department of Biology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Department of Biology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Department of Biology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Department of Biology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Multicellular Organization Laboratory, National Institute of Genetics,Yata, Mishima, Japan
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- Department of Biology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
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