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Arnold L, Yap M, Jackson L, Barry M, Ly T, Morrison A, Gomez JP, Washburn MP, Standing D, Yellapu NK, Li L, Umar S, Anant S, Thomas SM. DCLK1-Mediated Regulation of Invadopodia Dynamics and Matrix Metalloproteinase Trafficking Drives Invasive Progression in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2024:2024.04.06.588339. [PMID: 38645056 PMCID: PMC11030349 DOI: 10.1101/2024.04.06.588339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/23/2024]
Abstract
Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is a major health concern due to its high mortality from poor treatment responses and locoregional tumor invasion into life sustaining structures in the head and neck. A deeper comprehension of HNSCC invasion mechanisms holds the potential to inform targeted therapies that may enhance patient survival. We previously reported that doublecortin like kinase 1 (DCLK1) regulates invasion of HNSCC cells. Here, we tested the hypothesis that DCLK1 regulates proteins within invadopodia to facilitate HNSCC invasion. Invadopodia are specialized subcellular protrusions secreting matrix metalloproteinases that degrade the extracellular matrix (ECM). Through a comprehensive proteome analysis comparing DCLK1 control and shDCLK1 conditions, our findings reveal that DCLK1 plays a pivotal role in regulating proteins that orchestrate cytoskeletal and ECM remodeling, contributing to cell invasion. Further, we demonstrate in TCGA datasets that DCLK1 levels correlate with increasing histological grade and lymph node metastasis. We identified higher expression of DCLK1 in the leading edge of HNSCC tissue. Knockdown of DCLK1 in HNSCC reduced the number of invadopodia, cell adhesion and colony formation. Using super resolution microscopy, we demonstrate localization of DCLK1 in invadopodia and colocalization with mature invadopodia markers TKS4, TKS5, cortactin and MT1-MMP. We carried out phosphoproteomics and validated using immunofluorescence and proximity ligation assays, the interaction between DCLK1 and motor protein KIF16B. Pharmacological inhibition or knockdown of DCLK1 reduced interaction with KIF16B, secretion of MMPs, and cell invasion. This research unveils a novel function of DCLK1 within invadopodia to regulate the trafficking of matrix degrading cargo. The work highlights the impact of targeting DCLK1 to inhibit locoregional invasion, a life-threatening attribute of HNSCC.
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- Levi Arnold
- Department of Cancer Biology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas 66160, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas 66160, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas 66160, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas 66160, USA
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- Department of Cancer Biology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas 66160, USA
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- Department of Cancer Biology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas 66160, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas 66160, USA
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- Department of Cancer Biology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas 66160, USA
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- Department of Cancer Biology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas 66160, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics and Data Science, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas 66160, USA
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- Stowers Institute, Kansas City, Kansas, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas 66160, USA
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- Department of Cancer Biology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas 66160, USA
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- Department of Cancer Biology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas 66160, USA
- Department of Otolaryngology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas 66160, USA
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Dutta S, Sen S. Preparation and Characterization of Collagen-Hyaluronic Acid (Col-HA) Matrices: In Vitro Mimics of the Tumor Microenvironment. Methods Mol Biol 2024; 2747:131-139. [PMID: 38038937 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-3589-6_11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2023]
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Collagen-I (Col) and hyaluronic acid (HA) are two of the most important extracellular matrix (ECM) components. While collagen serves as the main structural feature of the ECM and is an important ligand for integrin-based adhesions, HA acts as a ligand for the transmembrane glycoprotein CD44. However, most studies on cancer invasion utilize 3D collagen matrices, thereby ignoring the importance of HA-CD44 interactions. Here, we describe the process of fabricating Col-HA gels with varying Col/HA ratios, which can be used to suitably mimic the tumor microenvironment.
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- Sarbajeet Dutta
- Department of Biosciences & Bioengineering, IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Biosciences & Bioengineering, IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India.
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Zhuge H, Ge Z, Wang J, Yao J, He J, Wang Y, Wang Y, Tang Y. The Tandem of Liquid Chromatography and Network Pharmacology for the Chemical Profiling of Pule'an Tablets and the Prediction of Mechanism of Action in Treating Prostatitis. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2023; 17:56. [PMID: 38256890 PMCID: PMC10821205 DOI: 10.3390/ph17010056] [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: 11/30/2023] [Revised: 12/25/2023] [Accepted: 12/25/2023] [Indexed: 01/24/2024] Open
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Prostatitis, a prevalent urinary tract disorder in males, has a complex etiology that leads to severe clinical discomfort. Pule'an Tablets, a classic single-component formulation primarily based on rapeseed pollen, have been clinically proven to have a beneficial therapeutic effect on both prostatitis and benign prostatic hyperplasia. However, there is currently a lack of research on the chemical composition and mechanisms of action of Pule'an Tablets in treating prostatitis. In this study, using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS), a total of 53 compounds in Pule'an Tablets were identified, including flavonoids, phenylpropionamides, lipids, glucosinolates, and nucleic acids. Subsequently, through a network pharmacology analysis, potential target genes and their mechanisms of action were predicted accordingly. The results suggested that genes such as LPAR5, LPAR6, LPAR4, LPAR3, LPAR2, LPAR1, F2, ENPP2, MMP9, and TNF, along with pathways like prostate cancer, endocrine resistance, bladder cancer, and the IL-17 signaling pathway, may represent potential pathways involved in the therapeutic effects of Pule'an Tablets. This study represents the first systematic investigation into the chemical composition of Pule'an Tablets, shedding light on the potential mechanisms underlying their efficacy in treating prostatitis. These findings could serve as a valuable reference for future pharmacological research on Pule'an Tablets.
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- Hui Zhuge
- Pharmaceutical Informatics Institute, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China; (H.Z.); (Y.W.)
- Innovation Institute for Artificial Intelligence in Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- Analysis Center of Agrobiology and Environment Sciences & Institute of Agrobiology and Environment Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China; (Z.G.); (J.W.)
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- Analysis Center of Agrobiology and Environment Sciences & Institute of Agrobiology and Environment Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China; (Z.G.); (J.W.)
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- Zhejiang CONBA Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Hangzhou 310052, China; (J.Y.); (J.H.)
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Pharmaceutical Technology, Hangzhou 310052, China
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- Zhejiang CONBA Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Hangzhou 310052, China; (J.Y.); (J.H.)
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Pharmaceutical Technology, Hangzhou 310052, China
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- Pharmaceutical Informatics Institute, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China; (H.Z.); (Y.W.)
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- Pharmaceutical Informatics Institute, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China; (H.Z.); (Y.W.)
- Innovation Institute for Artificial Intelligence in Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- Pharmaceutical Informatics Institute, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China; (H.Z.); (Y.W.)
- Innovation Institute for Artificial Intelligence in Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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Jones D, Whitehead CA, Dinevska M, Widodo SS, Furst LM, Morokoff AP, Kaye AH, Drummond KJ, Mantamadiotis T, Stylli SS. Repurposing FDA-approved drugs as inhibitors of therapy-induced invadopodia activity in glioblastoma cells. Mol Cell Biochem 2023; 478:1251-1267. [PMID: 36302993 PMCID: PMC10164021 DOI: 10.1007/s11010-022-04584-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2021] [Accepted: 10/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most prevalent primary central nervous system tumour in adults. The lethality of GBM lies in its highly invasive, infiltrative, and neurologically destructive nature resulting in treatment failure, tumour recurrence and death. Even with current standard of care treatment with surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy, surviving tumour cells invade throughout the brain. We have previously shown that this invasive phenotype is facilitated by actin-rich, membrane-based structures known as invadopodia. The formation and matrix degrading activity of invadopodia is enhanced in GBM cells that survive treatment. Drug repurposing provides a means of identifying new therapeutic applications for existing drugs without the need for discovery or development and the associated time for clinical implementation. We investigate several FDA-approved agents for their ability to act as both cytotoxic agents in reducing cell viability and as 'anti-invadopodia' agents in GBM cell lines. Based on their cytotoxicity profile, three agents were selected, bortezomib, everolimus and fludarabine, to test their effect on GBM cell invasion. All three drugs reduced radiation/temozolomide-induced invadopodia activity, in addition to reducing GBM cell viability. These drugs demonstrate efficacious properties warranting further investigation with the potential to be implemented as part of the treatment regime for GBM.
