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Xu J, Ma H, Wang Q, Zhang H. Expression of autocrine motility factor receptor (AMFR) in human breast and lung invasive micropapillary carcinomas. Int J Exp Pathol 2023; 104:43-51. [PMID: 36576071 PMCID: PMC9845606 DOI: 10.1111/iep.12462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2022] [Revised: 10/21/2022] [Accepted: 10/29/2022] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinicopathological significance of autocrine motility factor receptor (AMFR) expression in a variety of human invasive micropapillary carcinomas (IMPC). AMFR expression was compared in 111 samples of a variety of human IMPCs which had intrinsic non-micropapillary components and with 26 cases of control pulmonary adenocarcinoma (CPA, carcinoma without an IMPC component) by immunohistochemistry (IHC). In the 137 cases analysed, AMFR expression was significantly elevated in the IMPC components compared to the non-IMPC components (p = .005) and normal tissues (p < .001). AMFR expression was also higher in the IMPC samples compared to their intrinsic non-IMPC components (p = .0234). Between the 69 cases of lung IMPC and 26 cases of CPA, AMFR expression was notably higher in the IMPC components than in the CPA components (p = .0455). However, there was no significant difference between the non-IMPC components in the lung and the CPA components (p = .4584). Moreover, in breast cancer, elevated AMFR expression was not significantly correlated with mixed type or pure type IMPC (p = .5969) or with age, gender, T stage, or lymph node metastasis (LNM). Between IMPC and CPA of the lung, there was no statistical significance in age, T stage, and LNM, where AMFR expression was higher in IMPC (p = .0071). Thus this study demonstrated that AMFR was overexpressed in a variety of human IMPC components compared with non-micropapillary components. This suggests that AMFR expression is a potential new prognostic indicator for different types of human IMPC, which might thus be a new therapeutic target.
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- Jing Xu
- Department of Pathology, Affiliated Qingdao Central HospitalQingdao UniversityQingdaoChina
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Affiliated Qingdao Central HospitalQingdao UniversityQingdaoChina
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- Department of Pathology, Affiliated Qingdao Central HospitalQingdao UniversityQingdaoChina
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- Department of Pathology, Qilu HospitalShandong UniversityJinanChina
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Ozel B, Kipcak S, Biray Avci C, Sabour Takanlou M, Sabour Takanlou L, Tezcanli Kaymaz B, Karatekin I, Gunduz C, Selvi Gunel N. Targeting UPR signaling pathway by dasatinib as a promising therapeutic approach in chronic myeloid leukemia. Med Oncol 2022; 39:126. [PMID: 35716222 DOI: 10.1007/s12032-022-01714-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2022] [Accepted: 03/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) is a myeloproliferative disease that mediated by BCR/ABL oncogenic signaling. CML can be targeted with the imatinib, dasatinib, and nilotinib TKI inhibitors, the latter two of them have been approved for imatinib-resistant or -intolerant CML patients. The TKIs resistance occurs by different molecular mechanisms, including overexpression of BCR-ABL, mutations in the TKI binding site of BCR/ABL, and ER-stress. Unfolded protein responses (UPR) is a cytoprotective mechanism which is activated by ER-stress. The IRE1, PERK, and ATF6 are three main arms of the UPR mechanism and are activated by a common mechanism involving the dissociation of the ER-chaperone BiP/GP78. There is a correlation between ER-stress, CML progression, and response to TKI treatment. In the present study, we aimed to determine alterations of the expression levels of genes related to UPR pathway signaling after treatment with dasatinib in K562 chronic myeloid leukemia cell line by quantitative RT-PCR relatively. The array-data revealed that treatment with dasatinib significantly decreased the UPR mechanism-related genes (including HSPA1B, HSPA2, HSPA4L, ATF6, ATF6B, CEBPB, PERK, TRIB3, DNAJB, ERN1, and UHRF1) in K562 cells. In conclusion, the results showed that dasatinib regulates the UPR mechanism that plays a significant role in cancer progression and therapy resistance in CML. Thus, dasatinib-induced dysfunction of the UPR mechanism may promise encouraging therapy for CML.
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- Buket Ozel
- Department of Medical Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Ege University, Bornova, 35100, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Ege University, Bornova, 35100, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Ege University, Bornova, 35100, Izmir, Turkey.
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- Department of Medical Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Ege University, Bornova, 35100, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Ege University, Bornova, 35100, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Ege University, Bornova, 35100, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Ege University, Bornova, 35100, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Ege University, Bornova, 35100, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Ege University, Bornova, 35100, Izmir, Turkey
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Caveolin-1 (CAV1) is commonly considered to function as a cell surface protein, for instance in the genesis of caveolae. Nonetheless, it is also present in many intracellular organelles and compartments. The contributions of these intracellular pools to CAV1 function are generally less well understood, and this is also the case in the context of cancer. This review will summarize literature available on the role of CAV1 in cancer, highlighting particularly our understanding of the canonical (CAV1 in the plasma membrane) and non-canonical pathways (CAV1 in organelles and exosomes) linked to the dual role of the protein as a tumor suppressor and promoter of metastasis. With this in mind, we will focus on recently emerging concepts linking CAV1 function to the regulation of intracellular organelle communication within the same cell where CAV1 is expressed. However, we now know that CAV1 can be released from cells in exosomes and generate systemic effects. Thus, we will also elaborate on how CAV1 participates in intracellular communication between organelles as well as signaling between cells (non-canonical pathways) in cancer.
