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Ayhan S, Dursun A. ELFN1 is a new extracellular matrix (ECM)-associated protein. Life Sci 2024; 352:122900. [PMID: 38986898 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2024.122900] [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] [Received: 04/15/2024] [Revised: 06/30/2024] [Accepted: 07/06/2024] [Indexed: 07/12/2024]
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AIMS The ELFN1, discovered in 2007, is a single-pass transmembrane protein. Studies conducted thus far to elucidate the function of the Elfn1 have been limited only to animal studies. These studies have reported that ELFN1 is a universal binding partner of metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGluRs) in the central nervous system and its functional deficiency has been associated with the pathogenesis of neurological and neuropsychiatric diseases. In 2021, we described the first disease-associated human ELFN1 pathogenic gene mutation. Severe joint laxity, which was the most striking finding of this new disease and was clearly seen in the patients since early infancy, showed that the ELFN1 may have a possible function in the connective tissue besides the nervous system. Here, we present the first experimental evidence of the extracellular matrix (ECM)-related function of the ELFN1. MATERIALS AND METHODS Primary skin fibroblasts were isolated from the skin biopsies of ELFN1 mutated patients and healthy foreskin donors. For the clinical trial in a dish, in vitro ECM and DEM (decellularized ECM) models were created from skin fibroblasts. All the in vitro models were comparatively characterized and analyzed. KEY FINDINGS The mutation in the ELFN1 signal peptide region of patients resulted in a severe lack of ELFN1 expression and dramatically altered the characteristic morphology and behavior (growth, proliferation, and motility) of fibroblasts. SIGNIFICANCE We propose that ELFN1 is involved in the cell-ECM attachment, and its deficiency is critical enough to cause a loss of cell motility and soft ECM stiffness.
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- Selda Ayhan
- Department of Pediatrics Metabolism, Institute of Child Health, Hacettepe University, Sıhhıye, Ankara 06100, Turkey.
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- Department of Pediatrics Metabolism, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Sıhhıye, Ankara 06100, Turkey.
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Dong C, Li X, Yang J, Yuan D, Zhou Y, Zhang Y, Shi G, Zhang R, Liu J, Fu P, Sun M. PPFIBP1 induces glioma cell migration and invasion through FAK/Src/JNK signaling pathway. Cell Death Dis 2021; 12:827. [PMID: 34480020 PMCID: PMC8417031 DOI: 10.1038/s41419-021-04107-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2020] [Revised: 06/10/2021] [Accepted: 06/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most aggressive brain tumor, with a 5-year survival ratio <5%. Invasive growth is a major determinant of the poor prognosis in GBM. In this study, we demonstrate that high expression of PPFIA binding protein 1 (PPFIBP1) correlates with remarkable invasion and poor prognosis of GBM patients. Using scratch and transwell assay, we find that the invasion and migration of GBM cells are promoted by overexpression of PPFIBP1, while inhibited by knockdown of PPFIBP1. Then, we illustrate that overexpression of PPFIBP1 facilitates glioma cell infiltration and reduces survival in xenograft models. Next, RNA-Seq and GO enrichment analysis reveal that PPFIBP1 regulates differentially expressed gene clusters involved in the Wnt and adhesion-related signaling pathways. Furthermore, we demonstrate that PPFIBP1 activates focal adhesion kinase (FAK), Src, c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK), and c-Jun, thereby enhancing Matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-2 expression probably through interacting with SRCIN1 (p140Cap). Finally, inhibition of phosphorylation of Src and FAK significantly reversed the augmentation of invasion and migration caused by PPFIBP1 overexpression in GBM cells. In conclusion, these findings uncover a novel mechanism of glioma invasion and identify PPFIBP1 as a potential therapeutic target of glioma.
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- Caihua Dong
- School of Biomedical Engineering (Suzhou), Division of Life Sciences and Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Medical Optics, Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou, 215163, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, 250012, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Medical Optics, Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou, 215163, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, 250012, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering (Suzhou), Division of Life Sciences and Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Medical Optics, Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou, 215163, China
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- Neurological Department, Helios-Amper Clinic Dachau, Dachau, Germany
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Medical Optics, Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou, 215163, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Medical Optics, Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou, 215163, China
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- Integrated Cardio Metabolic Centre, Karolinska Institute, Huddinge, Sweden
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China.
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- School of Biomedical Engineering (Suzhou), Division of Life Sciences and Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China.
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Medical Optics, Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou, 215163, China.
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Bioinspired peptide adhesion on Ti implants alleviates wear particle-induced inflammation and improves interfacial osteogenesis. J Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 605:410-424. [PMID: 34332414 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.07.079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2021] [Revised: 07/02/2021] [Accepted: 07/14/2021] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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In the inflammatory peri-implant microenvironment, excessive polarization of macrophages to the proinflammatory M1 phenotype can trigger the secretion of inflammatory cytokines, which promote bone resorption and impede osteogenesis around implants. The direct consequence of this process is the failure of prosthetic implants due to aseptic loosening. To reverse the inflammatory microenvironment and prevent prosthesis loosening, a mussel adhesion-inspired surface strategy was used for bioengineering of titanium implants with integrin-binding ability. In our design, a mussel-inspired catecholic peptide with tetravalent 3,4-dihydroxy-l-phenylalanine (DOPA) and Arg-Gly-Asp (RGD) sequences was synthesized. The peptide can easily anchor to the surface of medical titanium materials through a mussel adhesive mechanism. We found that peptide-decorated titanium implants could effectively inhibit peri-implant inflammation in a wear particle model and could promote the polarization of macrophages to a pro-healing M2 phenotype by interfering with integrin-α2β1 and integrin-αvβ3. Moreover, the peptide coating increased the adherence of osteoblasts and promoted osteogenesis on titanium implants even under inflammatory conditions. This work suggested that this biomimetic catecholic integrin-binding peptide can provide facile tactics for surface bioengineering of medical prostheses with improved interfacial osteogenesis under inflammatory conditions, which might contribute greatly to the prevention of prosthesis loosening and the improvement of clinical outcomes.
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Mang D, Roy SR, Zhang Q, Hu X, Zhang Y. Heparan Sulfate-Instructed Self-Assembly Selectively Inhibits Cancer Cell Migration. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:17236-17242. [PMID: 33830729 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c00934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Heparan sulfate (HS) has important emerging roles in oncogenesis, which represents potential therapeutic strategies for human cancers. However, due to the complexity of the HS signaling network, HS-targeted synthetic cancer therapeutics has never been successfully devised. To conquer the challenge, we developed HS-instructed self-assembling peptides by decorating the "Cardin-Weintraub" sequence with aromatic amino acids. The HS-binding interactions induce localized accumulation of synthetic peptides triggering molecular self-assembly in the vicinity of highly expressed Heparan sulfate proteoglycans (HSPGs) on the cancer cell membrane. The nanostructures hinder the binding of HSPG with metastasis promoting protein-heparin-binding EGF-like growth factor (HBEGF) inhibiting the activation of focal adhesion kinase (FAK) and extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK). Our study proved that HS-instructed self-assembly is a promising synthetic therapeutic strategy for targeted cancer migration inhibition.
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- Dingze Mang
- Bioinspired Soft Matter Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University, 1919-1 Tancha, Onna son, Okinawa 904-0495, Japan
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- Bioinspired Soft Matter Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University, 1919-1 Tancha, Onna son, Okinawa 904-0495, Japan
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- Bioinspired Soft Matter Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University, 1919-1 Tancha, Onna son, Okinawa 904-0495, Japan
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- Bioinspired Soft Matter Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University, 1919-1 Tancha, Onna son, Okinawa 904-0495, Japan
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- Bioinspired Soft Matter Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University, 1919-1 Tancha, Onna son, Okinawa 904-0495, Japan
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Byrne CE, Decombe JB, Bingham GC, Remont J, Miller LG, Khalif L, King CT, Hamel K, Bunnell BA, Burow ME, Martin EC. Evaluation of Extracellular Matrix Composition to Improve Breast Cancer Modeling. Tissue Eng Part A 2021; 27:500-511. [PMID: 33797977 PMCID: PMC8349725 DOI: 10.1089/ten.tea.2020.0364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2020] [Accepted: 02/19/2021] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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The development of resistance to therapy is a significant obstacle to effective therapeutic regimens. Evaluating the effects of oncology drugs in the laboratory setting is limited by the lack of translational models that accurately recapitulate cell-microenvironment interactions present in tumors. Acquisition of resistance to therapy is facilitated, in part, by the composition of the tumor extracellular matrix (ECM), with the primary current in vitro model using collagen I (COL I). Here we seek to identify the prevalence of COL I-enhanced expression in the triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) subtype. Furthermore, we identify if methods of response to therapy are altered depending on matrix composition. We demonstrated that collagen content varies in patient tumor samples across subtypes, with COL I expression dramatically increased in typically less aggressive estrogen receptor (ER)-positive(ER+)/progesterone receptor (PGR)-positive (PGR+) cancers irrespective of patient age or race. These findings are of significance considering how frequently COL I is implicated in tumor progression. In vitro analyses of ER+ and ER-negative (ER-) cell lines were used to determine the effects of ECM content (collagen I, collagen IV, fibronectin, and laminin) on proliferation, cellular phenotype, and survival. Neither ER+ nor ER- cells demonstrated significant increases in proliferation when cultured on these ECM substrates. ER- cells cultured on these substrates were sensitized to both chemotherapy and targeted therapy. In addition, MDA-MB-231 cells expressed different morphologies, binding affinities, and stiffness across these substrates. We also demonstrated that ECM composition significantly alters transcription of senescence-associated pathways across ER+ and ER- cell lines. Together, these results suggest that complex matrix composites should be incorporated into in vitro tumor models, especially for the drug-resistant TNBC subtype. Impact statement The importance of tumor extracellular matrix (ECM) in disease progression is often inadequately represented in models of breast cancer that rely heavily on collagen I and Matrigel. Through immunohistochemistry analysis of patient breast tumors, we show a wide variation in collagen content based on subtype, specifically a repression of fibril collagens in the receptor negative subtype, irrespective of age and race. We also demonstrated that tumor ECM composition alters cellular elasticity and oncogenic pathway activation demonstrating that physiologically relevant three-dimensional models of breast cancer should include an ECM that is subtype specific.
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- Charles Ethan Byrne
- Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
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- Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
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- Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
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- Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
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- Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
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- Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
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- Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
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- Center for Stem Cell Research and Regenerative Medicine, Department of Pharmacology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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- Section of Hematology and Medical Oncology, School of Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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- Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
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X-box binding protein 1-mediated COL4A1s secretion regulates communication between vascular smooth muscle and stem/progenitor cells. J Biol Chem 2021; 296:100541. [PMID: 33722606 PMCID: PMC8063738 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2021.100541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2021] [Revised: 03/03/2021] [Accepted: 03/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) contribute to the deposition of extracellular matrix proteins (ECMs), including Type IV collagen, in the vessel wall. ECMs coordinate communication among different cell types, but mechanisms underlying this communication remain unclear. Our previous studies have demonstrated that X-box binding protein 1 (XBP1) is activated and contributes to VSMC phenotypic transition in response to vascular injury. In this study, we investigated the participation of XBP1 in the communication between VSMCs and vascular progenitor cells (VPCs). Immunofluorescence and immunohistology staining revealed that Xbp1 gene was essential for type IV collagen alpha 1 (COL4A1) expression during mouse embryonic development and vessel wall ECM deposition and stem cell antigen 1-positive (Sca1+)-VPC recruitment in response to vascular injury. The Western blot analysis elucidated an Xbp1 gene dose-dependent effect on COL4A1 expression and that the spliced XBP1 protein (XBP1s) increased protease-mediated COL4A1 degradation as revealed by Zymography. RT-PCR analysis revealed that XBP1s in VSMCs not only upregulated COL4A1/2 transcription but also induced the occurrence of a novel transcript variant, soluble type IV collagen alpha 1 (COL4A1s), in which the front part of exon 4 is joined with the rear part of exon 42. Chromatin-immunoprecipitation, DNA/protein pulldown and in vitro transcription demonstrated that XBP1s binds to exon 4 and exon 42, directing the transcription from exon 4 to exon 42. This leads to transcription complex bypassing the internal sequences, producing a shortened COL4A1s protein that increased Sca1+-VPC migration. Taken together, these results suggest that activated VSMCs may recruit Sca1+-VPCs via XBP1s-mediated COL4A1s secretion, leading to vascular injury repair or neointima formation.