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- Dylan Jones
- Level 5, Clinical Sciences Building, Department of Surgery, The University of Melbourne, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, VIC, 3050, Australia
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- Level 5, Clinical Sciences Building, Department of Surgery, The University of Melbourne, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, VIC, 3050, Australia
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- Level 5, Clinical Sciences Building, Department of Surgery, The University of Melbourne, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, VIC, 3050, Australia
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, 3010, Australia
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, 3010, Australia
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- Level 5, Clinical Sciences Building, Department of Surgery, The University of Melbourne, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, VIC, 3050, Australia
- Department of Neurosurgery, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, VIC, 3050, Australia
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- Level 5, Clinical Sciences Building, Department of Surgery, The University of Melbourne, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, VIC, 3050, Australia
- Hadassah University Medical Centre, 91120, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Level 5, Clinical Sciences Building, Department of Surgery, The University of Melbourne, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, VIC, 3050, Australia
- Department of Neurosurgery, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, VIC, 3050, Australia
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- Level 5, Clinical Sciences Building, Department of Surgery, The University of Melbourne, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, VIC, 3050, Australia
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, 3010, Australia
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- Level 5, Clinical Sciences Building, Department of Surgery, The University of Melbourne, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, VIC, 3050, Australia.
- Department of Neurosurgery, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, VIC, 3050, Australia.
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Nguyen DT, Pedro DI, Pepe A, Rosa JG, Bowman JI, Trachsel L, Golde GR, Suzuki I, Lavrador JM, Nguyen NTY, Kis MA, Smolchek RA, Diodati N, Liu R, Phillpot SR, Webber AR, Castillo P, Sayour EJ, Sumerlin BS, Sawyer WG. Bioconjugation of COL1 protein on liquid-like solid surfaces to study tumor invasion dynamics. Biointerphases 2023; 18:021001. [PMID: 36898958 PMCID: PMC10008099 DOI: 10.1116/6.0002083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2022] [Revised: 02/02/2023] [Accepted: 02/08/2023] [Indexed: 03/12/2023] Open
Abstract
Tumor invasion is likely driven by the product of intrinsic and extrinsic stresses, reduced intercellular adhesion, and reciprocal interactions between the cancer cells and the extracellular matrix (ECM). The ECM is a dynamic material system that is continuously evolving with the tumor microenvironment. Although it is widely reported that cancer cells degrade the ECM to create paths for migration using membrane-bound and soluble enzymes, other nonenzymatic mechanisms of invasion are less studied and not clearly understood. To explore tumor invasion that is independent of enzymatic degradation, we have created an open three-dimensional (3D) microchannel network using a novel bioconjugated liquid-like solid (LLS) medium to mimic both the tortuosity and the permeability of a loose capillary-like network. The LLS is made from an ensemble of soft granular microgels, which provides an accessible platform to investigate the 3D invasion of glioblastoma (GBM) tumor spheroids using in situ scanning confocal microscopy. The surface conjugation of the LLS microgels with type 1 collagen (COL1-LLS) enables cell adhesion and migration. In this model, invasive fronts of the GBM microtumor protruded into the proximal interstitial space and may have locally reorganized the surrounding COL1-LLS. Characterization of the invasive paths revealed a super-diffusive behavior of these fronts. Numerical simulations suggest that the interstitial space guided tumor invasion by restricting available paths, and this physical restriction is responsible for the super-diffusive behavior. This study also presents evidence that cancer cells utilize anchorage-dependent migration to explore their surroundings, and geometrical cues guide 3D tumor invasion along the accessible paths independent of proteolytic ability.
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- D. T. Nguyen
- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering, College of Medicine University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 3261
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering, College of Medicine University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 3261
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering, College of Medicine University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 3261
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering, College of Medicine University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 3261
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, College of Medicine University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 3261
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, College of Medicine University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 3261
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering, College of Medicine University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 3261
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering, College of Medicine University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 3261
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering, College of Medicine University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 3261
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering, College of Medicine University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 3261
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering, College of Medicine University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 3261
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering, College of Medicine University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 3261
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering, College of Medicine University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 3261
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- Department of Surgery, College of Medicine University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 3261
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering, College of Medicine University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 3261
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering, College of Medicine University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 3261
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- Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 3261
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, College of Medicine University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 3261
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- Author to whom correspondence should be addressed:
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Wang Q, Wang K, Tan X, Li Z, Wang H. Immunomodulatory role of metalloproteases in cancers: Current progress and future trends. Front Immunol 2022; 13:1064033. [PMID: 36591235 PMCID: PMC9800621 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.1064033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2022] [Accepted: 11/29/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
Abstract
Metalloproteinases (MPs) is a large family of proteinases with metal ions in their active centers. According to the different domains metalloproteinases can be divided into a variety of subtypes mainly including Matrix Metalloproteinases (MMPs), A Disintegrin and Metalloproteases (ADAMs) and ADAMs with Thrombospondin Motifs (ADAMTS). They have various functions such as protein hydrolysis, cell adhesion and remodeling of extracellular matrix. Metalloproteinases expressed in multiple types of cancers and participate in many pathological processes involving tumor genesis and development, invasion and metastasis by regulating signal transduction and tumor microenvironment. In this review, based on the current research progress, we summarized the structure of MPs, their expression and especially immunomodulatory role and mechanisms in cancers. Additionally, a relevant and timely update of recent advances and future directions were provided for the diagnosis and immunotherapy targeting MPs in cancers.
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- Qi Wang
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Epigenetics and Oncology, Research Center for Preclinical Medicine, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China
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- Department of Oncology, Dongying People's Hospital, Dongying, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, China,*Correspondence: Zhenxiang Li, ; Haiyong Wang,
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, China,*Correspondence: Zhenxiang Li, ; Haiyong Wang,
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Xu M, Zhang T, Xia R, Wei Y, Wei X. Targeting the tumor stroma for cancer therapy. Mol Cancer 2022; 21:208. [PMID: 36324128 PMCID: PMC9628074 DOI: 10.1186/s12943-022-01670-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 46.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2022] [Revised: 10/13/2022] [Accepted: 10/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Tumors are comprised of both cancer cells and surrounding stromal components. As an essential part of the tumor microenvironment, the tumor stroma is highly dynamic, heterogeneous and commonly tumor-type specific, and it mainly includes noncellular compositions such as the extracellular matrix and the unique cancer-associated vascular system as well as a wide variety of cellular components including activated cancer-associated fibroblasts, mesenchymal stromal cells, pericytes. All these elements operate with each other in a coordinated fashion and collectively promote cancer initiation, progression, metastasis and therapeutic resistance. Over the past few decades, numerous studies have been conducted to study the interaction and crosstalk between stromal components and neoplastic cells. Meanwhile, we have also witnessed an exponential increase in the investigation and recognition of the critical roles of tumor stroma in solid tumors. A series of clinical trials targeting the tumor stroma have been launched continually. In this review, we introduce and discuss current advances in the understanding of various stromal elements and their roles in cancers. We also elaborate on potential novel approaches for tumor-stroma-based therapeutic targeting, with the aim to promote the leap from bench to bedside.
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- Maosen Xu
- Laboratory of Aging Research and Cancer Drug Target, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, Sichuan University, No. 17, Block 3, Southern Renmin Road, 610041, Chengdu, Sichuan, PR China
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- Laboratory of Aging Research and Cancer Drug Target, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, Sichuan University, No. 17, Block 3, Southern Renmin Road, 610041, Chengdu, Sichuan, PR China
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- Laboratory of Aging Research and Cancer Drug Target, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, Sichuan University, No. 17, Block 3, Southern Renmin Road, 610041, Chengdu, Sichuan, PR China
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- Laboratory of Aging Research and Cancer Drug Target, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, Sichuan University, No. 17, Block 3, Southern Renmin Road, 610041, Chengdu, Sichuan, PR China
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- Laboratory of Aging Research and Cancer Drug Target, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, Sichuan University, No. 17, Block 3, Southern Renmin Road, 610041, Chengdu, Sichuan, PR China.