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Caveolin-1 (CAV1) has long been implicated in cancer progression, and while widely accepted as an oncogenic protein, CAV1 also has tumor suppressor activity. CAV1 was first identified in an early study as the primary substrate of Src kinase, a potent oncoprotein, where its phosphorylation correlated with cellular transformation. Indeed, CAV1 phosphorylation on tyrosine-14 (Y14; pCAV1) has been associated with several cancer-associated processes such as focal adhesion dynamics, tumor cell migration and invasion, growth suppression, cancer cell metabolism, and mechanical and oxidative stress. Despite this, a clear understanding of the role of Y14-phosphorylated pCAV1 in cancer progression has not been thoroughly established. Here, we provide an overview of the role of Src-dependent phosphorylation of tumor cell CAV1 in cancer progression, focusing on pCAV1 in tumor cell migration, focal adhesion signaling and metabolism, and in the cancer cell response to stress pathways characteristic of the tumor microenvironment. We also discuss a model for Y14 phosphorylation regulation of CAV1 effector protein interactions via the caveolin scaffolding domain.
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Skryabin GO, Komelkov AV, Savelyeva EE, Tchevkina EM. Lipid Rafts in Exosome Biogenesis. BIOCHEMISTRY (MOSCOW) 2020; 85:177-191. [PMID: 32093594 DOI: 10.1134/s0006297920020054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Exosomes (secreted extracellular vesicles formed in the intracellular vesicular transport system) play a crucial role in distant cell-cell communication. Exosomes transfer active forms of various biomolecules; the molecular composition of the exosomal cargo is a result of targeted selection and depends on the type of producer cells. The mechanisms underlying exosome formation and cargo selection are poorly understood. It is believed that there are several pathways for exosome biogenesis, although the questions about their independence and simultaneous coexistence in the cell still remain open. The least studied topic is the recently discovered mechanism of exosome formation associated with lipid rafts, or membrane lipid microdomains. Here, we present modern concepts and basic hypotheses on the mechanisms of exosome biogenesis and secretion and summarize current data on the involvement of lipid rafts and their constituent molecules in these processes. Special attention is paid to the analysis of possible role in the exosome formation of raft-forming proteins of the SPFH family, components of planar rafts, and caveolin, the main component of caveolae.
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- G O Skryabin
- Blokhin National Medical Research Center of Oncology, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Moscow, 115478, Russia
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- Blokhin National Medical Research Center of Oncology, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Moscow, 115478, Russia.
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- Blokhin National Medical Research Center of Oncology, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Moscow, 115478, Russia
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- Blokhin National Medical Research Center of Oncology, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Moscow, 115478, Russia
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Patel MR, Lamprou DA, Vavia PR. Synthesis, Characterization, and Drug Delivery Application of Self-assembling Amphiphilic Cyclodextrin. AAPS PharmSciTech 2019; 21:11. [PMID: 31808011 DOI: 10.1208/s12249-019-1572-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2019] [Accepted: 10/10/2019] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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The main aim of the research was to synthesize amphiphilic cyclodextrin (AMCD) by substituting C12 alkyl chain to a β-cyclodextrin (βCD) in a single step and to study its self-assembly in an aqueous medium. The drug delivery application of the AMCD was also evaluated by encapsulating tamoxifen citrate as a model hydrophobic drug. AMCD was able to self-assemble in aqueous media, forming nanovesicles of size < 200 nm, capable of encapsulating tamoxifen citrate (TMX). Molecular docking and MD simulation studies revealed the interaction between TMX and AMCD which formed a stable complex. TEM and AFM studies showed that nanovesicles were perfectly spherical having a smooth surface and a theoretical AMCD bilayer thickness of ~ 7.2 nm as observed from SANS studies. XRD and DSC studies revealed that TMX was amorphized and molecularly dispersed in AMCD bilayer which was released slowly following Fickian diffusion. AMCD has excellent hemocompatibility as opposed to βCD and no genotoxicity. IC50 of TMX against MCF-7 cell lines was significantly reduced from 11.43 to 7.96 μg/ml after encapsulation in nanovesicle because of nanovesicles being endocytosed by the MCF-7 cells. AMCD was well tolerated by IV route at a dose of > 2000 mg/kg in rats. Pharmacokinetic profile of TMX after encapsulation was improved giving 3-fold higher AUC; extended mean residence time is improving chances of nanovesicle to extravasate in tumor via EPR effect.
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Joshi B, Pawling J, Shankar J, Pacholczyk K, Kim Y, Tran W, Meng F, Rahman AMA, Foster LJ, Leong HS, Dennis JW, Nabi IR. Caveolin-1 Y14 phosphorylation suppresses tumor growth while promoting invasion. Oncotarget 2019; 10:6668-6677. [PMID: 31803361 PMCID: PMC6877104 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.27313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2019] [Accepted: 10/26/2019] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Caveolin-1 is a transmembrane protein with both tumor promoter and suppressor functions that remain poorly understood. Cav1 phosphorylation by Src kinase on tyrosine 14 is closely associated with focal adhesion dynamics and tumor cell migration, however the role of pCav1 in vivo in tumor progression remains poorly characterized. Herein, we expressed phosphomimetic Y14D, wild type, and non-phosphorylatable Y14F forms of Cav1 in MDA-MB-435 cancer cells. Expression of Cav1Y14D reduced cell proliferation and induced the TP53 tumor suppressor. Ectopic expression in MDA-MB-435 cells of Y14 phosphorylatable Cav1 was required for induction of TP53 in response to oxidative stress. Cav1Y14D promotes an apparent reversal of the Warburg effect and markedly inhibited tumor growth in vivo. However, Cav1 induced pseudopodial recruitment of glycolytic enzymes, and time-lapse intravital imaging showed increased invadopodia protrusion and extravasation into blood vessels for Cav1WT and Y14D but not for Y14F. Our results suggest that Cav1 Y14 phosphorylation levels play a role in the conflicting demands on metabolic resources associated with cancer cell proliferation versus motility.