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Wiechmann S, Saupp E, Schilling D, Heinzlmeir S, Schneider G, Schmid RM, Combs SE, Kuster B, Dobiasch S. Radiosensitization by Kinase Inhibition Revealed by Phosphoproteomic Analysis of Pancreatic Cancer Cells. Mol Cell Proteomics 2020; 19:1649-1663. [PMID: 32651227 PMCID: PMC8014995 DOI: 10.1074/mcp.ra120.002046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2020] [Revised: 06/22/2020] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is one of the most aggressive cancers and known for its extensive genetic heterogeneity, high therapeutic resistance, and strong variation in intrinsic radiosensitivity. To understand the molecular mechanisms underlying radioresistance, we screened the phenotypic response of 38 PDAC cell lines to ionizing radiation. Subsequent phosphoproteomic analysis of two representative sensitive and resistant lines led to the reproducible identification of 7,800 proteins and 13,000 phosphorylation sites (p-sites). Approximately 700 p-sites on 400 proteins showed abundance changes after radiation in all cell lines regardless of their phenotypic sensitivity. Apart from recapitulating known radiation response phosphorylation markers such as on proteins involved in DNA damage repair, the analysis uncovered many novel members of a radiation-responsive signaling network that was apparent only at the level of protein phosphorylation. These regulated p-sites were enriched in potential ATM substrates and in vitro kinase assays corroborated 10 of these. Comparing the proteomes and phosphoproteomes of radiosensitive and -resistant cells pointed to additional tractable radioresistance mechanisms involving apoptotic proteins. For instance, elevated NADPH quinine oxidoreductase 1 (NQO1) expression in radioresistant cells may aid in clearing harmful reactive oxygen species. Resistant cells also showed elevated phosphorylation levels of proteins involved in cytoskeleton organization including actin dynamics and focal adhesion kinase (FAK) activity and one resistant cell line showed a strong migration phenotype. Pharmacological inhibition of the kinases FAK by Defactinib and of CHEK1 by Rabusertib showed a statistically significant sensitization to radiation in radioresistant PDAC cells. Together, the presented data map a comprehensive molecular network of radiation-induced signaling, improves the understanding of radioresistance and provides avenues for developing radiotherapeutic strategies.
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- Svenja Wiechmann
- Chair of Proteomics and Bioanalytics, Technical University of Munich, Freising, Germany; German Cancer Consortium, Munich, Germany; German Cancer Center, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Technical University of Munich, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Technical University of Munich, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Munich, Germany; Institute of Radiation Medicine, Department of Radiation Sciences, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Neuherberg, Germany
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- Chair of Proteomics and Bioanalytics, Technical University of Munich, Freising, Germany
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- Medical Clinic and Polyclinic II, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University Munich, München, Germany
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- Medical Clinic and Polyclinic II, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University Munich, München, Germany
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- German Cancer Consortium, Munich, Germany; German Cancer Center, Heidelberg, Germany; Department of Radiation Oncology, Technical University of Munich, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Munich, Germany; Institute of Radiation Medicine, Department of Radiation Sciences, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Neuherberg, Germany
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- Chair of Proteomics and Bioanalytics, Technical University of Munich, Freising, Germany; German Cancer Consortium, Munich, Germany; German Cancer Center, Heidelberg, Germany; Bavarian Center for Biomolecular Mass Spectrometry, Technical University of Munich, Freising, Germany
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- German Cancer Consortium, Munich, Germany; German Cancer Center, Heidelberg, Germany; Department of Radiation Oncology, Technical University of Munich, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Munich, Germany; Institute of Radiation Medicine, Department of Radiation Sciences, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Neuherberg, Germany.
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Hwang YJ, Jung GS, Jeon WB, Lee KM. Arg-Gly-Asp-modified elastin-like polypeptide regulates cell proliferation and cell cycle proteins via the phosphorylation of Erk and Akt in pancreatic β-cell. Heliyon 2020; 6:e04918. [PMID: 32995613 PMCID: PMC7501433 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e04918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2020] [Revised: 08/14/2020] [Accepted: 09/08/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Objective Enhancement of β-cell proliferation plays an important role in maintaining β-cell mass and function, and in improving pancreatic β-cell survival before transplantation. Extracellular matrix (ECM) components increase the adhesion and proliferation of β-cells, and the RGD-modified elastin-like polypeptide (RGD-ELP, REP) has been described as a bioactive matrix. In this study, we investigated whether REP could enhance β-cell adhesion and proliferation and elucidated the signaling pathways involved. Methods We investigated the effect of REP on cell adhesion, proliferation and insulin secretion via assays using Rin-m and rat islets. Crystal violet, CCK-8, and BrdU assay, FACS, western blot, real time q-PCR analyses and insulin ELISA were examined. To explain the associated mechanisms, phosphorylation of Akt and extracellular signal-regulated kinase (Erk) were measured. Results REP more increased the adhesion, proliferation and survival of Rin-m cells compared to elastin-like poly peptide (ELP) without RGD-motif. The enhancement of β-cell proliferation by REP was associated with increased cyclin D1, cyclin D2 and cdk6, and decreased p27 levels. When β-cells were cultured on REP, Erk and the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3-kinase) downstream effector, Akt was stimulated. Treatment with the Erk pathway inhibitor and PI3-kinase inhibitor decreased REP-induced β-cell adhesion and proliferation, and regulated REP-induced cell cycle proteins. Additionally, REP increased the mRNA and protein levels of insulin and its transcription factor, PDX-1, and insulin secretion. Conclusions Our results demonstrate that the up-regulation of the PI3K/Akt and Erk signaling pathways and the regulation of cell cycle proteins by REP could serve as effective strategies for improving pancreatic β-cell adhesion and proliferation.
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- Yeo Jin Hwang
- Division of Electronics & Information System, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- New Drug Development Center, Daegu-Gyeongbuk Medical Innovation Foundation, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Biotechnology, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Biotechnology, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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Hamilton NJI, Lee DDH, Gowers KHC, Butler CR, Maughan EF, Jevans B, Orr JC, McCann CJ, Burns AJ, MacNeil S, Birchall MA, O'Callaghan C, Hynds RE, Janes SM. Bioengineered airway epithelial grafts with mucociliary function based on collagen IV- and laminin-containing extracellular matrix scaffolds. Eur Respir J 2020; 55:1901200. [PMID: 32444408 PMCID: PMC7301290 DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01200-2019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2018] [Accepted: 02/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
Abstract
Current methods to replace damaged upper airway epithelium with exogenous cells are limited. Existing strategies use grafts that lack mucociliary function, leading to infection and the retention of secretions and keratin debris. Strategies that regenerate airway epithelium with mucociliary function are clearly desirable and would enable new treatments for complex airway disease.Here, we investigated the influence of the extracellular matrix (ECM) on airway epithelial cell adherence, proliferation and mucociliary function in the context of bioengineered mucosal grafts. In vitro, primary human bronchial epithelial cells (HBECs) adhered most readily to collagen IV. Biological, biomimetic and synthetic scaffolds were compared in terms of their ECM protein content and airway epithelial cell adherence.Collagen IV and laminin were preserved on the surface of decellularised dermis and epithelial cell attachment to decellularised dermis was greater than to the biomimetic or synthetic alternatives tested. Blocking epithelial integrin α2 led to decreased adherence to collagen IV and to decellularised dermis scaffolds. At air-liquid interface (ALI), bronchial epithelial cells cultured on decellularised dermis scaffolds formed a differentiated respiratory epithelium with mucociliary function. Using in vivo chick chorioallantoic membrane (CAM), rabbit airway and immunocompromised mouse models, we showed short-term preservation of the cell layer following transplantation.Our results demonstrate the feasibility of generating HBEC grafts on clinically applicable decellularised dermis scaffolds and identify matrix proteins and integrins important for this process. The long-term survivability of pre-differentiated epithelia and the relative merits of this approach against transplanting basal cells should be assessed further in pre-clinical airway transplantation models.
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- Nick J I Hamilton
- Lungs for Living Research Centre, UCL Respiratory, University College London, London, UK
- UCL Ear Institute, The Royal National Throat Nose and Ear Hospital, London, UK
- Nick J.I. Hamilton and Sam M. Janes are joint-senior authors
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- Respiratory, Critical Care and Anaesthesia, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, UK
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- Lungs for Living Research Centre, UCL Respiratory, University College London, London, UK
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- Lungs for Living Research Centre, UCL Respiratory, University College London, London, UK
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- Lungs for Living Research Centre, UCL Respiratory, University College London, London, UK
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- Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Birth Defects Research Centre, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, UK
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- Lungs for Living Research Centre, UCL Respiratory, University College London, London, UK
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- Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Birth Defects Research Centre, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, UK
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- Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Birth Defects Research Centre, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, UK
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- Dept of Materials and Science Engineering, The Kroto Research Institute, North Campus, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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- UCL Ear Institute, The Royal National Throat Nose and Ear Hospital, London, UK
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- Respiratory, Critical Care and Anaesthesia, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, UK
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- Lungs for Living Research Centre, UCL Respiratory, University College London, London, UK
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- Lungs for Living Research Centre, UCL Respiratory, University College London, London, UK
- Nick J.I. Hamilton and Sam M. Janes are joint-senior authors
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Wang Q, Cao T, Guo K, Zhou Y, Liu H, Pan Y, Hou Q, Nie Y, Fan D, Lu Y, Zhao X. Regulation of Integrin Subunit Alpha 2 by miR-135b-5p Modulates Chemoresistance in Gastric Cancer. Front Oncol 2020; 10:308. [PMID: 32232000 PMCID: PMC7082357 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2020.00308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2019] [Accepted: 02/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Chemotherapy has substantially improved gastric cancer (GC) patient outcomes in the past decades. However, the development of chemotherapy resistance has become the major cause of treatment failure. Although numerous molecules have been implicated in GC chemoresistance, its pathological mechanisms are still unclear. Here, we found that integrin subunit alpha 2 (ITGA2) is upregulated in chemoresistant GC cells and that increased ITGA2 levels correlated with the poor prognosis of GC patients who received chemotherapy. ITGA2 overexpression led to elevated chemotherapy resistance and drug-induced apoptosis inhibition in GC cells. ITGA2 knockdown resulted in restored chemosensitivity and increased apoptosis in chemoresistant GC cells both in vitro and in vivo. NanoString analysis revealed a unique signature of deregulated pathway expression in GC cells after ITGA2 silencing. The MAPK/ERK pathway and epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) were found to be downregulated after ITGA2 knockdown. miR-135b-5p was identified as a direct upstream regulator of ITGA2. miR-135b-5p overexpression reduced chemoresistance and induced apoptosis in GC cells and attenuated ITGA2-induced chemoresistance and antiapoptotic effects by inhibiting MAPK signaling and EMT. In conclusion, this study underscored the role and mechanism of ITGA2 in GC and suggested the novel miR-135b-5p/ITGA2 axis as an epigenetic cause of chemoresistance with diagnostic and therapeutic implications.