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Uthamacumaran A, Zenil H. A Review of Mathematical and Computational Methods in Cancer Dynamics. Front Oncol 2022; 12:850731. [PMID: 35957879 PMCID: PMC9359441 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.850731] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2022] [Accepted: 05/25/2022] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Cancers are complex adaptive diseases regulated by the nonlinear feedback systems between genetic instabilities, environmental signals, cellular protein flows, and gene regulatory networks. Understanding the cybernetics of cancer requires the integration of information dynamics across multidimensional spatiotemporal scales, including genetic, transcriptional, metabolic, proteomic, epigenetic, and multi-cellular networks. However, the time-series analysis of these complex networks remains vastly absent in cancer research. With longitudinal screening and time-series analysis of cellular dynamics, universally observed causal patterns pertaining to dynamical systems, may self-organize in the signaling or gene expression state-space of cancer triggering processes. A class of these patterns, strange attractors, may be mathematical biomarkers of cancer progression. The emergence of intracellular chaos and chaotic cell population dynamics remains a new paradigm in systems medicine. As such, chaotic and complex dynamics are discussed as mathematical hallmarks of cancer cell fate dynamics herein. Given the assumption that time-resolved single-cell datasets are made available, a survey of interdisciplinary tools and algorithms from complexity theory, are hereby reviewed to investigate critical phenomena and chaotic dynamics in cancer ecosystems. To conclude, the perspective cultivates an intuition for computational systems oncology in terms of nonlinear dynamics, information theory, inverse problems, and complexity. We highlight the limitations we see in the area of statistical machine learning but the opportunity at combining it with the symbolic computational power offered by the mathematical tools explored.
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- Machine Learning Group, Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, The University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- The Alan Turing Institute, British Library, London, United Kingdom
- Oxford Immune Algorithmics, Reading, United Kingdom
- Algorithmic Dynamics Lab, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
- Algorithmic Nature Group, LABORES, Paris, France
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Nguyen DT, Ogando-Rivas E, Liu R, Wang T, Rubin J, Jin L, Tao H, Sawyer WW, Mendez-Gomez HR, Cascio M, Mitchell DA, Huang J, Sawyer WG, Sayour EJ, Castillo P. CAR T Cell Locomotion in Solid Tumor Microenvironment. Cells 2022; 11:1974. [PMID: 35741103 PMCID: PMC9221866 DOI: 10.3390/cells11121974] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2022] [Revised: 06/14/2022] [Accepted: 06/15/2022] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
Abstract
The promising outcomes of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy in hematologic malignancies potentiates its capability in the fight against many cancers. Nevertheless, this immunotherapy modality needs significant improvements for the treatment of solid tumors. Researchers have incrementally identified limitations and constantly pursued better CAR designs. However, even if CAR T cells are armed with optimal killer functions, they must overcome and survive suppressive barriers imposed by the tumor microenvironment (TME). In this review, we will discuss in detail the important role of TME in CAR T cell trafficking and how the intrinsic barriers contribute to an immunosuppressive phenotype and cancer progression. It is of critical importance that preclinical models can closely recapitulate the in vivo TME to better predict CAR T activity. Animal models have contributed immensely to our understanding of human diseases, but the intensive care for the animals and unreliable representation of human biology suggest in vivo models cannot be the sole approach to CAR T cell therapy. On the other hand, in vitro models for CAR T cytotoxic assessment offer valuable insights to mechanistic studies at the single cell level, but they often lack in vivo complexities, inter-individual heterogeneity, or physiologically relevant spatial dimension. Understanding the advantages and limitations of preclinical models and their applications would enable more reliable prediction of better clinical outcomes.
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- Duy T. Nguyen
- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA; (D.T.N.); (W.W.S.); (W.G.S.)
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32608, USA; (E.O.-R.); (R.L.); (L.J.); (H.T.); (H.R.M.-G.); (D.A.M.); (J.H.); (E.J.S.)
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32608, USA; (E.O.-R.); (R.L.); (L.J.); (H.T.); (H.R.M.-G.); (D.A.M.); (J.H.); (E.J.S.)
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- College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA;
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- Warrington College of Business, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA;
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32608, USA; (E.O.-R.); (R.L.); (L.J.); (H.T.); (H.R.M.-G.); (D.A.M.); (J.H.); (E.J.S.)
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32608, USA; (E.O.-R.); (R.L.); (L.J.); (H.T.); (H.R.M.-G.); (D.A.M.); (J.H.); (E.J.S.)
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA; (D.T.N.); (W.W.S.); (W.G.S.)
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Hematology Oncology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA;
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32608, USA; (E.O.-R.); (R.L.); (L.J.); (H.T.); (H.R.M.-G.); (D.A.M.); (J.H.); (E.J.S.)
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Hematology Oncology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA;
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32608, USA; (E.O.-R.); (R.L.); (L.J.); (H.T.); (H.R.M.-G.); (D.A.M.); (J.H.); (E.J.S.)
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32608, USA; (E.O.-R.); (R.L.); (L.J.); (H.T.); (H.R.M.-G.); (D.A.M.); (J.H.); (E.J.S.)
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA; (D.T.N.); (W.W.S.); (W.G.S.)
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32608, USA; (E.O.-R.); (R.L.); (L.J.); (H.T.); (H.R.M.-G.); (D.A.M.); (J.H.); (E.J.S.)
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Hematology Oncology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA;
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Hematology Oncology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA;
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Huang HM, He XH, Huang XY, Wang GY, Xia QX, Du ZP, Zhang YF. Down-regulation of kappa opioid receptor promotes ESCC proliferation, invasion and metastasis via the PDK1-AKT signaling pathway. Cell Commun Signal 2022; 20:35. [PMID: 35305679 PMCID: PMC8934502 DOI: 10.1186/s12964-022-00833-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2021] [Accepted: 01/29/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND As a class of the opioid receptors, the kappa opioid receptor (KOR) has been verified to be a potential biomarker and therapeutic target for human malignant tumors. However, a thorough understanding of whether KOR affects progression of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is still lacking. This study focused on exploring the effect of knocking down KOR in ESCC and its underlying mechanism. METHODS Bioinformatics analysis was used to compare the different expression level of OPRK1 (KOR gene) in tumor and adjacent normal tissues, and predict the relationship between KOR expression and overall survival. RNA-sequence analysis was performed to detect the altered functions and mechanisms after down regulating KOR. The in vitro and in vivo assays were used to detect the effects of down-regulated KOR on cell proliferation, migration and invasion. Substrate gel zymography and 3D cell culture assays were used to find the effect of KOR knockdown on the degradation of extracellular matrix (ECM), and immunefluorescence was performed to detect the altered cytoskeleton. Western blotting and immunohistochemistry were used to explore the underlying mechanism pathway. RESULTS Bioinformatics analysis revealed that the expression of OPRK1 was lower in tumor tissue than that in adjacent normal tissues, and lowered expression of KOR was associated with poorer overall survival. The in vitro assays demonstrated that down-regulation of KOR enhanced ESCC proliferation, metastasis and invasion. Western blotting revealed that down-regulation of KOR could activate PDK1-AKT signaling pathway, which actively regulated the cancer progression. Down-regulation of KOR enhanced the formation of invadopodia, secretion of matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP2) and rearrangement of cytoskeleton, which were positively related with the invasion of ESCC. KOR knockdown enhanced the tumor invasion and elevated the AKT phosphorylation in nude mice. The AKT kinase inhibition could reverse the effect of down-regulation of KOR. CONCLUSION KOR might act as a tumor suppressor in ESCC and down-regulation of KOR could enhance the ESCC tumor phenotype. Video Abstract.
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- Han-Ming Huang
- Department of Anesthesiology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, 515041, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Physiology, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, 515041, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, 515041, People's Republic of China
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- Shenzhen Qianhai Shekou Free Trade Zone Hospital, Shenzhen, 518067, People's Republic of China
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- Central Laboratory, Shantou Central Hospital, Shantou, 515041, People's Republic of China
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- Central Laboratory, Shantou Central Hospital, Shantou, 515041, People's Republic of China.