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- Bharat Joshi
- Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, Life Sciences Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, Life Sciences Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Translational Prostate Cancer Research Group, London Regional Cancer Program, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada
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- Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, Life Sciences Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, Life Sciences Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Department of Genetics, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre (KFSHRC), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Centre for High-throughput Biology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Translational Prostate Cancer Research Group, London Regional Cancer Program, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada
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- Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, Life Sciences Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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Wiseman SM, Kojic LD, Kassian K, Jones SJ, Joshi B, Nabi IR. Expression of Gp78/Autocrine Motility Factor Receptor and Endocytosis of Autocrine Motility Factor in Human Thyroid Cancer Cells. Cureus 2019; 11:e4928. [PMID: 31431834 PMCID: PMC6695234 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.4928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Gp78/autocrine motility factor receptor (Gp78/AMFR) is a cancer-associated endoplasmic reticulum-localized E3 ubiquitin ligase and also the cell surface receptor for autocrine motility factor (AMF). The study objective was to determine the association between Gp78/AMFR and AMF endocytosis in thyroid cancer cells. Gp78/AMFR expression and AMF internalization were measured in differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) and anaplastic thyroid cancer (ATC) cell lines and in freshly resected human papillary thyroid cancers (PTC) relative to benign thyroid tissue. Spheroid-like aggregates generated from explants of cancer, goiter, and collateral thyroid tissue were assessed for expression of cancer stem cell markers, surface Gp78/AMFR and AMF endocytosis. DTC cell lines showed elevated total and surface Gp78/AMFR and AMF internalization relative to ATC lines. Gp78/AMFR, Oct-4 and Sox-2 protein expression, Gp78/AMFR surface expression and AMF internalization were elevated in PTC-derived aggregates relative to fibroblasts. Elevated levels of Gp78/AMFR expression and AMF internalization in PTC were associated with expression of cancer stem cell markers. Gp78/AMFR expression and AMF uptake are more closely associated with DTC compared to benign thyroid lesions or ATC and with PTC-derived cancer stem-like cells.
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- Sam M Wiseman
- Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital & University of British Columbia, Vancouver, CAN
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- Cellular & Physiological Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, CAN
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- Bioinformatics, British Colombia / BC Cancer Agency - Vancouver Centre, Vancouver, CAN
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- Genome Sciences Centre, British Columbia / BC Cancer Agency - Vancouver Centre, Vancouver, CAN
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- Cellular & Physiological Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, CAN
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- Cellular & Physiological Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, CAN
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Geletu M, Taha Z, Arulanandam R, Mohan R, Assi HH, Castro MG, Nabi IR, Gunning PT, Raptis L. Effect of caveolin-1 on Stat3-ptyr705 levels in breast and lung carcinoma cells. Biochem Cell Biol 2019; 97:638-646. [PMID: 30986357 DOI: 10.1139/bcb-2018-0367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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We recently demonstrated that Cav1 (caveolin-1) is a negative regulator of Stat3 (signal transducer and activator of transcription-3) activity in mouse fibroblasts and human lung carcinoma SHP77 cells. We now examined whether the cellular context may affect their levels as well as the relationship between them, by assessing Cav1 and Stat3-ptyr705 amounts in different cell lines. In MDA-MB-231, A549, and HaCat cells, Cav1 levels were high and Stat3-ptyr705 levels were low, consistent with the notion of a negative effect of endogenous Cav1 on Stat3-ptyr705 levels in these lines. In addition, manipulation of Cav1 levels revealed a negative effect in MCF7 and mouse fibroblast cells, while Cav1 upregulation induced apoptosis in MCF7 cells. In contrast, however, line MRC9 had high Cav1 and high Stat3-ptyr705 levels, indicating that high Cav1 is insufficient to reduce Stat3-ptyr705 levels in this line. MCF7 and LuCi6 cells had very low Cav1 and Stat3-ptyr705 levels, indicating that the low Stat3-ptyr705 can be independent from Cav1 levels altogether. Our results reveal a further level of complexity in the relationship between Cav1 and Stat3-ptyr705 than previously thought. In addition, we demonstrate that in a feedback loop, Stat3 inhibition upregulates Cav1 in HeLa cells but not in other lines tested.