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- Qi Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, National Clinical Research Center for Digestive Diseases and Xijing Hospital of Digestive Diseases, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, National Clinical Research Center for Digestive Diseases and Xijing Hospital of Digestive Diseases, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Burns and Cutaneous Surgery, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Biological Targeting Diagnosis and Therapy Research, Collaborative Innovation Center for Targeting Tumor Diagnosis and Therapy, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, National Clinical Research Center for Digestive Diseases and Xijing Hospital of Digestive Diseases, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi'an, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi'an, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, National Clinical Research Center for Digestive Diseases and Xijing Hospital of Digestive Diseases, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, National Clinical Research Center for Digestive Diseases and Xijing Hospital of Digestive Diseases, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, National Clinical Research Center for Digestive Diseases and Xijing Hospital of Digestive Diseases, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, National Clinical Research Center for Digestive Diseases and Xijing Hospital of Digestive Diseases, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.,National Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing, China
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Kadela-Tomanek M, Bębenek E, Chrobak E, Boryczka S. 5,8-Quinolinedione Scaffold as a Promising Moiety of Bioactive Agents. Molecules 2019; 24:E4115. [PMID: 31739496 PMCID: PMC6891355 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24224115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2019] [Revised: 11/08/2019] [Accepted: 11/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Natural 5,8-quinolinedione antibiotics exhibit a broad spectrum of activities including anticancer, antibacterial, antifungal, and antimalarial activities. The structure-activity research showed that the 5,8-quinolinedione scaffold is responsible for its biological effect. The subject of this review report is a presentation of the pharmacological activity of synthetic 5,8-quinolinedione compounds containing different groups at C-6 and/or C-7 positions. The relationship between the activity and the mechanism of action is included if these data have been included in the original literature. The review mostly covers the period between 2000 and 2019. Previously published literature data were used to present historical points.
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- Monika Kadela-Tomanek
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences in Sosnowiec, Medical University of Silesia, 4 Jagiellońska Str., 41-200 Sosnowiec, Poland; (E.B.); (E.C.); (S.B.)
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Gong J, Lu X, Xu J, Xiong W, Zhang H, Yu X. Coexpression of UCA1 and ITGA2 in pancreatic cancer cells target the expression of miR-107 through focal adhesion pathway. J Cell Physiol 2018; 234:12884-12896. [PMID: 30569514 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.27953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2018] [Accepted: 11/19/2018] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Abnormal expressions of microRNAs (miRNAs) are demonstrated in pancreatic cancer (PaC), but a major part of the mechanism remains elusive. This study mainly aimed to structure a coexpressed network of long noncoding RNA (lncRNA) and messenger RNA (mRNA) in PaC, as well as to explore their direct targets. METHODS LncRNA and mRNA microarrays were used to determine the expression profiles in PaC cells. Analysis of Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes pathway was performed to identify pathways associated with differentially expressed mRNAs. Coexpression profiles were identified by constructing differentially expressed lncRNA-mRNA regulatory network and further validated by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction assay and western blot assay. The bioinformatics computational method was applied to predict the biological target of lncRNA and mRNA, which was identified by luciferase reporter assay. Migration/invasion ability and apoptosis rate of cells were assessed by transwell assay and flow cytometry assay. RESULTS It was identified that the level of urothelial cancer associated 1 (UCA1) was increased in PaC cells, and the inhibition of UCA1 suppressed migration and invasion ability of the cancer cells. The luciferase reporter assay recognized that miR-107 was targeted by UCA1, and integrin subunit α 2 (ITGA2) was further targeted by miR-107. This confirmed the prediction of lncRNA-miRNA-mRNA regulation mechanism. In the regulatory pathways, UCA1 and ITGA2 promoted PaC progression via focal adhesion pathway related proteins such as ITGA3, SRC protooncogene/nonreceptor tyrosine kinase, protein tyrosine kinase 2, and AKT serine/threonine kinase 1. CONCLUSION The study revealed a regulatory network of UCA1-miR-107-ITGA2 and validated UCA1 and ITGA2 as potential prognostic factors for PaC.
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- Jun Gong
- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Sichuan Medical Academy & Sichuan People's Hospital, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Sichuan Medical Academy & Sichuan People's Hospital, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Sichuan Medical Academy & Sichuan People's Hospital, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Sichuan Medical Academy & Sichuan People's Hospital, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Sichuan Medical Academy & Sichuan People's Hospital, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Sichuan Medical Academy & Sichuan People's Hospital, Chengdu, China
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Chen J, Wu Y, Zhang L, Fang X, Hu X. Evidence for calpains in cancer metastasis. J Cell Physiol 2018; 234:8233-8240. [PMID: 30370545 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.27649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2018] [Accepted: 10/02/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Metastatic dissemination represents the final stage of tumor progression as well as the principal cause of cancer-associated deaths. Calpains are a conserved family of calcium-dependent cysteine proteinases with ubiquitous or tissue-specific expression. Accumulating evidence indicates a central role for calpains in tumor migration and invasion via participating in several key processes, including focal adhesion dynamics, cytoskeletal remodeling, epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition, and apoptosis. Activated after the increased intracellular calcium concentration ( [ Ca 2 + ] i ) induced by membrane channels and extracellular or intracellular stimuli, calpains induce the limited cleavage or functional modulation of various substrates that serve as metastatic mediators. This review covers established literature to summarize the mechanisms and underlying signaling pathways of calpains in cancer metastasis, making calpains attractive targets for aggressive tumor therapies.
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- Jiaxin Chen
- Biomedical Research Center and Key Laboratory of Biotherapy of Zhejiang Province, Sir Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Key Laboratory of Musculoskeletal System Degeneration and Regeneration Translational Research of Zhejiang Province, Sir Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Biomedical Research Center and Key Laboratory of Biotherapy of Zhejiang Province, Sir Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Key Laboratory of Biotherapy of Zhejiang Province, Sir Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Biomedical Research Center and Key Laboratory of Biotherapy of Zhejiang Province, Sir Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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Abbasian M, Mousavi E, Khalili M, Arab‐Bafrani Z. Using of keratin substrate for enrichment of HT29 colorectal cancer stem‐like cells. J Biomed Mater Res B Appl Biomater 2018; 107:1264-1271. [DOI: 10.1002/jbm.b.34219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2018] [Revised: 07/08/2018] [Accepted: 08/02/2018] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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- Mahdi Abbasian
- Metabolic Disorders Research CenterGolestan University of Medical Sciences Gorgan Iran
- Department of Biotechnology, College of AgricultureIsfahan University of Technology Isfahan Iran
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- Department of Medical MicrobiologyFaculty of Medicine, Kerman University of Medical Sciences Kerman Iran
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- Medical Cellular and Molecular Research CenterGolestan University of Medical Sciences Gorgan Iran
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- Metabolic Disorders Research CenterGolestan University of Medical Sciences Gorgan Iran
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Faculty of MedicineGolestan University of Medical Sciences Gorgan Iran
- Health technology Research CenterOxin Sabz Espadan Company, Esfahan university of Medical Sciences Esfahan Iran
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Ma XY, Feng YF, Wang TS, Lei W, Li X, Zhou DP, Wen XX, Yu HL, Xiang LB, Wang L. Involvement of FAK-mediated BMP-2/Smad pathway in mediating osteoblast adhesion and differentiation on nano-HA/chitosan composite coated titanium implant under diabetic conditions. Biomater Sci 2018; 6:225-238. [PMID: 29231215 DOI: 10.1039/c7bm00652g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Nanophase HA/CS composite coated porous titanium implant exhibited superior biological performance under diabetic conditions compared to pure Ti.
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- Xiang-Yu Ma
- Department of Orthopedics
- General Hospital of Shenyang Military Area Command of Chinese PLA
- Shenyang
- China
- Department of Orthopedics of the 463 Hospital of PLA
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- Department of Orthopedics
- Xijing Hospital
- Fourth Military Medical University
- Xi'an
- China
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- Department of Orthopedics of the 463 Hospital of PLA
- Shenyang
- China
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- Department of Orthopedics
- Xijing Hospital
- Fourth Military Medical University
- Xi'an
- China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- State Key Laboratory of Mechanical System and Vibration
- Shanghai
- China
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- Department of Orthopedics
- General Hospital of Shenyang Military Area Command of Chinese PLA
- Shenyang
- China
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- Department of Orthopedics of the 463 Hospital of PLA
- Shenyang
- China
- Department of Orthopedics
- Xijing Hospital
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- Department of Orthopedics
- General Hospital of Shenyang Military Area Command of Chinese PLA
- Shenyang
- China
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- Department of Orthopedics
- General Hospital of Shenyang Military Area Command of Chinese PLA
- Shenyang
- China
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- Department of Orthopedics
- Xijing Hospital
- Fourth Military Medical University
- Xi'an
- China
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Yang Q, Bavi P, Wang JY, Roehrl MH. Immuno-proteomic discovery of tumor tissue autoantigens identifies olfactomedin 4, CD11b, and integrin alpha-2 as markers of colorectal cancer with liver metastases. J Proteomics 2017; 168:53-65. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2017.06.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2017] [Revised: 06/03/2017] [Accepted: 06/26/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Calpain Genetic Disruption and HSP90 Inhibition Combine To Attenuate Mammary Tumorigenesis. Mol Cell Biol 2016; 36:2078-88. [PMID: 27215381 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.01062-15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2015] [Accepted: 04/26/2016] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Calpain is an intracellular Ca(2+)-regulated protease system whose substrates include proteins involved in proliferation, survival, migration, invasion, and sensitivity to therapeutic drugs. Genetic disruption of calpain attenuated the tumorigenic potential of breast cancer cells and hypersensitized cells to 17AAG, an inhibitor of the molecular chaperone HSP90. Calpain-1 or -2 overexpression rendered cells resistant to 17AAG, whereas downregulation or inhibition of calpain-1/2 led to increased cell death in multiple breast cancer cell lines, including models of HER2(+) (SKBR3) and triple-negative basal-cell-like (MDA-MB-231) breast cancer. In an MDA-MB-231 orthotopic xenograft model, calpain knockdown or 17AAG treatment independently attenuated tumor growth and metastasis, while the combination was most effective. Calpain knockdown was associated with increased 17AAG-induced degradation of the HSP90 clients cyclin D1 and AKT and multidrug resistance protein 2, which correlated with increased expression of antimitogenic p27(KIP1) and proapoptotic BIM proteins. Like other therapeutics, 17AAG can be effluxed by specific ABC transporters. Calpain expression positively correlated with the expression of P glycoprotein in mouse embryonic fibroblasts. Importantly, we show that calpain affects ABC transporter function and efflux of clinically relevant doxorubicin. These observations provide a compelling rationale for exploring the combination of calpain inhibition with new or existing cancer therapeutics.
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Kang Y, Roife D, Lee Y, Lv H, Suzuki R, Ling J, Rios Perez MV, Li X, Dai B, Pratt M, Truty MJ, Chatterjee D, Wang H, Thomas RM, Wang Y, Koay EJ, Chiao PJ, Katz MH, Fleming JB. Transforming Growth Factor-β Limits Secretion of Lumican by Activated Stellate Cells within Primary Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Tumors. Clin Cancer Res 2016; 22:4934-4946. [PMID: 27126993 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-15-2780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2015] [Accepted: 04/07/2016] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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PURPOSE Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is lethal cancer whose primary tumor is characterized by dense composition of cancer cells, stromal cells, and extracellular matrix (ECM) composed largely of collagen. Within the PDAC tumor microenvironment, activated pancreatic stellate cells (PSC) are the dominant stromal cell type and responsible for collagen deposition. Lumican is a secreted proteoglycan that regulates collagen fibril assembly. We have previously identified that the presence of lumican in the ECM surrounding PDAC cells is associated with improved patient outcome after multimodal therapy and surgical removal of localized PDAC. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN Lumican expression in PDAC from 27 patients was determined by IHC and quantitatively analyzed for colocalization with PSCs. In vitro studies examined the molecular mechanisms of lumican transcription and secretion from PSCs (HPSCs and HPaSteC), and cell adhesion and migration assays examined the effect of lumican on PSCs in a collagen-rich environment. RESULTS Here we identify PSCs as a significant source of extracellular lumican production through quantitative IHC analysis. We demonstrate that the cytokine, TGF-β, negatively regulates lumican gene transcription within HPSCs through its canonical signaling pathway and binding of SMAD4 to novel SBEs identified within the promoter region. In addition, we found that the ability of HPSCs to produce and secrete extracellular lumican significantly enhances HPSCs adhesion and mobility on collagen. CONCLUSIONS Our results demonstrate that activated pancreatic stellate cells within PDAC secrete lumican under the negative control of TGF-β; once secreted, the extracellular lumican enhances stellate cell adhesion and mobility in a collagen-rich environment. Clin Cancer Res; 22(19); 4934-46. ©2016 AACR.