- Department of Pathology, Shantou Central Hospital, Shantou, 515041, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, 515041, People's Republic of China
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Huang HM, Huang XY, Wu SP, Chen CK, He XH, Zhang YF. Parecoxib inhibits esophageal squamous cell carcinoma progression via the PDK1-AKT pathway. Cell Mol Biol Lett 2022; 27:28. [PMID: 35305553 PMCID: PMC8933956 DOI: 10.1186/s11658-022-00324-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2021] [Accepted: 02/15/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Parecoxib plays an important role in inhibition of human cancer. However, the effect of parecoxib on esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is still not well known. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of parecoxib on ESCC and its underlying mechanism. METHODS RNA-sequence analysis was performed to identify functional alterations and mechanisms. Cell cycle, proliferation, invasion, and migration were assessed using flow cytometry, CCK-8 assay, colony formation, transwell, and wound healing assays. Extracellular matrix (ECM) degradation was detected by substrate gel zymography and 3D cell culture assay. Western blotting was used to detect parecoxib-dependent mechanisms involving cell cycle, proliferation, invasion, and migration. Tumor formation in vivo was detected by mouse assay. RESULTS Functional experiments indicated that parecoxib induced ESCC cell cycle arrest in G2 phase, and inhibited cell proliferation, invasion, and migration in vitro. Western blotting revealed that parecoxib downregulated the phosphorylation levels of AKT and PDK1, as well as the expression of the mutant p53, cyclin B1, and CDK1, while upregulating p21waf1. Parecoxib inhibited matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP2) secretion and invadopodia formation, which were related to ECM degradation. Furthermore, we found that parecoxib suppressed ESCC growth in heterotopic tumor models. CONCLUSION Parecoxib inhibits ESCC progression, including cell cycle, proliferation, invasion, and migration, via the PDK1-AKT signaling pathway.
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- Han-Ming Huang
- Department of Anesthesiology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, 515041, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, 515041, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, 515041, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, 515041, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Physiology, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, 515041, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, 515041, People's Republic of China.
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Brasher MI, Chafe SC, McDonald PC, Nemirovsky O, Gorshtein G, Gerbec ZJ, Brown WS, Grafinger OR, Marchment M, Matus E, Dedhar S, Coppolino MG. Syntaxin4-Munc18c Interaction Promotes Breast Tumor Invasion and Metastasis by Regulating MT1-MMP Trafficking. Mol Cancer Res 2022; 20:434-445. [PMID: 34876482 PMCID: PMC9306282 DOI: 10.1158/1541-7786.mcr-20-0527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2020] [Revised: 11/18/2020] [Accepted: 11/24/2021] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Invasion of neighboring extracellular matrix (ECM) by malignant tumor cells is a hallmark of metastatic progression. This invasion can be mediated by subcellular structures known as invadopodia, the function of which depends upon soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor-activating protein receptor (SNARE)-mediated vesicular transport of cellular cargo. Recently, it has been shown the SNARE Syntaxin4 (Stx4) mediates trafficking of membrane type 1-matrix metalloproteinase (MT1-MMP) to invadopodia, and that Stx4 is regulated by Munc18c in this context. Here, it is observed that expression of a construct derived from the N-terminus of Stx4, which interferes with Stx4-Munc18c interaction, leads to perturbed trafficking of MT1-MMP, and reduced invadopodium-based invasion in vitro, in models of triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). Expression of Stx4 N-terminus also led to increased survival and markedly reduced metastatic burden in multiple TNBC models in vivo. The findings are the first demonstration that disrupting Stx4-Munc18c interaction can dramatically alter metastatic progression in vivo, and suggest that this interaction warrants further investigation as a potential therapeutic target. IMPLICATIONS Disrupting the interaction of Syntaxin4 and Munc18c may be a useful approach to perturb trafficking of MT1-MMP and reduce metastatic potential of breast cancers.
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- Megan I. Brasher
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Integrative Oncology, BC Cancer Research Institute, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Integrative Oncology, BC Cancer Research Institute, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Integrative Oncology, BC Cancer Research Institute, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Integrative Oncology, BC Cancer Research Institute, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Integrative Oncology, BC Cancer Research Institute, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Integrative Oncology, BC Cancer Research Institute, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.,Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada.,Corresponding Author: Marc G. Coppolino, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Road East, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada. E-mail:
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Villa C, Gerisch A, Chaplain MAJ. A novel nonlocal partial differential equation model of endothelial progenitor cell cluster formation during the early stages of vasculogenesis. J Theor Biol 2022; 534:110963. [PMID: 34838584 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2021.110963] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2021] [Revised: 11/03/2021] [Accepted: 11/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The formation of new vascular networks is essential for tissue development and regeneration, in addition to playing a key role in pathological settings such as ischemia and tumour development. Experimental findings in the past two decades have led to the identification of a new mechanism of neovascularisation, known as cluster-based vasculogenesis, during which endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) mobilised from the bone marrow are capable of bridging distant vascular beds in a variety of hypoxic settings in vivo. This process is characterised by the formation of EPC clusters during its early stages and, while much progress has been made in identifying various mechanisms underlying cluster formation, we are still far from a comprehensive description of such spatio-temporal dynamics. In order to achieve this, we propose a novel mathematical model of the early stages of cluster-based vasculogenesis, comprising of a system of nonlocal partial differential equations including key mechanisms such as endogenous chemotaxis, matrix degradation, cell proliferation and cell-to-cell adhesion. We conduct a linear stability analysis on the system and solve the equations numerically. We then conduct a parametric analysis of the numerical solutions of the one-dimensional problem to investigate the role of underlying dynamics on the speed of cluster formation and the size of clusters, measured via appropriate metrics for the cluster width and compactness. We verify the key results of the parametric analysis with simulations of the two-dimensional problem. Our results, which qualitatively compare with data from in vitro experiments, elucidate the complementary role played by endogenous chemotaxis and matrix degradation in the formation of clusters, suggesting chemotaxis is responsible for the cluster topology while matrix degradation is responsible for the speed of cluster formation. Our results also indicate that the nonlocal cell-to-cell adhesion term in our model, even though it initially causes cells to aggregate, is not sufficient to ensure clusters are stable over long time periods. Consequently, new modelling strategies for cell-to-cell adhesion are required to stabilise in silico clusters. We end the paper with a thorough discussion of promising, fruitful future modelling and experimental research perspectives.
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- Chiara Villa
- School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of St Andrews, St Andrews KY16 9SS, UK.
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- Fachbereich Mathematik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Dolivostr. 15, 64293 Darmstadt, Germany
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- School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of St Andrews, St Andrews KY16 9SS, UK
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Kim MC, Li R, Abeyaratne R, Kamm RD, Asada HH. A computational modeling of invadopodia protrusion into an extracellular matrix fiber network. Sci Rep 2022; 12:1231. [PMID: 35075179 PMCID: PMC8786978 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-05224-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2021] [Accepted: 01/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
Abstract
Invadopodia are dynamic actin-rich membrane protrusions that have been implicated in cancer cell invasion and metastasis. In addition, invasiveness of cancer cells is strongly correlated with invadopodia formation, which are observed during extravasation and colonization of metastatic cancer cells at secondary sites. However, quantitative understanding of the interaction of invadopodia with extracellular matrix (ECM) is lacking, and how invadopodia protrusion speed is associated with the frequency of protrusion-retraction cycles remains unknown. Here, we present a computational framework for the characterization of invadopodia protrusions which allows two way interactions between intracellular branched actin network and ECM fibers network. We have applied this approach to predicting the invasiveness of cancer cells by computationally knocking out actin-crosslinking molecules, such as α-actinin, filamin and fascin. The resulting simulations reveal distinct invadopodia dynamics with cycles of protrusion and retraction. Specifically, we found that (1) increasing accumulation of MT1-MMP at tips of invadopodia as the duration of protrusive phase is increased, and (2) the movement of nucleus toward the leading edge of the cell becomes unstable as duration of the retractile phase (or myosin turnover time) is longer than 1 min.
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- Min-Cheol Kim
- Departments of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA.
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- Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
- Center for Systems Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital Research Institute, Boston, MA, 02114, USA
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- Departments of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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- Departments of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
- Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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- Departments of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA.