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- Mulu Geletu
- Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences, Pathology and Molecular Medicine, and Queen's University Cancer Research Institute, Queen's University, Kingston, ON K7L 3N6, Canada.,Department of Chemical and Physical Sciences, University of Toronto Mississauga, 3359 Mississauga Road North, Mississauga, ON L5L 1C6, Canada.,Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St. George Street, Toronto, ON M5S 3H6, Canada
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- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute - Cancer Therapeutics, 501 Smyth Road, Ottawa, ON K1H 8L6, Canada
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- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute - Cancer Therapeutics, 501 Smyth Road, Ottawa, ON K1H 8L6, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences, Pathology and Molecular Medicine, and Queen's University Cancer Research Institute, Queen's University, Kingston, ON K7L 3N6, Canada
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- Department of Neurosurgery and Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48019, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery and Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48019, USA
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- Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, Life Sciences Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Physical Sciences, University of Toronto Mississauga, 3359 Mississauga Road North, Mississauga, ON L5L 1C6, Canada.,Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St. George Street, Toronto, ON M5S 3H6, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences, Pathology and Molecular Medicine, and Queen's University Cancer Research Institute, Queen's University, Kingston, ON K7L 3N6, Canada
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Saeed MEM, Mahmoud N, Sugimoto Y, Efferth T, Abdel-Aziz H. Betulinic Acid Exerts Cytotoxic Activity Against Multidrug-Resistant Tumor Cells via Targeting Autocrine Motility Factor Receptor (AMFR). Front Pharmacol 2018; 9:481. [PMID: 29867487 PMCID: PMC5962668 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2018.00481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2018] [Accepted: 04/24/2018] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Betulinic acid (BetA) is a naturally occurring pentacyclic triterpene isolated from the outer bark of white-barked birch trees and many other medicinal plants. Here, we studied betulinic acid's cytotoxic activity against drug-resistant tumor cell lines. P-glycoprotein (MDR1/ABCB1) and BCRP (ABCG2) are known ATP-binding cassette (ABC) drug transporters that mediating MDR. ABCB5 is a close relative to ABCB1, which also mediates MDR. Constitutive activation of the EGF receptor is tightly linked to the development of chemotherapeutic resistance. BetA inhibited P-gp, BCRP, ABCB5 and mutation activated EGFR overexpressing cells with similar efficacy as their drug-sensitive parental counterparts. Furthermore, the mRNA expressions of ABCB1, BCRP, ABCB5 and EGFR were not related to the 50% inhibition concentrations (IC50) for BetA in a panel of 60 cell lines of the National Cancer Institute (NCI), USA. In addition to well-established MDR mechanisms, we attempted to identify other molecular mechanisms that play a role in mediating BetA's cytotoxic activity. For this reason, we performed COMPARE and hierarchical cluster analyses of the transcriptome-wide microarray-based mRNA expression of the NCI cell lines panel. Various genes significantly correlating to BetA's activity were involved in different biological processes, e.g., cell cycle regulation, microtubule formation, signal transduction, transcriptional regulation, chromatin remodeling, cell adhesion, tumor suppression, ubiquitination and proteasome degradation. Immunoblotting and in silico analyses revealed that the inhibition of AMFR activity might be one of the mechanisms for BetA to overcome MDR phenotypes. In conclusion, BetA may have therapeutic potential for the treatment of refractory tumors.
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- Mohamed E M Saeed
- Department of Pharmaceutical Biology, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biology, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany
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- Division of Chemotherapy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biology, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany
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- Medical and Clinical Affairs Phytomedicines, Steigerwald Arzneimittelwerk GmbH, Bayer Consumer Health, Darmstadt, Germany
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Coordinated Upregulation of Mitochondrial Biogenesis and Autophagy in Breast Cancer Cells: The Role of Dynamin Related Protein-1 and Implication for Breast Cancer Treatment. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2016; 2016:4085727. [PMID: 27746856 PMCID: PMC5056295 DOI: 10.1155/2016/4085727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2016] [Revised: 08/12/2016] [Accepted: 08/23/2016] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Overactive mitochondrial fission was shown to promote cell transformation and tumor growth. It remains elusive how mitochondrial quality is regulated in such conditions. Here, we show that upregulation of mitochondrial fission protein, dynamin related protein-1 (Drp1), was accompanied with increased mitochondrial biogenesis markers (PGC1α, NRF1, and Tfam) in breast cancer cells. However, mitochondrial number was reduced, which was associated with lower mitochondrial oxidative capacity in breast cancer cells. This contrast might be owing to enhanced mitochondrial turnover through autophagy, because an increased population of autophagic vacuoles engulfing mitochondria was observed in the cancer cells. Consistently, BNIP3 (a mitochondrial autophagy marker) and autophagic flux were significantly upregulated, indicative of augmented mitochondrial autophagy (mitophagy). The upregulation of Drp1 and BNIP3 was also observed in vivo (human breast carcinomas). Importantly, inhibition of Drp1 significantly suppressed mitochondrial autophagy, metabolic reprogramming, and cancer cell viability. Together, this study reveals coordinated increase of mitochondrial biogenesis and mitophagy in which Drp1 plays a central role regulating breast cancer cell metabolism and survival. Given the emerging evidence of PGC1α contributing to tumor growth, it will be of critical importance to target both mitochondrial biogenesis and mitophagy for effective cancer therapeutics.