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- Ya'an Kang
- Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of General Surgery, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas
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- Division of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Shihezi University, Xinjiang, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Rheumatology, The Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima, Japan
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Pathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of General Surgery, The University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida
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- Neurodiagnostics Laboratory, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas
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- Division of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
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Luo W, Ren Z, Gao S, Jin H, Zhang G, Zhou L, Zheng S. Clinical correlation of calpain-1 and glypican-3 expression with gallbladder carcinoma. Oncol Lett 2016; 11:1345-1352. [PMID: 26893741 PMCID: PMC4734278 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2016.4079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2014] [Accepted: 11/27/2015] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Gallbladder carcinoma (GBC) possesses a poor prognosis, which is primarily attributed to the lack of early and timely surgical intervention. Calpain-1 and glypican-3 have been implicated in the progression of various types of cancer. The present study aimed to detect the expression of calpain-1 and glypican-3 in GBC, and analyzed whether the expression levels of these proteins correlated with any clinicopathological variables. A total of 100 patients with GBC and 30 patients with cholecystitis who accepted surgical treatment were enrolled in the present study. Pathological and clinical data were obtained from all patients. The expression of calpain-1 and glypican-3 was detected in paraffin-embedded tissues by immunohistochemistry. Calpain-1 expression was manually assessed with an immunohistochemical H-score with a slight modification. Glypican-3 expression was assessed as negative and positive. The correlations between protein expression and clinicopathological characteristics, and the associations between the proteins were analyzed. All patients exhibited positive expression of calpain-1. Notably, the high expression rate of calpain-1 was significantly increased in patients with GBC, compared with patients with cholecystitis (32.0 vs. 6.7%; χ2=7.668; P=0.006), suggesting that calpain-1 expression may be associated with progression from cholecystitis to GBC. In addition, the positive rate of glypican-3 expression was 53.0% in patients with GBC and 63.3% in patients with cholecystitis, with no significant difference (χ2=0.997; P=0.318). Furthermore, the expression of calpain-1 and glypican-3 had no significant correlation with gender, age, degree of tumor differentiation and tumor-node-metastasis classification in patients with GBC. Notably, the expression of calpain-1 and glypican-3 displayed a significant positive correlation in patients with GBC (r=0.517; P<0.01), but a significantly negative correlation (r=-0.856; P<0.01) in patients with cholecystitis. In conclusion, calpain-1 expression may be associated with progression from cholecystitis to GBC. Combined detection of calpain-1 and glypican-3 may be beneficial for prognosis assessment of GBC.
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- Weiqing Luo
- Key Laboratory of Combined Multi-Organ Transplantation, Ministry of Public Health, Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310003, P.R. China; Department of General Surgery, The People's Hospital of Deqing County, Huzhou, Zhejiang 313200, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Combined Multi-Organ Transplantation, Ministry of Public Health, Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310003, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Combined Multi-Organ Transplantation, Ministry of Public Health, Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310003, P.R. China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310003, P.R. China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310003, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Combined Multi-Organ Transplantation, Ministry of Public Health, Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310003, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Combined Multi-Organ Transplantation, Ministry of Public Health, Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310003, P.R. China
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Zhu L, Yuan C, Ma Y, Ding X, Zhu G, Zhu Q. Anti-inflammatory activities of phospholipase C inhibitor U73122: Inhibition of monocyte-to-macrophage transformation and LPS-induced pro-inflammatory cytokine expression. Int Immunopharmacol 2015; 29:622-627. [PMID: 26428848 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2015.09.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2015] [Revised: 09/13/2015] [Accepted: 09/23/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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A wide range of biological processes are controlled by phospholipase C (PLC)/Ca(2+) signaling, which could be blocked by PLC-specific inhibitor U73122. Whether inhibition of PLC with chemical inhibitor U73122 affects the inflammatory response in monocytes/macrophages is currently unknown. In this study, we demonstrated that U73122 inhibited PMA-induced in vitro differentiation of human promonocytic U937 cells into macrophages as reflected by the reduction of cell adherence and the decreased expression of macrophage specific marker CD163. It is possible that U73122 blocked PMA-induced adhesion of U937 cells partially by down regulation and inactivation of both Pyk2 and paxillin signaling. Furthermore, the expression of LPS-induced pro-inflammatory cytokines TNF-α and IL-1β was significantly blocked by U73122 in both dU937 cells and mouse primary peritoneal macrophages. These results suggest that PLC is involved in the sophisticated inflammatory response by monocytes/macrophages, and thereby chemical antagonists of PLC may be potential agents for the suppression of inflammatory response.
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- Liqian Zhu
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, 48 Wenhui East Road, Yangzhou 225009, China; Jiangsu Co-innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, 48 Wenhui East Road, Yangzhou 225009, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, 48 Wenhui East Road, Yangzhou 225009, China; Jiangsu Co-innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, 48 Wenhui East Road, Yangzhou 225009, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, 48 Wenhui East Road, Yangzhou 225009, China; Jiangsu Co-innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, 48 Wenhui East Road, Yangzhou 225009, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, 48 Wenhui East Road, Yangzhou 225009, China; Jiangsu Co-innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, 48 Wenhui East Road, Yangzhou 225009, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, 48 Wenhui East Road, Yangzhou 225009, China; Jiangsu Co-innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, 48 Wenhui East Road, Yangzhou 225009, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Etiological Biology, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 1 Xujiaping, Chengguan District, Lanzhou 730046, Gansu, China.
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Ding W, Fan XL, Xu X, Huang JZ, Xu SH, Geng Q, Li R, Chen D, Yan GR. Epigenetic silencing of ITGA2 by MiR-373 promotes cell migration in breast cancer. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0135128. [PMID: 26258411 PMCID: PMC4530956 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0135128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2015] [Accepted: 07/18/2015] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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The loss of ITGA2 plays an important role in cancer metastasis in several solid cancers. However, the molecular mechanism of ITGA2 loss in primary cancers remains unclear. In this study, we found that a lower ITGA2 protein level was observed in breast cancers compared to adjacent non-cancerous breast tissues. Interestingly, the reduction degree of ITGA2 at the protein level was far more than that at the mRNA level. We further showed that the translation of ITGA2 mRNA was directly inhibited by miR-373 through binding to ITGA2-3’UTR. Silencing of ITGA2 detached cell-cell interactions, induced the deploymerization of stress fiber F-actin and stimulated cancer cell migration, similar to the effect of miR-373 over-expression. The co-expression of ITGA2, not ITGA2-3’UTR, could abrogate miR-373-induced cancer cell migration because that the expression of ITGA2-3’UTR was inhibited by co-transfected miR-373. ITGA2 protein level was inversely associated with miR-373 level in breast cancers (r = -0.663, P<0.001). 73.33% of breast cancer patients with high miR-373 and low ITGA2 expression exhibited the lymph node-positive metastases. Together, our results show that epigenetic silencing of ITGA2 by miR-373 stimulates breast cancer migration, and miR-373high/ITGA2low may be as a prognosis biomarker for breast cancer patients.
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- Wen Ding
- Institutes of Life and Health Engineering, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
- Biomedicine Research Center and Department of Surgery, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medicine University, Guangzhou, China
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- Institutes of Life and Health Engineering, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
- Biomedicine Research Center and Department of Surgery, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medicine University, Guangzhou, China
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- Institutes of Life and Health Engineering, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
- Biomedicine Research Center and Department of Surgery, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medicine University, Guangzhou, China
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- Institutes of Life and Health Engineering, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
- Biomedicine Research Center and Department of Surgery, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medicine University, Guangzhou, China
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- Institutes of Life and Health Engineering, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
- Biomedicine Research Center and Department of Surgery, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medicine University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Oncology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Oncology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
- * E-mail: (G-RY); (DC); (RL)
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- Biomedicine Research Center and Department of Surgery, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medicine University, Guangzhou, China
- Key Laboratory for Major Obstetric Diseases of Guangdong Province, Key Laboratory of Reproduction and Genetics of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Guangzhou, China
- * E-mail: (G-RY); (DC); (RL)
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- Institutes of Life and Health Engineering, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
- Biomedicine Research Center and Department of Surgery, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medicine University, Guangzhou, China
- Biomedicine Research Center and Department of Surgery, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medicine University, Guangzhou, China
- Key Laboratory for Major Obstetric Diseases of Guangdong Province, Key Laboratory of Reproduction and Genetics of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Guangzhou, China
- * E-mail: (G-RY); (DC); (RL)
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Modulation of intracellular calcium levels by calcium lactate affects colon cancer cell motility through calcium-dependent calpain. PLoS One 2015. [PMID: 25629974 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0116984.] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Cancer cell motility is a key phenomenon regulating invasion and metastasis. Focal adhesion kinase (FAK) plays a major role in cellular adhesion and metastasis of various cancers. The relationship between dietary supplementation of calcium and colon cancer has been extensively investigated. However, the effect of calcium (Ca2+) supplementation on calpain-FAK-motility is not clearly understood. We sought to identify the mechanism of FAK cleavage through Ca2+ bound lactate (CaLa), its downstream signaling and role in the motility of human colon cancer cells. We found that treating HCT116 and HT-29 cells with CaLa immediately increased the intracellular Ca2+ (iCa2+) levels for a prolonged period of time. Ca2+ influx induced cleavage of FAK into an N-terminal FAK (FERM domain) in a dose-dependent manner. Phosphorylated FAK (p-FAK) was also cleaved in to its p-N-terminal FAK. CaLa increased colon cancer cells motility. Calpeptin, a calpain inhibitor, reversed the effects of CaLa on FAK and pFAK cleavage in both cancer cell lines. The cleaved FAK translocates into the nucleus and modulates p53 stability through MDM2-associated ubiquitination. CaLa-induced Ca2+ influx increased the motility of colon cancer cells was mediated by calpain activity through FAK and pFAK protein destabilization. In conclusion, these results suggest that careful consideration may be given in deciding dietary Ca2+ supplementation to patient undergoing treatment for metastatic cancer.
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Modulation of intracellular calcium levels by calcium lactate affects colon cancer cell motility through calcium-dependent calpain. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0116984. [PMID: 25629974 PMCID: PMC4309579 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0116984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2014] [Accepted: 12/17/2014] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Cancer cell motility is a key phenomenon regulating invasion and metastasis. Focal adhesion kinase (FAK) plays a major role in cellular adhesion and metastasis of various cancers. The relationship between dietary supplementation of calcium and colon cancer has been extensively investigated. However, the effect of calcium (Ca2+) supplementation on calpain-FAK-motility is not clearly understood. We sought to identify the mechanism of FAK cleavage through Ca2+ bound lactate (CaLa), its downstream signaling and role in the motility of human colon cancer cells. We found that treating HCT116 and HT-29 cells with CaLa immediately increased the intracellular Ca2+ (iCa2+) levels for a prolonged period of time. Ca2+ influx induced cleavage of FAK into an N-terminal FAK (FERM domain) in a dose-dependent manner. Phosphorylated FAK (p-FAK) was also cleaved in to its p-N-terminal FAK. CaLa increased colon cancer cells motility. Calpeptin, a calpain inhibitor, reversed the effects of CaLa on FAK and pFAK cleavage in both cancer cell lines. The cleaved FAK translocates into the nucleus and modulates p53 stability through MDM2-associated ubiquitination. CaLa-induced Ca2+ influx increased the motility of colon cancer cells was mediated by calpain activity through FAK and pFAK protein destabilization. In conclusion, these results suggest that careful consideration may be given in deciding dietary Ca2+ supplementation to patient undergoing treatment for metastatic cancer.