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Luo M, Cai G, Ho KKY, Wen K, Tong Z, Deng L, Liu AP. Compression enhances invasive phenotype and matrix degradation of breast Cancer cells via Piezo1 activation. BMC Mol Cell Biol 2022; 23:1. [PMID: 34979904 PMCID: PMC8722159 DOI: 10.1186/s12860-021-00401-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2021] [Accepted: 12/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Uncontrolled growth in solid breast cancer generates mechanical compression that may drive the cancer cells into a more invasive phenotype, but little is known about how such compression affects the key events and corresponding regulatory mechanisms associated with invasion of breast cancer cells including cellular behaviors and matrix degradation. Results Here we show that compression enhanced invasion and matrix degradation of breast cancer cells. We also identified Piezo1 as the putative mechanosensitive cellular component that transmitted compression to not only enhance the invasive phenotype, but also induce calcium influx and downstream Src signaling. Furthermore, we demonstrated that Piezo1 was mainly localized in caveolae, and both Piezo1 expression and compression-enhanced invasive phenotype of the breast cancer cells were reduced when caveolar integrity was compromised by either knocking down caveolin1 expression or depleting cholesterol content. Conclusions Taken together, our data indicate that mechanical compression activates Piezo1 channels to mediate enhanced breast cancer cell invasion, which involves both cellular events and matrix degradation. This may be a critical mechanotransduction pathway during breast cancer metastasis, and thus potentially a novel therapeutic target for the disease. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12860-021-00401-6.
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- Mingzhi Luo
- Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Health Sciences, Changzhou University, Changzhou, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China.,Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Applied Physics Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.,Present address: Center for Molecular Imaging, Department of Radiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Health Sciences, Changzhou University, Changzhou, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China
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- Applied Physics Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Health Sciences, Changzhou University, Changzhou, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA. .,Applied Physics Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA. .,Department of Biophysics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA. .,Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA. .,Cellular and Molecular Biology Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
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Zhang B, Zhu Z, Zhang X, Li F, Ding A. Inhibition of the proliferation, invasion, migration, and epithelial-mesenchymal transition of prostate cancer cells through the action of ATP1A2 on the TGF-β/Smad pathway. Transl Androl Urol 2022; 11:53-66. [PMID: 35242641 PMCID: PMC8824814 DOI: 10.21037/tau-21-1117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2021] [Accepted: 01/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Prostate cancer (PC) is one of the major male malignancies worldwide. Because Na+-K+-ATPase is widely involved in various pathological processes, but the action of its α2 subtype (ATP1A2) in PC is unclear, we investigated the role of ATP1A2 in the invasion and migration of PC cells. METHODS We measured the expression levels of ATP1A2 in human normal prostate epithelial cell line (RWPE-1) and PC cell lines (PC-3 and DU145) by quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) and western blot. Cell proliferation, apoptosis, migration, and invasion of PC-3 and DU145 cells were investigated through clone formation assay, EdU assay, flow cytometry and transwell assay, respectively. The effect of ATP1A2 on a tumor-inhibitory pathway [transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β)/Smad] was assessed using western blot. In addition, tumor formation was detected using in vivo xenograft model in male BALB/c nude mice. RESULTS The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) analysis showed that ATP1A2 expression was reduced in PC patients (P<0.05), and patients with low ATP1A2 expression had a lower survival rate (P<0.05). ATP1A2 levels were significantly reduced in PC-3 and DU145 cells, compared with RWPE-1 cells (P<0.01). We also demonstrated that overexpression of ATP1A2 significantly inhibited the proliferation, migration, invasion, and epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) of PC-3 and DU145 cells (P<0.01) and promoted apoptosis (P<0.01). However, silencing ATP1A2 had the opposite effect (P<0.01). In addition, overexpression of ATP1A2 significantly inhibited the TGF-β/Smad pathway (P<0.01), whereas silencing ATP1A2 activated the TGF-β/Smad pathway (P<0.01). Meanwhile, the effect of ATP1A2 silencing on the proliferation, apoptosis, migration and invasion was reversed by TGF-β/Smad pathway inhibitor (LY364947). Furthermore, ATP1A2 inhibited tumor growth in vivo. CONCLUSIONS ATP1A2 inhibited proliferation, apoptosis, migration, invasion, and EMT in PC by inhibiting the TGF-β/Smad pathway.
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- Bashan Zhang
- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Affiliated Dongguan People's Hospital, Southern Medical University, Dongguan, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Affiliated Dongguan People's Hospital, Southern Medical University, Dongguan, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Affiliated Dongguan People's Hospital, Southern Medical University, Dongguan, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Affiliated Dongguan People's Hospital, Southern Medical University, Dongguan, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Affiliated Dongguan People's Hospital, Southern Medical University, Dongguan, China
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Matrix Metalloproteinases Shape the Tumor Microenvironment in Cancer Progression. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 23:ijms23010146. [PMID: 35008569 PMCID: PMC8745566 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23010146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 151] [Impact Index Per Article: 50.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2021] [Revised: 12/20/2021] [Accepted: 12/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Cancer progression with uncontrolled tumor growth, local invasion, and metastasis depends largely on the proteolytic activity of numerous matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), which affect tissue integrity, immune cell recruitment, and tissue turnover by degrading extracellular matrix (ECM) components and by releasing matrikines, cell surface-bound cytokines, growth factors, or their receptors. Among the MMPs, MMP-14 is the driving force behind extracellular matrix and tissue destruction during cancer invasion and metastasis. MMP-14 also influences both intercellular as well as cell-matrix communication by regulating the activity of many plasma membrane-anchored and extracellular proteins. Cancer cells and other cells of the tumor stroma, embedded in a common extracellular matrix, interact with their matrix by means of various adhesive structures, of which particularly invadopodia are capable to remodel the matrix through spatially and temporally finely tuned proteolysis. As a deeper understanding of the underlying functional mechanisms is beneficial for the development of new prognostic and predictive markers and for targeted therapies, this review examined the current knowledge of the interplay of the various MMPs in the cancer context on the protein, subcellular, and cellular level with a focus on MMP14.
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Sthanam LK, Roy T, Patwardhan S, Shukla A, Sharma S, Shinde PV, Kale HT, Chandra Shekar P, Kondabagil K, Sen S. MMP modulated differentiation of mouse embryonic stem cells on engineered cell derived matrices. Biomaterials 2021; 280:121268. [PMID: 34871878 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2021.121268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2019] [Revised: 10/27/2021] [Accepted: 11/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Stem cell differentiation is dictated by the dynamic crosstalk between cells and their underlying extracellular matrix. While the importance of matrix degradation mediated by enzymes such as matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) in the context of cancer invasion is well established, the role of MMPs in stem cell differentiation remains relatively unexplored. Here we address this question by assaying MMP expression and activity during differentiation of mouse embryonic stem cells (mESCs) on mouse embryonic fibroblast (MEF) derived matrices (MEFDMs) of varying stiffness and composition. We show that mESC differentiation into different germ layers is associated with expression of several MMPs including MMP-11, 2, 17, 25 and 9, with MMP-9 detected in cell secreted media. Different extents of softening of the different MEFDMs led to altered integrin expression, activated distinct mechanotransduction and metabolic pathways, and induced expression of germ layer-specific markers. Inhibition of MMP proteolytic activity by the broad spectrum MMP inhibitor GM6001 led to alterations in germ layer commitment of the differentiating mESCs. Together, our results illustrate the effect of MMPs in regulating mESC differentiation on engineered cell derived matrices and establish MEFDMs as suitable substrates for understanding molecular mechanisms regulating stem cell development and for regenerative medicine applications.
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- Department. of Biosciences & Bioengineering, IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India
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- Department. of Biosciences & Bioengineering, IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India; Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer - Tata Memorial Centre (ACTREC-TMC), Kharghar, Navi Mumbai, India; Homi Bhabha National Institute, Anushakti Nagar, Mumbai, India
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- Department. of Biosciences & Bioengineering, IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India
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- Department. of Biosciences & Bioengineering, IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India
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- Department. of Biosciences & Bioengineering, IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India
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- Department. of Biosciences & Bioengineering, IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India
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- Department. of Biosciences & Bioengineering, IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India.