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Neuroleukin/Autocrine Motility Factor Receptor Pathway Promotes Proliferation of Articular Chondrocytes through Activation of AKT and Smad2/3. Sci Rep 2015; 5:15101. [PMID: 26459914 PMCID: PMC4602231 DOI: 10.1038/srep15101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2014] [Accepted: 09/15/2015] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Cartilage defect is an intractable clinical problem. Therapeutic strategies for cartilage repair are far from optimal due to poor proliferation capacity of chondrocytes. Autologous chondrocyte implantation is a cell based therapy that uses in vitro amplified healthy chondrocytes from the patient. However, chondrocyte dedifferentiation during in vitro culture limits its application. Neuroleukin (NLK) is a multifunctional protein that stimulates cell growth and migration, together with its receptor autocrine motility factor receptor (AMFR, also called gp78). We investigated expression of NLK and AMFR/gp78 during cartilage development in vivo and in cultured articular chondrocytes in vitro, and found the pair associates with chondrocyte proliferation and differentiation. While applied to isolated articular chondrocytes, NLK promotes cell proliferation and secretion of type II collagen, a marker of proliferating chondrocytes. Further work demonstrates that NLK up regulates pAKT and pSmad2/3, but down regulates pSmad1/5. In animals, NLK treatment also promotes chondrocyte proliferation while inhibits terminal differentiation, leading to expanded proliferating zone but decreased prehypertrophic and hypertrophic zones in the growth plate region. NLK is therefore a candidate factor that can be applied in the treatment of cartilage defects.
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Li Y, Jia Y, Che Q, Zhou Q, Wang K, Wan XP. AMF/PGI-mediated tumorigenesis through MAPK-ERK signaling in endometrial carcinoma. Oncotarget 2015; 6:26373-87. [PMID: 26308071 PMCID: PMC4694908 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.4708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2015] [Accepted: 07/08/2015] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Autocrine motility factor (AMF), which is also known as phosphoglucose isomerase (PGI), enhances tumor cell growth and motility. In this study, we found that AMF and its receptor were both highly expressed in Endometrial Carcinoma (EC) tissues compared to normal tissues. Levels of AMF were increased in serum of endometrial cancer patients. Downregulation of AMF by shRNA inhibited invasion, migration and proliferation as well as growth in a three-dimensional culture. AMF cytokine function, but not enzymatic activity of PGI, regulated tumorigenic activities of AMF. The MAPK-ERK1/2 pathway contributed to AMF-induced effects in EC cells. In agreement, Mek inhibitor decreased AMF-induced invasion, migration and proliferation of EC cells. In addition, in two mouse tumor metastasis models (EC cells delivered through left ventricle or intraperitoneally) AMF-silenced EC cells showed decreased tumor proliferative and metastatic capacities. We suggest that AMF/PGI is a potential therapeutic target in endometrial carcinoma.
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- Yiran Li
- 1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shanghai First People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- 2 Clinical and Translational Research Center, Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- 2 Clinical and Translational Research Center, Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- 2 Clinical and Translational Research Center, Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- 2 Clinical and Translational Research Center, Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- 3 Department of Gynecology, Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Wang Y, Ma L, Wang C, Sheng G, Feng L, Yin C. Autocrine motility factor receptor promotes the proliferation of human acute monocytic leukemia THP-1 cells. Int J Mol Med 2015; 36:627-32. [PMID: 26136223 PMCID: PMC4533783 DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.2015.2267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2014] [Accepted: 06/02/2015] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The aberrant activation of autocrine motility factor receptor (AMFR) has been implicated in several types of human cancer. The present study aimed to elucidate the effect of AMFR on the regulation of proliferation in an acute monocytic leukemia cell line, THP‑1. THP‑1 cells were transfected with AMFR‑targeted small interfering (si)RNA and a plasmid encoding a truncated AMFR, AMFR‑C, (pcDNA3.1‑AMFR‑C). The mRNA and protein levels of AMFR and the downstream targets, rho‑associated, coiled‑coil containing protein kinase 2 (ROCK2), cyclin D1, and B‑cell lymphoma (Bcl)‑2, were measured using reverse transcription‑quantitatibe polymerase chain reaction and immunoblot analyses. The effects on cell cycle and apoptosis were investigated using flow cytometry. The present study successfully established the knockdown of AMFR and expression of AMFR‑C in the THP‑1 cells. Downregulation of AMFR induced cell cycle arrest at the G0/G1 phase, and increased apoptosis of the THP‑1 cells (all P<0.05). The AMFR siRNA increased the percentage of early apoptotic cells between 3.88±1.43 and 19.58±4.29% (P<0.05). The expression levels of ROCK2, cyclin D1 and Bcl‑2 were reduced by the downregulation of AMFR and enhanced by overexpression of AMFR‑C. In conclusion, AMFR appears to be crucial for the proliferation of the THP‑1 acute monocytic leukemia cell line. Therefore, AMFR may represent a potential target for the treatment of acute monocytic leukemia.