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Jahangiri A, Aghi MK, Carbonell WS. β1 integrin: Critical path to antiangiogenic therapy resistance and beyond. Cancer Res 2013; 74:3-7. [PMID: 24327727 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-13-1742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Angiogenesis is an important tissue-level program supporting the growth of highly aggressive cancers and early-stage metastases. However, rapid emergence of resistance to antiangiogenic therapies, such as bevacizumab, greatly limits the clinical utility of these promising approaches. The mechanisms of resistance to antiangiogenic therapy remain incompletely understood. The tumor microenvironment has been demonstrated to be a source of broad therapeutic resistance in multiple cancers. Much of the interaction between the cells comprising a tumor and their microenvironment is driven by integrins. Notably, signaling downstream of integrins in tumor cells promotes fundamental programs vital to aggressive cancer biology, including proliferation, growth, invasion, and survival signaling. These functions then can contribute to malignant phenotypes, including metastasis, therapy resistance, epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition, and angiogenesis. Accordingly, we found β1 integrin to be functionally upregulated in tumor specimens from patients after bevacizumab failure and in xenograft models of bevacizumab resistance. Inhibition of β1 in tumor cells with stable gene knockdown or treatment with OS2966, a neutralizing β1 integrin monoclonal antibody, attenuated aggressive tumor phenotypes in vitro and blocked growth of bevacizumab-resistant tumor xenografts in vivo. Thus, β1 integrins promote resistance to antiangiogenic therapy through potentiation of multiple malignant programs facilitated by interactions with the tumor microenvironment. The elucidation of this mechanism creates an outstanding opportunity for improving patient outcomes in cancer.
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- Arman Jahangiri
- Authors' Affiliations: Department of Neurosurgery, University of California; and OncoSynergy Inc., San Francisco, California
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Mierke CT. The role of focal adhesion kinase in the regulation of cellular mechanical properties. Phys Biol 2013; 10:065005. [PMID: 24304934 DOI: 10.1088/1478-3975/10/6/065005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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The regulation of mechanical properties is necessary for cell invasion into connective tissue or intra- and extravasation through the endothelium of blood or lymph vessels. Cell invasion is important for the regulation of many healthy processes such as immune response reactions and wound healing. In addition, cell invasion plays a role in disease-related processes such as tumor metastasis and autoimmune responses. Until now the role of focal adhesion kinase (FAK) in regulating mechanical properties of cells and its impact on cell invasion efficiency is still not well known. Thus, this review focuses on mechanical properties regulated by FAK in comparison to the mechano-regulating protein vinculin. Moreover, it points out the connection between cancer cell invasion and metastasis and FAK by showing that FAK regulates cellular mechanical properties required for cellular motility. Furthermore, it sheds light on the indirect interaction of FAK with vinculin by binding to paxillin, which then impairs the binding of paxillin to vinculin. In addition, this review emphasizes whether FAK fulfills regulatory functions similar to vinculin. In particular, it discusses the differences and the similarities between FAK and vinculin in regulating the biomechanical properties of cells. Finally, this paper highlights that both focal adhesion proteins, vinculin and FAK, synergize their functions to regulate the mechanical properties of cells such as stiffness and contractile forces. Subsequently, these mechanical properties determine cellular invasiveness into tissues and provide a source sink for future drug developments to inhibit excessive cell invasion and hence, metastases formation.
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- Claudia Tanja Mierke
- Faculty of Physics and Earth Science, Institute of Experimental Physics I, Biological Physics Division, University of Leipzig, Linnéstr. 5, D-04103 Leipzig, Germany
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The expression of netrin-1 in the thymus and its effects on thymocyte adhesion and migration. Clin Dev Immunol 2013; 2013:462152. [PMID: 24369474 PMCID: PMC3863506 DOI: 10.1155/2013/462152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2013] [Accepted: 11/13/2013] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Netrin-1, a known axon guidance molecule, being a secreted laminin-related molecule, has been suggested to be involved in multiple physiological and pathological conditions, such as organogenesis, angiogenesis, tumorigenesis, and inflammation-mediated tissue injury. However, its function in thymocyte development is still unknown. Here, we demonstrate that Netrin-1 is expressed in mouse thymus tissue and is primarily expressed in thymic stromal cells, and the expression of Netrin-1 in thymocytes can be induced by anti-CD3 antibody or IL-7 treatment. Importantly, Netrin-1 mediates the adhesion of thymocytes, and this effect is comparable to or greater than that of fibronectin. Furthermore, Netrin-1 specifically promotes the chemotaxis of CXCL12. These suggest that Netrin-1 may play an important role in thymocyte development.
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Adeno-associated virus-mediated expression of recombinant CBD–HepII polypeptide of human fibronectin inhibits metastasis of breast cancer. Breast Cancer Res Treat 2013; 143:33-45. [DOI: 10.1007/s10549-013-2783-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2013] [Accepted: 11/20/2013] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Klamer SE, Kuijk CGM, Hordijk PL, van der Schoot CE, von Lindern M, van Hennik PB, Voermans C. BIGH3 modulates adhesion and migration of hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells. Cell Adh Migr 2013; 7:434-49. [PMID: 24152593 DOI: 10.4161/cam.26596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Cell adhesion and migration are important determinants of homing and development of hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs) in bone marrow (BM) niches. The extracellular matrix protein transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) inducible gene H3 (BIGH3) is involved in adhesion and migration, although the effect of BIGH3 is highly cell type-dependent. BIGH3 is abundantly expressed by mesenchymal stromal cells, while its expression in HSPCs is relatively low unless induced by certain BM stressors. Here, we set out to determine how BIGH3 modulates HSPC adhesion and migration. We show that primary HSPCs adhere to BIGH3-coated substrates, which is, in part, integrin-dependent. Overexpression of BIGH3 in HSPCs and HL60 cells reduced the adhesion to the substrate fibronectin in adhesion assays, which was even more profound in electrical cell-substrate impedance sensing (ECIS) assays. Accordingly, the CXCL12 induced migration over fibronectin-coated surface was reduced in BIGH3-expressing HSPCs. The integrin expression profile of HSPCs was not altered upon BIGH3 expression. Although expression of BIGH3 did not alter actin polymerization in response to CXCL12, it inhibited the PMA-induced activation of the small GTPase RAC1 as well as the phosphorylation and activation of extracellular-regulated kinases (ERKs). Reduced activation of ERK and RAC1 may be responsible for the inhibition of cell adhesion and migration by BIGH3 in HSPCs. Induced BIGH3 expression upon BM stress may contribute to the regulation of BM homeostasis.
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- Sofieke E Klamer
- Department of Hematopoiesis; Sanquin Research and Landsteiner Laboratory; Academic Medical Centre; University of Amsterdam; Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Hematopoiesis; Sanquin Research and Landsteiner Laboratory; Academic Medical Centre; University of Amsterdam; Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular Cell Biology; Sanquin Research and Landsteiner Laboratory; Academic Medical Centre; University of Amsterdam; Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Experimental Immunohematology; Sanquin Research and Landsteiner Laboratory; Academic Medical Centre; University of Amsterdam; Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Department of Hematology; Academic Medical Centre; Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Hematopoiesis; Sanquin Research and Landsteiner Laboratory; Academic Medical Centre; University of Amsterdam; Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Hematopoiesis; Sanquin Research and Landsteiner Laboratory; Academic Medical Centre; University of Amsterdam; Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Hematopoiesis; Sanquin Research and Landsteiner Laboratory; Academic Medical Centre; University of Amsterdam; Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Baudry M, Bi X. Learning and memory: an emergent property of cell motility. Neurobiol Learn Mem 2013; 104:64-72. [PMID: 23707799 DOI: 10.1016/j.nlm.2013.04.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2013] [Revised: 04/29/2013] [Accepted: 04/30/2013] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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In this review, we develop the argument that the molecular/cellular mechanisms underlying learning and memory are an adaptation of the mechanisms used by all cells to regulate cell motility. Neuronal plasticity and more specifically synaptic plasticity are widely recognized as the processes by which information is stored in neuronal networks engaged during the acquisition of information. Evidence accumulated over the last 25 years regarding the molecular events underlying synaptic plasticity at excitatory synapses has shown the remarkable convergence between those events and those taking place in cells undergoing migration in response to extracellular signals. We further develop the thesis that the calcium-dependent protease, calpain, which we postulated over 25 years ago to play a critical role in learning and memory, plays a central role in the regulation of both cell motility and synaptic plasticity. The findings discussed in this review illustrate the general principle that fundamental cell biological processes are used for a wide range of functions at the level of organisms.
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- Michel Baudry
- Graduate College of Biomedical Sciences, Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, CA 91766, USA.
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Singh A, Nascimento JM, Kowar S, Busch H, Boerries M. Boolean approach to signalling pathway modelling in HGF-induced keratinocyte migration. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013; 28:i495-i501. [PMID: 22962472 PMCID: PMC3436837 DOI: 10.1093/bioinformatics/bts410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Motivation: Cell migration is a complex process that is controlled through the time-sequential feedback regulation of protein signalling and gene regulation. Based on prior knowledge and own experimental data, we developed a large-scale dynamic network describing the onset and maintenance of hepatocyte growth factor-induced migration of primary human keratinocytes. We applied Boolean logic to capture the qualitative behaviour as well as short-and long-term dynamics of the complex signalling network involved in this process, comprising protein signalling, gene regulation and autocrine feedback. Results: A Boolean model has been compiled from time-resolved transcriptome data and literature mining, incorporating the main pathways involved in migration from initial stimulation to phenotype progress. Steady-state analysis under different inhibition and stimulation conditions of known key molecules reproduces existing data and predicts novel interactions based on our own experiments. Model simulations highlight for the first time the necessity of a temporal sequence of initial, transient MET receptor (met proto-oncogene, hepatocyte growth factor receptor) and subsequent, continuous epidermal growth factor/integrin signalling to trigger and sustain migration by autocrine signalling that is integrated through the Focal adhesion kinase protein. We predicted in silico and verified in vitro that long-term cell migration is stopped if any of the two feedback loops are inhibited. Availability: The network file for analysis with the R BoolNet library is available in the Supplementary Information. Contact:melanie.boerries@frias.uni-freiburg.de or hauke.busch@frias.uni-freiburg.de Supplementary information:Supplementary data are available at Bioinformatics online.