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Pal A, Haliti P, Dharmadhikari B, Qi W, Patra P. Manipulating Extracellular Matrix Organizations and Parameters to Control Local Cancer Invasion. IEEE/ACM TRANSACTIONS ON COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY AND BIOINFORMATICS 2021; 18:2566-2576. [PMID: 32324564 DOI: 10.1109/tcbb.2020.2989223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Metastasis contributes to over 90 percent of cancer mortalities and may be influenced by the extracellular matrix (ECM). ECM microenvironments differ in matrix organization, cell-matrix adhesions, and fiber rigidity, which may affect cancer migration and, thus, should be investigated. To understand the interactions between cancer cells and the ECM, we simulate local invasion through ECM organizations of varying determinants. Randomly curved organizations of normal ovarian stroma exhibit minimal local invasion. In contrast, wave-like and parallel linear structures in reorganized ECM organizations provide contact guidance, which increases cancer invasiveness. ECM organizations with strong cell-matrix attachments generate cell pseudopodia, which aid in increasing invasion rate, while weaker attachments prevent the cells from attaching to the fibers and forming pseudopodia, limiting local invasion. ECM organizations with rigid fibers elongate the cell body, allowing them to form cell protrusions and spread rapidly. Conversely, soft fibers stimulate cell rounding and limit migration. Optimizing cell-matrix adhesions and fiber rigidity results in below 10 percent local invasion and reinforces the importance of using computational modeling to discover novel approaches to restricting cancer movement.
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Mishra YG, Manavathi B. Focal adhesion dynamics in cellular function and disease. Cell Signal 2021; 85:110046. [PMID: 34004332 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2021.110046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2021] [Accepted: 05/13/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Acting as a bridge between the cytoskeleton of the cell and the extra cellular matrix (ECM), the cell-ECM adhesions with integrins at their core, play a major role in cell signalling to direct mechanotransduction, cell migration, cell cycle progression, proliferation, differentiation, growth and repair. Biochemically, these adhesions are composed of diverse, yet an organised group of structural proteins, receptors, adaptors, various enzymes including protein kinases, phosphatases, GTPases, proteases, etc. as well as scaffolding molecules. The major integrin adhesion complexes (IACs) characterised are focal adhesions (FAs), invadosomes (podosomes and invadopodia), hemidesmosomes (HDs) and reticular adhesions (RAs). The varied composition and regulation of the IACs and their signalling, apart from being an integral part of normal cell survival, has been shown to be of paramount importance in various developmental and pathological processes. This review per-illustrates the recent advancements in the research of IACs, their crucial roles in normal as well as diseased states. We have also touched on few of the various methods that have been developed over the years to visualise IACs, measure the forces they exert and study their signalling and molecular composition. Having such pertinent roles in the context of various pathologies, these IACs need to be understood and studied to develop therapeutical targets. We have given an update to the studies done in recent years and described various techniques which have been applied to study these structures, thereby, providing context in furthering research with respect to IAC targeted therapeutics.
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- Yasaswi Gayatri Mishra
- Department of Biochemistry, School of Life Sciences, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad 500046, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, School of Life Sciences, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad 500046, India.
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Asadullah, Kumar S, Saxena N, Sarkar M, Barai A, Sen S. Combined heterogeneity in cell size and deformability promotes cancer invasiveness. J Cell Sci 2021; 134:jcs.250225. [PMID: 33602741 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.250225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2020] [Accepted: 01/29/2021] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Phenotypic heterogeneity is increasingly acknowledged to confer several advantages to cancer progression and drug resistance. Here, we probe the collective importance of heterogeneity in cell size and deformability in breast cancer invasion. A computational model of invasion of a heterogeneous cell aggregate predicts that combined heterogeneity in cell size and deformability enhances invasiveness of the whole population, with maximum invasiveness at intermediate cell-cell adhesion. We then show that small cells of varying deformability, a subpopulation predicted to be enriched at the invasive front, exhibit considerable overlap with the biophysical properties of cancer stem cells (CSCs). In MDA-MB-231 cells, these include CD44 hi CD24- mesenchymal CSCs, which are small and soft, and CD44 hi CD24+ hybrid CSCs, which exhibit a wide range of size and deformability. We validate our predictions by tracking the pattern of cell invasion from spheroids implanted in three-dimensional collagen gels, wherein we show temporal enrichment of CD44 hi cells at the invasive front. Collectively, our results illustrate the advantages imparted by biophysical heterogeneity in enhancing cancer invasiveness.This article has an associated First Person interview with the first author of the paper.
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- Asadullah
- Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai 400076, India
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- Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai 400076, India
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- Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai 400076, India
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- Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai 400076, India
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- Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai 400076, India
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- Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai 400076, India
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Pedersen NM, Wenzel EM, Wang L, Antoine S, Chavrier P, Stenmark H, Raiborg C. Protrudin-mediated ER-endosome contact sites promote MT1-MMP exocytosis and cell invasion. J Cell Biol 2021; 219:151827. [PMID: 32479595 PMCID: PMC7401796 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.202003063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2020] [Revised: 05/04/2020] [Accepted: 05/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Cancer cells break tissue barriers by use of small actin-rich membrane protrusions called invadopodia. Complete invadopodia maturation depends on protrusion outgrowth and the targeted delivery of the matrix metalloproteinase MT1-MMP via endosomal transport by mechanisms that are not known. Here, we show that the ER protein Protrudin orchestrates invadopodia maturation and function. Protrudin formed contact sites with MT1-MMP-positive endosomes that contained the RAB7-binding Kinesin-1 adaptor FYCO1, and depletion of RAB7, FYCO1, or Protrudin inhibited MT1-MMP-dependent extracellular matrix degradation and cancer cell invasion by preventing anterograde translocation and exocytosis of MT1-MMP. Moreover, when endosome translocation or exocytosis was inhibited by depletion of Protrudin or Synaptotagmin VII, respectively, invadopodia were unable to expand and elongate. Conversely, when Protrudin was overexpressed, noncancerous cells developed prominent invadopodia-like protrusions and showed increased matrix degradation and invasion. Thus, Protrudin-mediated ER-endosome contact sites promote cell invasion by facilitating translocation of MT1-MMP-laden endosomes to the plasma membrane, enabling both invadopodia outgrowth and MT1-MMP exocytosis.
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- Nina Marie Pedersen
- Centre for Cancer Cell Reprogramming, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.,Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Institute for Cancer Research, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Centre for Cancer Cell Reprogramming, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.,Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Institute for Cancer Research, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Centre for Cancer Cell Reprogramming, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.,Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Institute for Cancer Research, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Research Center, Institut Curie, Membrane and Cytoskeleton Dynamics and Cell and Tissue Imaging Facility, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique UMR 144, Paris, France
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- Research Center, Institut Curie, Membrane and Cytoskeleton Dynamics and Cell and Tissue Imaging Facility, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique UMR 144, Paris, France
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- Centre for Cancer Cell Reprogramming, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.,Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Institute for Cancer Research, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Centre for Cancer Cell Reprogramming, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.,Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Institute for Cancer Research, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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Humayun M, Ayuso JM, Brenneke RA, Virumbrales-Muñoz M, Lugo-Cintrón K, Kerr S, Ponik SM, Beebe DJ. Elucidating cancer-vascular paracrine signaling using a human organotypic breast cancer cell extravasation model. Biomaterials 2021; 270:120640. [PMID: 33592387 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2020.120640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2020] [Revised: 12/21/2020] [Accepted: 12/29/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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In cancer metastasis, extravasation refers to the process where tumor cells exit the bloodstream by crossing the endothelium and invade the surrounding tissue. Tumor cells engage in complex crosstalk with other active players such as the endothelium leading to changes in functional behavior that exert pro-extravasation effects. Most in vitro studies to date have only focused on the independent effects of molecular targets on the functional changes of cancer cell extravasation behavior. However, singular targets cannot combat complex interactions involved in tumor cell extravasation that affects multiple cell types and signaling pathways. In this study, we employ an organotypic microfluidic model of human vasculature to investigate the independent and combined role of multiple upregulated secreted factors resulting from cancer-vascular interactions during cancer cell extravasation. The device consists of a tubular endothelial vessel generated from induced pluripotent stem cell derived endothelial cells within a collagen-fibrinogen matrix with breast cancer cells injected through and cultured along the lumen of the vessel. Our system identified cancer-vascular crosstalk, involving invasive breast cancer cells, that results in increased levels of secreted IL-6, IL-8, and MMP-3. Our model also showed that upregulation of these secreted factors correlates with invasive/metastatic potential of breast cancer cells. We also used therapeutic inhibitors to assess the independent and combined role of multiple signaling factors on the overall changes in functional behavior of both the cancer cells and the endothelium that promote extravasation. Taken together, these results demonstrate the potential of our organotypic model in elucidating mechanisms through which cancer-vascular interactions can promote extravasation, and in conducting functional assessment of therapeutic drugs that prevent extravasation in cancer metastasis.