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- Yingchao Wang
- Department of Pediatrics, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450000, P.R. China
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- Department of Pediatrics, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450000, P.R. China
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- Department of Pediatrics, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450000, P.R. China
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- Department of Pediatrics, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450000, P.R. China
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- Department of Pediatrics, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450000, P.R. China
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- Department of Pediatrics, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450000, P.R. China
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Wang PTC, Garcin PO, Fu M, Masoudi M, St-Pierre P, Panté N, Nabi IR. Distinct mechanisms controlling rough and smooth endoplasmic reticulum contacts with mitochondria. J Cell Sci 2015; 128:2759-65. [PMID: 26065430 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.171132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2015] [Accepted: 06/08/2015] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Gp78 (also known as AMFR), an endoplasmic-reticulum (ER)-associated protein degradation (ERAD) E3 ubiquitin ligase, localizes to mitochondria-associated ER and targets the mitofusin (Mfn1 and Mfn2) mitochondrial fusion proteins for degradation. Gp78 is also the cell surface receptor for autocrine motility factor (AMF), which prevents Gp78-dependent mitofusin degradation. Gp78 ubiquitin ligase activity promotes ER-mitochondria association and ER-mitochondria Ca(2+) coupling, processes that are reversed by AMF. Electron microscopy of HT-1080 fibrosarcoma cancer cells identified both smooth ER (SER; ∼8 nm) and wider (∼50-60 nm) rough ER (RER)-mitochondria contacts. Both short hairpin RNA (shRNA)-mediated knockdown of Gp78 (shGp78) and AMF treatment selectively reduced the extent of RER-mitochondria contacts without impacting on SER--mitochondria contacts. Concomitant small interfering RNA (siRNA)-mediated knockdown of Mfn1 increased SER-mitochondria contacts in both control and shGp78 cells, whereas knockdown of Mfn2 increased RER-mitochondria contacts selectively in shGp78 HT-1080 cells. The mitofusins therefore inhibit ER-mitochondria interaction. Regulation of close SER-mitochondria contacts by Mfn1 and of RER-mitochondria contacts by AMF-sensitive Gp78-mediated degradation of Mfn2 define new mechanisms that regulate ER-mitochondria interactions.
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- Peter T C Wang
- Departments of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, Life Sciences Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6T 1Z3
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- Department of Zoology, Life Sciences Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6T 1Z3
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- Departments of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, Life Sciences Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6T 1Z3
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- Departments of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, Life Sciences Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6T 1Z3
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- Departments of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, Life Sciences Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6T 1Z3
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- Department of Zoology, Life Sciences Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6T 1Z3
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- Departments of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, Life Sciences Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6T 1Z3
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Halwani Y, Kojic LD, Chan SK, Phang TP, Masoudi H, Jones SJM, Nabi IR, Wiseman SM. Prognostic significance of autocrine motility factor receptor expression by colorectal cancer and lymph node metastases. Am J Surg 2015; 209:884-9; discussion 889. [PMID: 25852009 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2015.01.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2014] [Revised: 01/05/2015] [Accepted: 01/07/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND Autocrine motility factor receptor (AMFR) has been linked to metastasis and tumorigenicity. The aim of this study was to evaluate expression and prognostic significance of AMFR in colorectal carcinoma. METHODS AMFR expression was evaluated in 127 colon cancer specimens, 131 rectal cancer specimens, and 47 colonic and 25 rectal corresponding lymph node metastases. Clinicopathological correlates of prognostic significance were established by univariate and multivariate analysis. Spearman's correlation determined the association of expression between cancers and their metastases. RESULTS AMFR was over-expressed by 22% of colon cancers and 18% of rectal cancers. AMFR over-expression correlated significantly with improved disease-free survival (DFS) (P < .05) in colon cancer and decreased DFS in corresponding nodal metastases. In rectal cancer, AMFR over-expression significantly correlated with decreased overall survival, DFS, and disease-specific survival (P < .001, P = .031, P = .005, respectively) and decreased overall survival in corresponding metastases. CONCLUSION AMFR may serve as a molecular prognosticator for colon cancer and rectal cancer.
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- Yasmin Halwani
- Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Medical Genetics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Medical Genetics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
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Chiu CG, St-Pierre P, Nabi IR, Wiseman SM. Autocrine motility factor receptor: a clinical review. Expert Rev Anticancer Ther 2014; 8:207-17. [DOI: 10.1586/14737140.8.2.207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Shang Y, Zhu Z. gp78 is specifically expressed in human prostate cancer rather than normal prostate tissue. J Mol Histol 2013; 44:653-9. [PMID: 23666464 DOI: 10.1007/s10735-013-9512-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2013] [Accepted: 05/06/2013] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Elevated expression of gp78 has been observed in many types of cancers including lung, stomach, colon, liver and skin cancer. But there is no report about its expression in prostate cancers. In this study, using immunohistochemical staining we found gp78 is highly expressed in prostate cancers especially early stage tumors, but not in normal prostate tissues. gp78 protein expression is heterogeneous. In some tumors it was expressed in basal cells, while others in stromal cells. For gp78 is a ubiquitin E3 ligase, we then investigated the expression pattern of its cognate E2 (ubiquitin conjugating enzyme)-Ube2g2 in prostate cancers. We found it was expressed in both cancerous and normal tissues of prostate without significant differences in expression level. And unlike gp78, it exhibited a homogeneous expression pattern in different cell types in prostate tissues. In conclusion, our results indicate that gp78 is expressed specifically in human prostate cancer rather than normal prostate tissues, it could be a putative biomarker for prostate cancer diagnosis.