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- Amit Singh
- Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies, LifeNet, Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg, Albertstrasse 19, Freiburg, Germany
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Zhao L, Zhou S, Zou L, Zhao X. The expression and functionality of stromal caveolin 1 in human adenomyosis. Hum Reprod 2013; 28:1324-38. [PMID: 23442759 DOI: 10.1093/humrep/det042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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STUDY QUESTION What is the expression pattern and functionality of caveolin 1 (CAV1) in the endometrium of patients with adenomyosis? SUMMARY ANSWER The stromal CAV1 expression is down-regulated that leads to the release of a variety of molecules that either enhance the metastatic capacity of endometrial cells or contribute to adenomyosis-associated dysmenorrhea. WHAT IS KNOWN ALREADY Adenomyosis is characterized by invasion of endometrium into the uterine myometrium. CAV1 has been linked to tumor progression and clinical outcome in a variety of human malignancies; however, its role in adenomyosis development and adenomyosis-associated dysmenorrhea is still poorly recognized. STUDY DESIGN, SIZE, DURATION We retrospectively analyzed the expression levels of CAV1 and RANTES protein using immunohistochemistry in 65 patients who were pathologically diagnosed with adenomyosis and 12 control women without related pathology, who were subjected to surgery between 2009 and 2010. Endometrial tissues from six additional normal females without related pathology were collected from 2011 to 2012; these tissues were subjected to subsequent primary cell culture experiments. PARTICIPANTS/MATERIALS, SETTING, METHODS The expression of CAV1 and RANTES was examined by immunohistochemistry in ectopic endometrium and paired eutopic endometrium of 65 adenomyosis patients and 12 control patients. Primary endometrial stromal cells (ESCs) and endometrial epithelial cells (EECs) were isolated from 6 additional control females without related pathology. The expression of CAV1 in ESCs was either (i) inhibited by siRNA transfection and methyl-β-cyclodextrin (MβCD) treatment or (ii) increased by pcDNA3.1/CAV1 transfection. The impact of each treatment on the proliferation, migration and invasion of both ESCs and EECs was evaluated by methylthiazolydiphenyl-tetrazolium assay, colony formation assay, Transwell migration and invasion assay. Furthermore, ESC treatment with MβCD and siCAV1 was assessed for the effect on the expression of a panel of inflammatory cytokines. The levels of two pain mediators, nitric oxide (NO) and prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), were assessed in CAV-1-depleted and control ESCs, whereas immunoblotting was performed to characterize signaling pathways downstream to loss of stromal CAV1 in endometrium. The correlation between dysmenorrhea severity and stromal CAV1 and RANTES expression was further examined using 'Pearson's' correlation analysis. MAIN RESULTS Stromal CAV1 expression in ectopic endometrium of adenomyosis patients was significantly lower than that of paired eutopic endometrium or normal controls as analyzed by immunohistochemistry (P < 0.001). Although no significant difference was observed in the proliferation of CAV1-depleted ESCs when compared with control group, EECs cultured with conditioned media from CAV1-depleted ESCs demonstrated a significantly elevated proliferation rate when compared with those treated with control ESC-conditioned media. Moreover, both CAV1-depleted ESCs and EECs cultured with conditioned media from CAV1-depleted ESCs showed enhanced migration and invasion capacity when compared with control group (P < 0.05). In contrast, incubation with conditioned media of ESCs with enforced CAV1 expression led to decreased proliferation capacity of EECs. Furthermore, the expression of RANTES in ESCs treated with MβCD and siCAV1 was significantly increased. Stromal RANTES expression in the ectopic endometrium of adenomyosis patients was significantly higher than that of paired eutopic endometrium or normal controls as analyzed by immunohistochemistry (P = 0.0026). Stromal CAV1 expression in eutopic endometrium was significantly lower in women with more severe dysmenorrhea (P < 0.05) and was negatively correlated with dysmenorrhea severity in adenomyosis patients (r(2) = 0.1549; P = 0.012, 'Pearson's' χ(2) test), whereas stromal RANTES expression in eutopic endometrium was significantly higher in women with more severe dysmenorrhea (P < 0.05) and was positively correlated with dysmenorrhea severity in adenomyosis patients (r(2) = 0.1646; P = 0.0094, 'Pearson's' χ(2) test). Silencing of CAV1 in ESCs led to increased release of NO and PGE2 when compared with control and was associated with enhanced activity of ERK-FAK signaling pathway. LIMITATIONS, REASONS FOR CAUTION This study assessed the functional role of stromal CAV1 and RANTES in a small number of human adenomyosis samples by immunohistochemistry and in primary human ESCs by functional studies. In future investigations, a larger sample size should be adopted and the functional role of stromal CAV1 should be further characterized in animal models. WIDER IMPLICATIONS OF THE FINDINGS Loss of stromal CAV1 expression may play a critical role in the pathogenesis of adenomyosis and is correlated with adenomyosis-related dysmenorrhea. STUDY FUNDING National Basic Research Program of China and Ph.D. Programs Foundation of Ministry of Education of China. COMPETING INTEREST None.
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- Linjie Zhao
- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Key Laboratory of Obstetrics & Gynecologic and Pediatric Diseases and Birth Defects of Ministry of Education, West China Second Hospital, Sichuan University, 610041 Chengdu, P. R. China
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Shoukry M, Li J, Pei M. Reconstruction of an in vitro niche for the transition from intervertebral disc development to nucleus pulposus regeneration. Stem Cells Dev 2013; 22:1162-76. [PMID: 23259403 DOI: 10.1089/scd.2012.0597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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The nucleus pulposus (NP) plays a prominent role in both the onset and progression of intervertebral disc degeneration. While autologous repair strategies have demonstrated some success, their in vitro culture system is outdated and insufficient for maintaining optimally functioning cells through the required extensive passaging. Consequently, the final population of cells may be unsuitable for the overwhelming task of repairing tissue in vivo and could result in subpar clinical outcomes. Recent work has identified synovium-derived stem cells (SDSCs) as a potentially important new candidate. This population of precursors can promote matrix regeneration and additionally restore the balance of catabolic and anabolic metabolism of surrounding cells. Another promising application is their ability to produce an extracellular matrix in vitro that can be modified via decellularization to produce a tissue-specific substrate for efficient cell expansion, while retaining chondrogenic potential. When combined with hypoxia, soluble factors, and other environmental regulators, the resultant complex microenvironment will more closely resemble the in vivo niche, which further improves the cell capacity, even after extensive passaging. In this review, the adaptive mechanisms NP cells utilize in vivo are considered for insight into what factors are important for constructing a tissue-specific in vitro niche. Evidence for the use of SDSCs for NP regeneration is also discussed. Many aspects of NP behavior are still unknown, which could lead to future work yielding key information on producing sufficient numbers of a high-quality NP-specific population that is able to regenerate deteriorated NP in vivo.
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- Mark Shoukry
- Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering Laboratory, Department of Orthopaedics, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia 26506-9196, USA
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INTRODUCTION Calpains represent a family of neutral, calcium-dependent proteases, which modify the function of their target proteins by partial truncation. These proteases have been implicated in numerous cell functions, including cell division, proliferation, migration, and death. In the CNS, where µ-calpain and m-calpain are the main calpain isoforms, their activation has been linked to synaptic plasticity as well as to neurodegeneration. This review will focus on the role of calpains in synaptic plasticity and discuss the possibility of developing methods to manipulate calpain activity for therapeutic purposes. AREAS COVERED This review covers the literature showing how calpains are implicated in synaptic plasticity and in a number of conditions associated with learning impairment. The possibility of developing new drugs targeting these enzymes for treating these conditions is discussed. EXPERT OPINION As evidence accumulates that calpain activation participates in neurodegeneration and cancer, there is interest in developing therapeutic approaches using direct or indirect calpain inhibition. In particular, a peptide derived from the calpain truncation site of mGluR1α was shown to decrease neurodegeneration following neonatal hypoxia/ischemia. More selective approaches need to be developed to target calpain or some of its substrates for therapeutic indications associated with deregulation of synaptic plasticity.
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- Michel Baudry
- Western University of Health Sciences, Graduate College of Biomedical Sciences, Basic Medical Sciences, COMP , 309 E 2nd St, Pomona, CA 91766, USA.
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Pan HA, Liang JY, Hung YC, Lee CH, Chiou JC, Huang GS. The spatial and temporal control of cell migration by nanoporous surfaces through the regulation of ERK and integrins in fibroblasts. Biomaterials 2013; 34:841-53. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2012.09.078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2012] [Accepted: 09/29/2012] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Mo XJ, Zeng G, Chen GZ. Qifangweitong Granules regulates the expression of TFF1 in Helicobacter pylori-infected AGS cells via the ERK/NF-κB signaling pathway. Shijie Huaren Xiaohua Zazhi 2012; 20:3292-3298. [DOI: 10.11569/wcjd.v20.i34.3292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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AIM: To investigate the effect of Qifangweitong Granules on the expression of trefoil factor family 1 (TFF1) in human gastric cancer cell line AGS infected by Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) and the possible regulatory mechanism involved.
METHODS: TAGS cells infected by H. pylori were exposed to Qifangweitong Granules in the presence or absence of U0126, a special inhibitor of ERK1/2 pathway. After treatment, the expression of TFF1 mRNA and protein in H. pylori-infected AGS cells was determined using real-time fluorescent quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RFQ-PCR) and Western blot, respectively.
RESULTS: Treatment with 10%, 20% and 30% Qifangweitong Granules drug serum significantly up-regulated the expression of TFF1 mRNA in AGS cells infected by H. pylori compared to control cells (271 ± 33, 305 ± 23, 327 ± 13 vs 187 ± 30, all P < 0.05). The protein expression of TFF1, p-ERK, and NF-κB in AGS cells treated with 10%, 20% and 30% Qifangweitong Granules drug serum was also significantly higher than that in control cells (TFF1: 271 ± 22, 358 ± 31, 428 ± 34 vs 210 ± 13, all P < 0.05). After blocking the ERK signal transduction pathway, the protein expression of TFF1 was significantly down-regulated compared to the control group (P < 0.05).
CONCLUSION: Treatment with Qifangweitong Granules regulates the expression of TFF1 in Helicobacter pylori-infected AGS cells possibly via the ERK/NF-κB signal transduction pathway.
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Park JJ, Rubio MV, Zhang Z, Um T, Xie Y, Knoepp SM, Snider AJ, Gibbs TC, Meier KE. Effects of lysophosphatidic acid on calpain-mediated proteolysis of focal adhesion kinase in human prostate cancer cells. Prostate 2012; 72:1595-610. [PMID: 22473839 DOI: 10.1002/pros.22513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2011] [Accepted: 02/17/2012] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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BACKGROUND Calcium-mediated proteolysis plays an important role in cell migration. Lysophosphatidic acid (LPA), a lipid mediator present in serum, enhances migration of carcinoma cells. The effects of LPA on calpain-mediated proteolysis were, therefore, examined in PC-3, a human prostate cancer cell line. METHODS Cultured PC-3 cells were used in studies utilizing pharmacologic interventions, immunoblotting, and confocal immunolocalization. RESULTS Focal adhesion kinase (FAK), a tyrosine kinase involved in cell adhesion, is rapidly proteolyzed in serum-starved PC-3 cells exposed to the calcium ionophore, ionomycin; Nck, p130CAS, PKCα, and Ras-GAP are also degraded. Thapsigargin, which causes more moderate increases in intracellular calcium, induces partial proteolysis of these proteins. Calpain inhibitors block the proteolytic responses to ionomycin and thapsigargin. Ionomycin does not induce proteolysis in cells maintained in serum, suggesting a protective role for growth factors contained in serum. LPA causes minor FAK proteolysis when added alone, but protects against ionomycin-induced proteolysis in a time-dependent manner. LPA also protects against the cell detachment that eventually follows ionomycin treatment. The response to LPA is blocked by an LPA receptor antagonist. A similar effect of LPA is observed in ionomycin-treated Rat-1 fibroblasts. In PC-3 cells, the protective effects of LPA and serum are correlated with phosphorylation and redistribution of paxillin, suggesting roles for phosphorylation-mediated protein-protein interactions. CONCLUSIONS The complex effects of LPA on calpain-mediated proteolysis of FAK and other adhesion proteins are likely to play a role in the ability of LPA to promote attachment, migration, and survival of prostate cancer cells.