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- Mouhita Humayun
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin- Madison, 1415 Engineering Drive, Madison, WI, 53706, USA; The University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center, University of Wisconsin- Madison, WIMR I Room 6028 - 1111 Highland Ave, Madison, WI, 53705, USA.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin- Madison, 1415 Engineering Drive, Madison, WI, 53706, USA; The University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center, University of Wisconsin- Madison, WIMR I Room 6028 - 1111 Highland Ave, Madison, WI, 53705, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin- Madison, 1415 Engineering Drive, Madison, WI, 53706, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin- Madison, 1415 Engineering Drive, Madison, WI, 53706, USA; The University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center, University of Wisconsin- Madison, WIMR I Room 6028 - 1111 Highland Ave, Madison, WI, 53705, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin- Madison, 1415 Engineering Drive, Madison, WI, 53706, USA; The University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center, University of Wisconsin- Madison, WIMR I Room 6028 - 1111 Highland Ave, Madison, WI, 53705, USA
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- The University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center, University of Wisconsin- Madison, WIMR I Room 6028 - 1111 Highland Ave, Madison, WI, 53705, USA; Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, University of Wisconsin- Madison, 1685 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI, 53705, USA
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- The University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center, University of Wisconsin- Madison, WIMR I Room 6028 - 1111 Highland Ave, Madison, WI, 53705, USA; Department of Cell and Regenerative Biology, University of Wisconsin- Madison, 1300 University Ave, Madison, WI, 53706, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin- Madison, 1415 Engineering Drive, Madison, WI, 53706, USA; The University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center, University of Wisconsin- Madison, WIMR I Room 6028 - 1111 Highland Ave, Madison, WI, 53705, USA; Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, University of Wisconsin- Madison, 1685 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI, 53705, USA.
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Niland S, Eble JA. Hold on or Cut? Integrin- and MMP-Mediated Cell-Matrix Interactions in the Tumor Microenvironment. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 22:ijms22010238. [PMID: 33379400 PMCID: PMC7794804 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22010238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2020] [Revised: 12/21/2020] [Accepted: 12/23/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The tumor microenvironment (TME) has become the focus of interest in cancer research and treatment. It includes the extracellular matrix (ECM) and ECM-modifying enzymes that are secreted by cancer and neighboring cells. The ECM serves both to anchor the tumor cells embedded in it and as a means of communication between the various cellular and non-cellular components of the TME. The cells of the TME modify their surrounding cancer-characteristic ECM. This in turn provides feedback to them via cellular receptors, thereby regulating, together with cytokines and exosomes, differentiation processes as well as tumor progression and spread. Matrix remodeling is accomplished by altering the repertoire of ECM components and by biophysical changes in stiffness and tension caused by ECM-crosslinking and ECM-degrading enzymes, in particular matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs). These can degrade ECM barriers or, by partial proteolysis, release soluble ECM fragments called matrikines, which influence cells inside and outside the TME. This review examines the changes in the ECM of the TME and the interaction between cells and the ECM, with a particular focus on MMPs.
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Park S, Lim S, Siriviriyakul P, Jeon JS. Three-dimensional pore network characterization of reconstructed extracellular matrix. Phys Rev E 2020; 101:052414. [PMID: 32575345 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.101.052414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2019] [Accepted: 04/26/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The extracellular matrix (ECM) has a fiber network that provides physical scaffolds to cells and plays important roles by regulating cellular functions. Some previous works characterized the mechanical and geometrical properties of the ECM fiber network using reconstituted collagen-I. However, the characterization of the porous structure of reconstituted collagen-I has been limited to the pore diameter measurement, and pore network extraction has not been applied to reconstituted collagen-I despite the importance of pore interconnectivity. Here, we aim to show the importance of characterizing the pore network of reconstituted collagen-I by comparing the pore networks of structures that have different fiber alignments. We show that the fiber alignment significantly changes the pore throat area but not the pore diameter. Also, we demonstrate that larger pore throats are directed in the direction of the fiber alignment, which may help in understanding the enhanced cell migration when fibers are aligned.
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- Seongjin Park
- Mechanical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon 34141, Korea
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- Mechanical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon 34141, Korea
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- Mechanical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon 34141, Korea
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- Mechanical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon 34141, Korea
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Lee H, Kim SJ, Shin H, Kim YP. Collagen-Immobilized Extracellular FRET Reporter for Visualizing Protease Activity Secreted by Living Cells. ACS Sens 2020; 5:655-664. [PMID: 32036648 DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.9b01456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Despite the diverse roles of cell-secreted proteases in the extracellular matrix (ECM), classical methods to analyze protease activity have not been explored at the cell culture site. Here, we report a stable, matrix-sticky, and protease-sensitive extracellular reporter that comprises a collagen-binding protein and a Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) coupler of an enhanced green fluorescent protein and a small dye molecule. The extracellular FRET reporter via split intein-mediated protein trans-splicing is able to adhere to collagen matrices, leading to fluorescence changes by matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP2) activity during living cell culture without impeding cell viability. When a proMMP2 mutant (Y581A) with altered protease secretion and activity was transfected into cancer cells, the reporter revealed a dramatic reduction in MMP2 activity in both two- and three-dimensional culture systems, compared with cells transfected with wild-type proMMP2. Our reporter is immediately amenable to monitor protease activity in diverse ECM-resident cells as well as to study protease-related extracellular signaling and tissue remodeling.
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- Hawon Lee
- Department of Life Science, BK21 Plus Bio-Defense Research Team, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Bioengineering, BK21 Plus Future Biopharmaceutical Human Resources Training and Research Team, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Bioengineering, BK21 Plus Future Biopharmaceutical Human Resources Training and Research Team, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea
- Institute of Nano Science and Technology, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Life Science, BK21 Plus Bio-Defense Research Team, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea
- Institute of Nano Science and Technology, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea
- Research Institute for Natural Sciences and Research Institute for Convergence of Basic Sciences, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea
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Das A, Barai A, Monteiro M, Kumar S, Sen S. Nuclear softening is essential for protease-independent migration. Matrix Biol 2019; 82:4-19. [DOI: 10.1016/j.matbio.2019.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2018] [Revised: 01/07/2019] [Accepted: 01/07/2019] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Pally D, Pramanik D, Bhat R. An Interplay Between Reaction-Diffusion and Cell-Matrix Adhesion Regulates Multiscale Invasion in Early Breast Carcinomatosis. Front Physiol 2019; 10:790. [PMID: 31456688 PMCID: PMC6700745 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2019.00790] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2019] [Accepted: 06/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The progression of cancer in the breast involves multiple reciprocal interactions between malignantly transformed epithelia, surrounding untransformed but affected stromal cells, and the extracellular matrix (ECM) that is remodeled during the process. A quantitative understanding of the relative contribution of such interactions to phenotypes associated with cancer cells can be arrived at through the construction of increasingly complex experimental and computational models. Herein, we introduce a multiscale three-dimensional (3D) organo- and pathotypic experimental assay that approximates, to an unprecedented extent, the histopathological complexity of a tumor disseminating into its surrounding stromal milieu via both bulk and solitary motility dynamics. End point and time-lapse microscopic observations of this assay allow us to study the earliest steps of cancer invasion as well as the dynamical interactions between the epithelial and stromal compartments. We then simulate our experimental observations using the modeling environment Compucell3D that is based on the Glazier-Graner-Hogeweg model. The computational model, which comprises adhesion between cancer cells and the matrices, cell proliferation and apoptosis, and matrix remodeling through reaction-diffusion-based morphogen dynamics, is first trained to phenocopy controls run with the experimental model, wherein one or the other matrices have been removed. The trained computational model successfully predicts phenotypes of the experimental counterparts that are subjected to pharmacological treatments (inhibition of N-linked glycosylation and matrix metalloproteinase activity) and scaffold modulation (alteration of collagen density). Further parametric exploration-based simulations suggest that specific permissive regimes of cell-cell and cell-matrix adhesions, operating in the context of a reaction-diffusion-regulated ECM dynamics, promote multiscale invasion of breast cancer cells and determine the extent to which the latter migrate through their surrounding stroma.