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Lum MA, Pundt KE, Paluch BE, Black AR, Black JD. Agonist-induced down-regulation of endogenous protein kinase c α through an endolysosomal mechanism. J Biol Chem 2013; 288:13093-109. [PMID: 23508961 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m112.437061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Protein kinase C (PKC) isozymes undergo down-regulation upon sustained stimulation. Previous studies have pointed to the existence of both proteasome-dependent and -independent pathways of PKCα processing. Here we demonstrate that these down-regulation pathways are engaged in different subcellular compartments; proteasomal degradation occurs mainly at the plasma membrane, whereas non-proteasomal processing occurs in the perinuclear region. Using cholesterol depletion, pharmacological inhibitors, RNA interference, and dominant-negative mutants, we define the mechanisms involved in perinuclear accumulation of PKCα and identify the non-proteasomal mechanism mediating its degradation. We show that intracellular accumulation of PKCα involves at least two clathrin-independent, cholesterol/lipid raft-mediated pathways that do not require ubiquitination of the protein; one is dynamin-dependent and likely involves caveolae, whereas the other is dynamin- and small GTPase-independent. Internalized PKCα traffics through endosomes and is delivered to the lysosome for degradation. Supportive evidence includes (a) detection of the enzyme in EEA1-positive early endosomes, Rab7-positive late endosomes/multivesicular bodies, and LAMP1-positive lysosomes and (b) inhibition of its down-regulation by lysosome-disrupting agents and leupeptin. Only limited dephosphorylation of PKCα occurs during trafficking, with fully mature enzyme being the main target for lysosomal degradation. These studies define a novel and widespread mechanism of desensitization of PKCα signaling that involves endocytic trafficking and lysosome-mediated degradation of the mature, fully phosphorylated protein.
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- Michelle A Lum
- The Eppley Institute, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68198-5950, USA
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Shankar J, Kojic LD, St-Pierre P, Wang PTC, Fu M, Joshi B, Nabi IR. Raft endocytosis of autocrine motility factor regulates mitochondrial dynamics via rac1 signaling and the gp78 ubiquitin ligase. J Cell Sci 2013; 126:3295-304. [DOI: 10.1242/jcs.120162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Gp78 is a cell surface receptor that also functions as an E3 ubiquitin ligase in the endoplasmic reticulum-associated degradation (ERAD) pathway. The Gp78 ligand, the glycolytic enzyme phosphoglucose isomerase (also called autocrine motility factor or AMF), functions as a cytokine upon secretion by tumor cells. AMF is internalized via a PI3K- and dynamin-dependent raft endocytic pathway to the smooth endoplasmic reticulum (ER), however the relationship between AMF and Gp78 ubiquitin ligase activity remains unclear. AMF uptake to the smooth ER is inhibited by the dynamin inhibitor, dynasore, reduced in Gp78 knockdown cells and induces the dynamin-dependent downregulation of its cell surface receptor. AMF uptake is Rac1-dependent, inhibited by expression of dominant-negative Rac1 and the Rac1 inhibitor NSC23766, and therefore distinct from Cdc42 and RhoA-dependent raft endocytic pathways. AMF stimulates Rac1 activation, that is reduced by dynasore treatment and absent in Gp78-knockdown cells and therefore requires Gp78-mediated endocytosis. AMF also prevents Gp78-induced degradation of the mitochondrial fusion proteins, Mitofusin 1 and 2 in a dynamin, Rac1 and PI3K-dependent manner. Gp78 induces mitochondrial clustering and fission in a ubiquitin ligase-dependent manner that is also reversed by AMF. The raft-dependent endocytosis of AMF therefore promotes Rac1/PI3K signaling that feeds back to promote AMF endocytosis and also inhibits the ability of Gp78 to target the mitofusins for degradation, thereby preventing Gp78-dependent mitochondrial fission. Through regulation of an ER-localized ubiquitin ligase, the raft-dependent endocytosis of AMF represents an extracellular regulator of mitochondrial fusion and dynamics.
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Joshi B, Bastiani M, Strugnell SS, Boscher C, Parton RG, Nabi IR. Phosphocaveolin-1 is a mechanotransducer that induces caveola biogenesis via Egr1 transcriptional regulation. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012; 199:425-35. [PMID: 23091071 PMCID: PMC3483133 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201207089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Phosphocaveolin-1 regulates a positive feedback loop that responds to mechanical stress to induce caveola biogenesis by relieving Egr1 transcriptional inhibition of caveolin-1 and cavin-1. Caveolin-1 (Cav1) is an essential component of caveolae whose Src kinase-dependent phosphorylation on tyrosine 14 (Y14) is associated with regulation of focal adhesion dynamics. However, the relationship between these disparate functions remains to be elucidated. Caveola biogenesis requires expression of both Cav1 and cavin-1, but Cav1Y14 phosphorylation is dispensable. In this paper, we show that Cav1 tyrosine phosphorylation induces caveola biogenesis via actin-dependent mechanotransduction and inactivation of the Egr1 (early growth response-1) transcription factor, relieving inhibition of endogenous Cav1 and cavin-1 genes. Cav1 phosphorylation reduces Egr1 binding to Cav1 and cavin-1 promoters and stimulates their activity. In MDA-231 breast carcinoma cells that express elevated levels of Cav1 and caveolae, Egr1 regulated Cav1, and cavin-1 promoter activity was dependent on actin, Cav1, Src, and Rho-associated kinase as well as downstream protein kinase C (PKC) signaling. pCav1 is therefore a mechanotransducer that acts via PKC to relieve Egr1 transcriptional inhibition of Cav1 and cavin-1, defining a novel feedback regulatory loop to regulate caveola biogenesis.