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- Joshua J Park
- Department of Pharmacology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
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Minelli R, Serpe L, Pettazzoni P, Minero V, Barrera G, Gigliotti C, Mesturini R, Rosa AC, Gasco P, Vivenza N, Muntoni E, Fantozzi R, Dianzani U, Zara GP, Dianzani C. Cholesteryl butyrate solid lipid nanoparticles inhibit the adhesion and migration of colon cancer cells. Br J Pharmacol 2012; 166:587-601. [PMID: 22049973 DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.2011.01768.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Cholesteryl butyrate solid lipid nanoparticles (cholbut SLN) provide a delivery system for the anti-cancer drug butyrate. These SLN inhibit the adhesion of polymorphonuclear cells to the endothelium and may act as anti-inflammatory agents. As cancer cell adhesion to endothelium is crucial for metastasis dissemination, here we have evaluated the effect of cholbut SLN on adhesion and migration of cancer cells. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH Cholbut SLN was incubated with a number of cancer cell lines or human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) and adhesion was quantified by a computerized micro-imaging system. Migration was detected by the scratch 'wound-healing' assay and the Boyden chamber invasion assay. Expression of ERK and p38 MAPK was analysed by Western blot. Expression of the mRNA for E-cadherin and claudin-1 was measured by RT-PCR. KEY RESULTS Cholbut SLN inhibited HUVEC adhesiveness to cancer cell lines derived from human colon-rectum, breast, prostate cancers and melanoma. The effect was concentration and time-dependent and exerted on both cancer cells and HUVEC. Moreover, these SLN inhibited migration of cancer cells and substantially down-modulated ERK and p38 phosphorylation. The anti-adhesive effect was additive to that induced by the triggering of B7h, which is another stimulus inhibiting both ERK and p38 phosphorylation, and cell adhesiveness. Furthermore, cholbut SLN induced E-cadherin and inhibited claudin-1 expression in HUVEC. CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATIONS These results suggest that cholbut SLN could act as an anti-metastastic agent and they add a new mechanism to the anti-tumour activity of this multifaceted preparation of butyrate.
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- R Minelli
- Dipartimento di Scienza e Tecnologia del Farmaco, Università di Torino, Torino, Italy
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Resistance to the mTOR-inhibitor RAD001 elevates integrin α2- and β1-triggered motility, migration and invasion of prostate cancer cells. Br J Cancer 2012; 107:847-55. [PMID: 22782340 PMCID: PMC3425972 DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2012.313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Background: Inhibitors of the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) might become a novel tool to treat advanced prostate cancer. However, chronic drug exposure may trigger resistance, limiting the utility of mTOR inhibitors. Methods: Metastatic potential of PC3 prostate cancer cells, susceptible (PC3par) or resistant (PC3res) to the mTOR-inhibitor RAD001 was investigated. Adhesion to vascular endothelium or immobilised collagen, fibronectin and laminin was quantified. Motility, migration and invasion were explored by modified Boyden chamber assay. Integrin α and β subtypes were analysed by flow cytometry, western blotting and real-time PCR. Integrin-related signalling, EGFr, Akt, p70S6kinase and ERK1/2 activation were determined. Results: Adhesion was reduced, whereas motility, migration and invasion were enhanced in PC3res. The α2 and β1 integrin subtypes were dramatically elevated, integrins α1 and α6 were lowered, whereas α5 was nearly lost in PC3res. Activation of the Akt signalling pathway was strongly upregulated in these cells. Treating PC3par cells with RAD001 reduced motility, migration and invasion and deactivated Akt signalling. Blocking studies revealed that α2 and β1 integrins significantly trigger the motile behaviour of the tumour cells. Conclusion: Chronic RAD001 treatment caused resistance development characterised by distinct modification of the integrin-expression profile, driving prostate cancer cells towards high motility.
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Human U87 astrocytoma cell invasion induced by interaction of βig-h3 with integrin α5β1 involves calpain-2. PLoS One 2012; 7:e37297. [PMID: 22629380 PMCID: PMC3357424 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0037297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2011] [Accepted: 04/18/2012] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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It is known that βig-h3 is involved in the invasive process of many types of tumors, but its mechanism in glioma cells has not been fully clarified. Using immunofluorescent double-staining and confocal imaging analysis, and co-immunoprecipitation assays, we found that βig-h3 co-localized with integrin α5β1 in U87 cells. We sought to elucidate the function of this interaction by performing cell invasion assays and gelatin zymography experiments. We found that siRNA knockdowns of βig-h3 and calpain-2 impaired cell invasion and MMP secretion. Moreover, βig-h3, integrins and calpain-2 are known to be regulated by Ca2+, and they are also involved in tumor cell invasion. Therefore, we further investigated if calpain-2 was relevant to βig-h3-integrin α5β1 interaction to affect U87 cell invasion. Our data showed that βig-h3 co-localized with integrin α5β1 to enhance the invasion of U87 cells, and that calpain-2, is involved in this process, acting as a downstream molecule.
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Farshidfar F, Weljie AM, Kopciuk K, Buie WD, Maclean A, Dixon E, Sutherland FR, Molckovsky A, Vogel HJ, Bathe OF. Serum metabolomic profile as a means to distinguish stage of colorectal cancer. Genome Med 2012; 4:42. [PMID: 22583555 PMCID: PMC3506908 DOI: 10.1186/gm341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2012] [Revised: 05/01/2012] [Accepted: 05/14/2012] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Presently, colorectal cancer (CRC) is staged preoperatively by radiographic tests, and postoperatively by pathological evaluation of available surgical specimens. However, present staging methods do not accurately identify occult metastases. This has a direct effect on clinical management. Early identification of metastases isolated to the liver may enable surgical resection, whereas more disseminated disease may be best treated with palliative chemotherapy. METHODS Sera from 103 patients with colorectal adenocarcinoma treated at the same tertiary cancer center were analyzed by proton nuclear magnetic resonance (1H NMR) spectroscopy and gas chromatography-mass spectroscopy (GC-MS). Metabolic profiling was done using both supervised pattern recognition and orthogonal partial least squares-discriminant analysis (O-PLS-DA) of the most significant metabolites, which enables comparison of the whole sample spectrum between groups. The metabolomic profiles generated from each platform were compared between the following groups: locoregional CRC (N = 42); liver-only metastases (N = 45); and extrahepatic metastases (N = 25). RESULTS The serum metabolomic profile associated with locoregional CRC was distinct from that associated with liver-only metastases, based on 1H NMR spectroscopy (P = 5.10 × 10-7) and GC-MS (P = 1.79 × 10-7). Similarly, the serum metabolomic profile differed significantly between patients with liver-only metastases and with extrahepatic metastases. The change in metabolomic profile was most markedly demonstrated on GC-MS (P = 4.75 × 10-5). CONCLUSIONS In CRC, the serum metabolomic profile changes markedly with metastasis, and site of disease also appears to affect the pattern of circulating metabolites. This novel observation may have clinical utility in enhancing staging accuracy and selecting patients for surgical or medical management. Additional studies are required to determine the sensitivity of this approach to detect subtle or occult metastatic disease.
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- Farshad Farshidfar
- Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, 3330 Hospital Dr NW, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 4N1.
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Ho WC, Pikor L, Gao Y, Elliott BE, Greer PA. Calpain 2 regulates Akt-FoxO-p27(Kip1) protein signaling pathway in mammary carcinoma. J Biol Chem 2012; 287:15458-65. [PMID: 22427650 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m112.349308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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We investigated the role of the ubiquitously expressed calpain 2 isoform in breast tumor cell growth, migration, signaling, and tumorigenesis. RNAi-mediated knockdown of the capn2 transcript was used to manipulate expression of the catalytic subunit of calpain 2 in the AC2M2 mouse mammary carcinoma cell line. Stable knockdown of capn2 correlated with reduced in vitro proliferation rates, soft agar colony formation efficiency, and migration rates, indicating roles for calpain 2 in mitogenesis, survival, and motogenesis. Biochemical analysis showed increased levels of protein phosphatase 2A and reduced levels of activated Akt in calpain 2-deficient cells, and this correlated with increased levels of the FoxO3a target gene product p27(Kip1), a key regulator of cell proliferation. Calpain 2 deficiency in the AC2M2 cells correlated with enhanced nuclear localization of FoxO3a, consistent with it being in a derepressed state capable of regulating transcriptional targets. Orthotopically engrafted calpain 2 knockdown AC2M2 cells generated tumors with reduced growth rates and enhanced in vivo expression of p27(Kip1). In summary, calpain 2 deficiency correlated with reduced Akt activity, increased protein phosphatase 2A levels, derepression of FoxO3a, and enhanced expression of the p27(Kip1) tumor suppressor. These observations argue that calpain 2 promotes tumor cell growth both in vitro and in vivo through the PI3K-Akt-FoxO-p27(Kip1) signaling cascade. Inhibition of calpain 2 might therefore provide therapeutic benefits in the treatment of cancer.
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- Wai-chi Ho
- Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, Queen's University, Division of Cancer Biology and Genetics, Queen's Cancer Research Institute, Kingston, Ontario K7L3N6, Canada
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Mierke CT. The biomechanical properties of 3d extracellular matrices and embedded cells regulate the invasiveness of cancer cells. Cell Biochem Biophys 2012; 61:217-36. [PMID: 21516307 DOI: 10.1007/s12013-011-9193-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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The malignancy of tumors depends on the biomechanical properties of cancer cells and their microenvironment, which enable cancer cells to migrate through the connective tissue, transmigrate through basement membranes and endothelial monolayers and form metastases in targeted organs. The current focus of cancer research is still based on biological capabilities such as molecular genetics and gene signaling, but these approaches ignore the mechanical nature of the invasion process of cancer cells. This review will focus on how structural, biochemical and mechanical properties of extracellular matrices (ECMs), and adjacent cells regulate the invasiveness of cancer cells. In addition, it presents how cancer cells create their own microenvironment by restructuring of the ECM and by interaction with stromal cells, which then further contribute to the progression of cancer disease. Finally, this review will point out that mechanical properties are a critical determinant for the efficiency of cancer cell invasion and the progression of cancer which might affect the future development of new cancer treatments.
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- Claudia T Mierke
- Faculty of Physics and Earth Science, Institute of Experimental Physics I, Soft Matter Physics Division, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.
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Koutsogiannaki S, Kaloyianni M. Effect of 17β-estradiol on adhesion of Mytilus galloprovincialis hemocytes to selected substrates. Role of alpha2 integrin subunit. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2011; 31:73-80. [PMID: 21524703 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2011.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2011] [Revised: 03/30/2011] [Accepted: 04/11/2011] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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The process of hemocyte adhesion to extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins plays a crucial role in cell immunity. In most of these interactions between ECM proteins and cells, integrins are involved. The results of the present study showed that incubation of Mytilus galloprovincialis hemocytes with 17β-estradiol caused significant increased adhesion of hemocytes to ECM proteins and specifically to laminin-1, collagen IV and oxidized collagen IV, in relation to control cells. The adhesion of hemocytes to oxidized collagen was significantly higher than to either collagen IV or to laminin-1. In accordance with this, inhibition of either NADPH oxidase or nitric oxide (NO) synthase attenuated 17β-estradiol effect on hemocyte adhesion, suggesting that the high levels of free radicals, produced after 17β-estradiol effect, could contribute to the high adhesion of hemocytes to laminin-1 and collagen IV. The implication of ROS was further confirmed by the use of the oxidant rotenone, which caused elevation of cell adhesion in relation to control and by the antioxidant NAC which attenuated 17β-estradiol effect. The mechanism of 17β-estradiol induced adhesion to laminin-1, collagen IV and oxidized collagen IV involves a large number of intracellular components, as Na+/H+ exchanger (NHE), all isoforms of protein kinase C (PKC), phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (PI3K) and c-jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) as well as alpha2 integrin subunit. Maintenance of high cyclic adenosine-3'-5'-monophosphate (cAMP) levels caused non significant higher adhesion of hemocytes to ECM proteins in relation to control cells. Our results showed that 17β-estradiol caused a significant increase in α₂ integrin subunit levels, which was reduced after inhibition of NHE, PI3K, PKC, NO synthase, NADPH oxidase and JNK. In addition, our results showed that apart from 17β-estradiol, high cAMP and high ROS levels caused significantly higher induction of α₂ integrin subunit levels in relation to control. Our results imply a potential involvement of cAMP in immune responses of Mytilus hemocytes, which needs further investigation.