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- Department of Molecular Reproduction, Development and Genetics, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
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Nguyen Edalgo YT, Zornes AL, Ford Versypt AN. A hybrid discrete–continuous model of metastatic cancer cell migration through a remodeling extracellular matrix. AIChE J 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/aic.16671] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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- School of Chemical EngineeringOklahoma State University Stillwater Oklahoma
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- School of Chemical EngineeringOklahoma State University Stillwater Oklahoma
- Stephenson Cancer CenterUniversity of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center Oklahoma City Oklahoma
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Peláez R, Pariente A, Pérez-Sala Á, Larrayoz IM. Integrins: Moonlighting Proteins in Invadosome Formation. Cancers (Basel) 2019; 11:cancers11050615. [PMID: 31052560 PMCID: PMC6562994 DOI: 10.3390/cancers11050615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2019] [Revised: 04/26/2019] [Accepted: 04/28/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Invadopodia are actin-rich protrusions developed by transformed cells in 2D/3D environments that are implicated in extracellular matrix (ECM) remodeling and degradation. These structures have an undoubted association with cancer invasion and metastasis because invadopodium formation in vivo is a key step for intra/extravasation of tumor cells. Invadopodia are closely related to other actin-rich structures known as podosomes, which are typical structures of normal cells necessary for different physiological processes during development and organogenesis. Invadopodia and podosomes are included in the general term 'invadosomes,' as they both appear as actin puncta on plasma membranes next to extracellular matrix metalloproteinases, although organization, regulation, and function are slightly different. Integrins are transmembrane proteins implicated in cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions and other important processes such as molecular signaling, mechano-transduction, and cell functions, e.g., adhesion, migration, or invasion. It is noteworthy that integrin expression is altered in many tumors, and other pathologies such as cardiovascular or immune dysfunctions. Over the last few years, growing evidence has suggested a role of integrins in the formation of invadopodia. However, their implication in invadopodia formation and adhesion to the ECM is still not well known. This review focuses on the role of integrins in invadopodium formation and provides a general overview of the involvement of these proteins in the mechanisms of metastasis, taking into account classic research through to the latest and most advanced work in the field.
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- Rafael Peláez
- Biomarkers and Molecular Signaling Group, Neurodegenerative Diseases Area Center for Biomedical Research of La Rioja, CIBIR, c.p., 26006. Logroño, Spain.
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- Biomarkers and Molecular Signaling Group, Neurodegenerative Diseases Area Center for Biomedical Research of La Rioja, CIBIR, c.p., 26006. Logroño, Spain.
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- Biomarkers and Molecular Signaling Group, Neurodegenerative Diseases Area Center for Biomedical Research of La Rioja, CIBIR, c.p., 26006. Logroño, Spain.
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- Biomarkers and Molecular Signaling Group, Neurodegenerative Diseases Area Center for Biomedical Research of La Rioja, CIBIR, c.p., 26006. Logroño, Spain.
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Conlon GA, Murray GI. Recent advances in understanding the roles of matrix metalloproteinases in tumour invasion and metastasis. J Pathol 2019; 247:629-640. [DOI: 10.1002/path.5225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2018] [Revised: 12/11/2018] [Accepted: 12/19/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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- Guy A Conlon
- Department of PathologyNHS Grampian, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary Aberdeen UK
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- Department of Pathology, School of MedicineMedical Sciences and Nutrition, University of Aberdeen Aberdeen UK
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何 萍, 顾 霞, 曾 欣, 郑 咏, 林 晓. [Changes of lymphatic vessel density in lung adenocarcinoma in situ, minimally invasive adenocarcinoma, and invasive adenocarcinoma and the regulatory factors]. NAN FANG YI KE DA XUE XUE BAO = JOURNAL OF SOUTHERN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY 2018; 38:1349-1353. [PMID: 30514684 PMCID: PMC6744127 DOI: 10.12122/j.issn.1673-4254.2018.11.12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2018] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To analyze the changes in tumor lymphatic vessel density (LVD) in patients with lung adenocarcinoma in situ (AIS), minimally invasive adenocarcinoma (MIA), and invasive adenocarcinoma (IA) and explore the regulatory factors of LVD. METHODS Complete clinicopathological data were collected form a total of 301 patients with lung adenocarcinoma, including 28 (9.3%) with AIS, 86 (28.6%) with MIA, and 187 (62.1%) with IA. The LVD of all the adenocarcinomas were calculated after D2-40 immunohistochemical staining, and MT1-MMP and VEGF-C expression levels were also evaluated. The differences in LVD among the groups and the correlations of tumor LVD with the expressions of MT1-MMP and VEGF-C and the clinicopathological factors were analyzed. RESULTS The LVD differed significantly among AIS, MIA, and IA groups (P= 0.000). The LVDs was significantly correlated with the level of VEGF-C protein expression (r=0.917, P=0.009), tumor size (r= 0.686, P=0.017), lymph node metastasis (r=0.739, P=0.000), and clinical stage (r=0.874, P=0.012) of the patients. CONCLUSIONS Tumor lymphangiogenesis plays an important role in lung adenocarcinoma progression, and VEGF-C may promote this process.
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- 萍 何
- />广州医科大学附属第一医院病理科,广东 广州 510120Department of Pathology, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510120, China
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- />广州医科大学附属第一医院病理科,广东 广州 510120Department of Pathology, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510120, China
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- />广州医科大学附属第一医院病理科,广东 广州 510120Department of Pathology, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510120, China
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- />广州医科大学附属第一医院病理科,广东 广州 510120Department of Pathology, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510120, China
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- />广州医科大学附属第一医院病理科,广东 广州 510120Department of Pathology, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510120, China
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Decorin, Tenascin C, Total Antioxidant, and Total Oxidant Level Changes in Patients with Pseudoexfoliation Syndrome. J Ophthalmol 2018; 2018:7459496. [PMID: 30116633 PMCID: PMC6079450 DOI: 10.1155/2018/7459496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2018] [Revised: 05/18/2018] [Accepted: 06/03/2018] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
Abstract
Purpose Pseudoexfoliation syndrome (PEX) is an eye disease that develops under the influence of regional population differences, genetic factors, age, and environmental factors and is characterized by visualization of a gray-white fibrogranular substance in the lens anterior capsule and/or pupil margin during anterior segment examination. The underlying biochemical mechanisms of the disease have not yet been fully elucidated. Therefore, this study was designed to show the changes in aqueous humor and blood serum levels of matrix metalloproteinases (decorin and tenascin C), total antioxidants (TAS), and total oxidants (TOS) in both cataract patients who have unilateral PEX material and cataract patients who do not have unilateral PEX material. Methods Biological samples were simultaneously collected from 22 cataract patients who had unilateral pseudoexfoliation (PEX patients) and 22 cataract patients who did not have unilateral pseudoexfoliation (control patients). From the collected biological samples, decorin (DEC) and tenascin C (TN-C) were measured with the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) method, and TAS and TOS were measured with an autoanalyzer. Results When decorin, tenascin C, and TOS values of PEX patients were compared with those of control patients, there was a statistically significant increase in all three parameters. Conversely, TAS values showed a statistically significant decrease in PEX patients compared to controls. DEC, TN-C, TAS values, and TOS values were significantly higher in aqueous fluid than in blood in both the PEX patient and control groups. Conclusions We suggest that parameters such as DEC, TN-C, TAS, and TOS play a role in the etiopathology of pseudoexfoliation syndrome. Thus, bringing these increased levels of extracellular proteins and TOS and decreased levels of TAS back to within physiological limits can mediate the reorganization of the blood-aqueous fluid barrier and slow the progression of pseudoexfoliation syndrome.
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Mathematical Modeling of Metastatic Cancer Migration through a Remodeling Extracellular Matrix. Processes (Basel) 2018. [DOI: 10.3390/pr6050058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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