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- Sophia Koutsogiannaki
- Laboratory of Animal Physiology, Zoology Department, School of Biology, Faculty of Science, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
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The effect of cell-ECM adhesion on signalling via the ErbB family of growth factor receptors. Biochem Soc Trans 2011; 39:568-73. [PMID: 21428941 DOI: 10.1042/bst0390568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Integrins and growth factor receptors of the ErbB family are involved in the regulation of cellular interactions with the extracellular microenvironment. Cross-talk between these two groups of transmembrane receptors is essential for cellular responses and can be regulated through the formation of multimolecular complexes. Tetraspanins as facilitators and building blocks of specialized microdomains may be involved in this process. In the present study, we demonstrated that, in contrast with previous reports, integrin-mediated adhesion did not stimulate ligand-independent activation of ErbB receptors in epithelial cells. However, integrin-dependent adhesion potentiated ligand-induced activation of EGFR (epidermal growth factor receptor) and ErbB2 and facilitated receptor homo- and hetero-dimerization. The actin cytoskeleton appeared to play a critical role in this phenomenon.
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Storr SJ, Woolston CM, Barros FFT, Green AR, Shehata M, Chan SY, Ellis IO, Martin SG. Calpain-1 expression is associated with relapse-free survival in breast cancer patients treated with trastuzumab following adjuvant chemotherapy. Int J Cancer 2011; 129:1773-80. [PMID: 21140455 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.25832] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2010] [Accepted: 11/19/2010] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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The calpain family, and their endogenous inhibitor calpastatin, has been implicated in cancer progression, and recent in vitro data have indicated a role in trastuzumab resistance. The aims of our study were to examine expression levels of calpastatin, calpain-1 and calpain-2 in breast tumours from patients treated with trastuzumab following adjuvant chemotherapy to determine their potential as biomarkers to predict therapeutic response. The expression of calpastatin, calpain-1 and calpain-2 was determined, using immunohistochemistry (IHC), in tumours from a series of 93 patients with primary breast cancer treated with surgery and adjuvant chemotherapy with or without trastuzumab followed by trastuzumab to complete 1 year of therapy. IHC was performed using tissue microarrays constructed from cores taken from intratumour and peripheral tumour areas. Expression was correlated with clinicopathologic variables and patient outcome. Calpastatin expression was correlated with Nottingham prognostic index (p = 0.003) and lymph node status (p = 0.007). Trastuzumab resistance was defined as disease relapse during therapy. Calpain-1 expression is associated with relapse-free survival (p = 0.001) and remained significant in multivariate analysis accounting for confounding pathological and treatment variables (hazard ratio 4.60, 95% confidence interval 1.05-20.25; p = 0.043). Calpain-1 may be a useful biomarker to predict relapse-free survival in breast cancer patients treated with adjuvant trastuzumab and chemotherapy. A larger verification study is warranted.
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- Sarah J Storr
- Academic Oncology, University of Nottingham, School of Molecular Medical Sciences, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, City Hospital Campus, Nottingham, United Kingdom
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The biochemistry of memory: The 26year journey of a 'new and specific hypothesis'. Neurobiol Learn Mem 2010; 95:125-33. [PMID: 21134478 DOI: 10.1016/j.nlm.2010.11.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2010] [Accepted: 11/19/2010] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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This Special Issue of Neurobiology of Learning and Memory dedicated to Dr. Richard Thompson to celebrate his 80th birthday and his numerous contributions to the field of learning and memory gave us the opportunity to revisit the hypothesis we proposed more than 25years ago regarding the biochemistry of learning and memory. This review summarizes our early 1980s hypothesis and then describes how it was tested and modified over the years following its introduction. We then discuss the current status of the hypothesis and provide some examples of how it has led to unexpected insights into the memory problems that accompany a broad range of neuropsychiatric disorders.
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Identification of subtilase cytotoxin (SubAB) receptors whose signaling, in association with SubAB-induced BiP cleavage, is responsible for apoptosis in HeLa cells. Infect Immun 2010; 79:617-27. [PMID: 21098100 DOI: 10.1128/iai.01020-10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Subtilase cytotoxin (SubAB), which is produced by certain strains of Shiga-toxigenic Escherichia coli (STEC), causes the 78-kDa glucose-regulated protein (GRP78/BiP) cleavage, followed by induction of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress, leading to caspase-dependent apoptosis via mitochondrial membrane damage by Bax/Bak activation. The purpose of the present study was to identify SubAB receptors responsible for HeLa cell death. Four proteins, NG2, α2β1 integrin (ITG), L1 cell adhesion molecule (L1CAM), and hepatocyte growth factor receptor (Met), were identified to be SubAB-binding proteins by immunoprecipitation and purification, followed by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry analysis. SubAB-induced Bax conformational change, Bax/Bak complex formation, caspase activation, and cell death were decreased in β1 ITG, NG2, and L1CAM small interfering RNA-transfected cells, but unexpectedly, BiP cleavage was still observed. Pretreatment of cells with a function-blocking β1 ITG antibody (monoclonal antibody [MAb] P5D2) enhanced SubAB-induced caspase activation; MAb P5D2 alone had no effect on caspase activation. Furthermore, we found that SubAB induced focal adhesion kinase fragmentation, which was mediated by a proteasome-dependent pathway, and caspase activation was suppressed in the presence of proteasome inhibitor. Thus, β1 ITG serves as a SubAB-binding protein and may interact with SubAB-signaling pathways, leading to cell death. Our results raise the possibility that although BiP cleavage is necessary for SubAB-induced apoptotic cell death, signaling pathways associated with functional SubAB receptors may be required for activation of SubAB-dependent apoptotic pathways.
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Caccia D, Miccichè F, Cassinelli G, Mondellini P, Casalini P, Bongarzone I. Dasatinib reduces FAK phosphorylation increasing the effects of RPI-1 inhibition in a RET/PTC1-expressing cell line. Mol Cancer 2010; 9:278. [PMID: 20955590 PMCID: PMC2967544 DOI: 10.1186/1476-4598-9-278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2010] [Accepted: 10/18/2010] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Background TPC-1 is a papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC)-derived cell line that spontaneously expresses the oncogene RET/PTC1. TPC-1 treated with the RET/PTC1 inhibitor RPI-1 displayed a cytostatic and reversible inhibition of cell proliferation and a strong activation of focal adhesion kinase (FAK). As dasatinib inhibition of Src results in reduction of FAK activation, we evaluated the effects of TPC-1 treatment with dasatinib in combination with RPI-1. Results Dasatinib (100 nM) strongly reduced TPC-1 proliferation and induced marked changes in TPC-1 morphology. Cells appeared smaller and more contracted, with decreased cell spreading, due to the inhibition of phosphorylation of important cytoskeletal proteins (p130CAS, Crk, and paxillin) by dasatinib. The combination of RPI-1 with dasatinib demonstrated enhanced effects on cell proliferation (more than 80% reduction) and on the phosphotyrosine protein profile. In particular, RPI-1 reduced the phosphorylation of RET, MET, DCDB2, CTND1, and PLCγ, while dasatinib acted on the phosphorylation of EGFR, EPHA2, and DOK1. Moreover, dasatinib completely abrogated the phosphorylation of FAK at all tyrosine sites (Y576, Y577, Y861, Y925) with the exception of the autoactivation site (Y397). Notably, the pharmacological treatments induced an overexpression of integrin β1 (ITB1) that was correlated with a mild enhancement in phosphorylation of ERK1/2 and STAT3, known for their roles in prevention of apoptosis and in increase of proliferation and survival. A reduction in Akt, p38 and JNK1/2 activation was observed. Conclusions All data demonstrate that the combination of the two drugs effectively reduced cell proliferation (by more than 80%), significantly decreased Tyr phosphorylation of almost all phosphorylable proteins, and altered the morphology of the cells, supporting high cytostatic effects. Following the combined treatment, cell survival pathways appeared to be mediated by STAT3 and ERK activities resulting from integrin clustering and FAK autophosphorylation. EphA2 may also contribute, at least in part, to integrin and FAK activation. In conclusion, these data implicate ITB1 and EphA2 as promising therapeutic targets in PTC.
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- Dario Caccia
- Department of Experimental Oncology and Molecular Medicine, Proteomics Laboratory, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milan, Italy
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Maity G, Choudhury PR, Sen T, Ganguly KK, Sil H, Chatterjee A. Culture of human breast cancer cell line (MDA-MB-231) on fibronectin-coated surface induces pro-matrix metalloproteinase-9 expression and activity. Tumour Biol 2010; 32:129-38. [PMID: 20821288 DOI: 10.1007/s13277-010-0106-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2010] [Accepted: 08/12/2010] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Interaction between cell surface integrin receptors with extracellular matrix (ECM) plays an important role in cell survival, proliferation, and migration including tumor development and invasion. Binding of ECM to integrins initiates intracellular signaling cascades, modulating expression and activity of different matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) which is important in ECM degradation. The present study investigates fibronectin-integrin-mediated signaling and thereby modulation of MMPs expression and activity in human breast cancer cell line, MDA-MB-231. Culture of MDA-MB-231 cells on fibronectin (FN) induced expression and activity of pro-matrixmetalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9). Appreciable reduction of FN-induced pro-MMP-9 activity was observed in anti-α5 antibody treated cells. Inhibitor studies revealed that inhibitors of phosphatidyl inositiol-3-kinase (PI-3K), and nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) inhibited FN-induced pro-MMP-9 activity. FN increased tyrosine phosphorylation of focal adhesion kinase (FAK), integrin linked kinase (ILK), and PI-3K in MDA-MB-231 cells. FN-induced the transactivation of MMP-9 promoter by enhancing DNA binding activity of NF-κB and Sp1. Wound healing assay showed faster migration of MDA-MB-231cells grown on fibronectin-coated as surface as compared to control. Our findings indicated that culture of MDA-MB-231 on fibronectin perhaps send signals via fibronectin-integrin-mediated signaling pathways recruiting FAK, PI-3K, ILK, NF-κB, and modulate expression and activation of pro-MMP-9. These observations may enrich fundamental aspects of cancer biology especially role of α5β1 integrin in regulation of MMPs expression and activity.
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- Gargi Maity
- Department of Receptor Biology and Tumor Metastasis, Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute, 37, S. P. Mukherjee Road, Kolkata 700026, West Bengal, India
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Analysis of differential gene expression by bead-based fiber-optic array in growth-hormone-secreting pituitary adenomas. Exp Ther Med 2010; 1:905-910. [PMID: 22993617 DOI: 10.3892/etm.2010.137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2010] [Accepted: 07/20/2010] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Growth-hormone-secreting pituitary adenomas (GHomas) account for approximately 20% of all pituitary neoplasms. However, the pathogenesis of GHomas remains to be elucidated. To explore the possible pathogenesis of GHomas, we used bead-based fiber-optic arrays to examine the gene expression in five GHomas and compared them to three healthy pituitaries. Four differentially expressed genes were chosen randomly for validation by quantitative real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction. We then performed pathway analysis on the identified differentially expressed genes using the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes. Array analysis showed significant increases in the expression of 353 genes and 206 expressed sequence tags (ESTs) and decreases in 565 genes and 29 ESTs. Bioinformatic analysis showed that the genes HIGD1B, HOXB2, ANGPT2, HPGD and BTG2 may play an important role in the tumorigenesis and progression of GHomas. Pathway analysis showed that the wingless-type signaling pathway and extracellular-matrix receptor interactions may play a key role in the tumorigenesis and progression of GHomas. Our data suggested that there are numerous aberrantly expressed genes and pathways involved in the pathogenesis of GHomas. Bead-based fiber-optic arrays combined with pathway analysis of differentially expressed genes appear to be a valid method for investigating the pathogenesis of tumors.
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