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- Bharat Joshi
- Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, Life Sciences Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6T 1Z3
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Lipid raft association restricts CD44-ezrin interaction and promotion of breast cancer cell migration. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2012; 181:2172-87. [PMID: 23031255 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2012.08.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2011] [Revised: 08/03/2012] [Accepted: 08/13/2012] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Cancer cell migration is an early event in metastasis, the main cause of breast cancer-related deaths. Cholesterol-enriched membrane domains called lipid rafts influence the function of many molecules, including the raft-associated protein CD44. We describe a novel mechanism whereby rafts regulate interactions between CD44 and its binding partner ezrin in migrating breast cancer cells. Specifically, in nonmigrating cells, CD44 and ezrin localized to different membranous compartments: CD44 predominantly in rafts, and ezrin in nonraft compartments. After the induction of migration (either nonspecific or CD44-driven), CD44 affiliation with lipid rafts was decreased. This was accompanied by increased coprecipitation of CD44 and active (threonine-phosphorylated) ezrin-radixin-moesin (ERM) proteins in nonraft compartments and increased colocalization of CD44 with the nonraft protein, transferrin receptor. Pharmacological raft disruption using methyl-β-cyclodextrin also increased CD44-ezrin coprecipitation and colocalization, further suggesting that CD44 interacts with ezrin outside rafts during migration. Conversely, promoting CD44 retention inside lipid rafts by pharmacological inhibition of depalmitoylation virtually abolished CD44-ezrin interactions. However, transient single or double knockdown of flotillin-1 or caveolin-1 was not sufficient to increase cell migration over a short time course, suggesting complex crosstalk mechanisms. We propose a new model for CD44-dependent breast cancer cell migration, where CD44 must relocalize outside lipid rafts to drive cell migration. This could have implications for rafts as pharmacological targets to down-regulate cancer cell migration.
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Triggering of Toll-like receptor 4 on metastatic breast cancer cells promotes αvβ3-mediated adhesion and invasive migration. Breast Cancer Res Treat 2011; 133:853-63. [PMID: 22042369 DOI: 10.1007/s10549-011-1844-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2011] [Accepted: 10/18/2011] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Triggering of Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) on tumor cells has been found to promote tumor progression by promoting tumor cell proliferation and survival. So far, however, the effect of TLR4 signaling on tumor metastasis has not been well elucidated. Here, we report that triggering of TLR4 on metastatic breast cancer cells could reciprocally regulate the expression of αvβ3 and the expressions of TPM1 and maspin, and promote αvβ3-mediated adhesion and invasive migration of the cells. In metastatic breast cancer cells, TLR4 signaling increased the expression of integrin αvβ3 by activating NF-κB, resulting in the increased adhesion capacity of tumor cells to the ligand for αvβ3, and the increased polymerization of actin and production of MMP-9 in tumor cells in response to ECM. HoxD3 was required for the up-regulation of αv and β3 expressions by NF-κB. Moreover, TLR4 signaling increased the expression of miR-21 in breast cancer cells by activating NF-κB. Accordingly, the expressions of TPM1 and maspin were decreased at protein level, whereas the transcription activity of these genes was not influenced. Consistent with the promoting effect on αvβ3-mediated adhesion and invasive migration, TLR4 signaling promoted the arrest of metastatic breast cancer cells in circulation and following invasion. The effect of TLR4 signaling could be abrogated by inhibiting NF-κB. These findings suggest that metastatic breast cancer cells could acquire higher metastatic potential due to triggering of TLR4 and activation of NF-κB in the cells, and that both TLR4 and NF-κB could be therapeutic targets for preventing metastasis of breast cancer cells.
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Lynes EM, Simmen T. Urban planning of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER): how diverse mechanisms segregate the many functions of the ER. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2011; 1813:1893-905. [PMID: 21756943 PMCID: PMC7172674 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2011.06.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2011] [Revised: 06/22/2011] [Accepted: 06/23/2011] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is the biggest organelle in most cell types, but its characterization as an organelle with a continuous membrane belies the fact that the ER is actually an assembly of several, distinct membrane domains that execute diverse functions. Almost 20 years ago, an essay by Sitia and Meldolesi first listed what was known at the time about domain formation within the ER. In the time that has passed since, additional ER domains have been discovered and characterized. These include the mitochondria-associated membrane (MAM), the ER quality control compartment (ERQC), where ER-associated degradation (ERAD) occurs, and the plasma membrane-associated membrane (PAM). Insight has been gained into the separation of nuclear envelope proteins from the remainder of the ER. Research has also shown that the biogenesis of peroxisomes and lipid droplets occurs on specialized membranes of the ER. Several studies have shown the existence of specific marker proteins found on all these domains and how they are targeted there. Moreover, a first set of cytosolic ER-associated sorting proteins, including phosphofurin acidic cluster sorting protein 2 (PACS-2) and Rab32 have been identified. Intra-ER targeting mechanisms appear to be superimposed onto ER retention mechanisms and rely on transmembrane and cytosolic sequences. The crucial roles of ER domain formation for cell physiology are highlighted with the specific targeting of the tumor metastasis regulator gp78 to ERAD-mediating membranes or of the promyelocytic leukemia protein to the MAM.
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- Emily M Lynes
- Department of Cell Biology, University of Alberta, Alberta, Canada
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Autocrine motility factor/phosphoglucose isomerase regulates ER stress and cell death through control of ER calcium release. Cell Death Differ 2011; 18:1057-70. [PMID: 21252914 DOI: 10.1038/cdd.2010.181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Autocrine motility factor/ phosphoglucose isomerase (AMF/PGI) promotes cell survival by the pAkt survival pathway. Its receptor, gp78/AMFR, is an E3 ubiquitin ligase implicated in endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-associated protein degradation. We demonstrate here that AMF/PGI also protects against thapsigargin (TG)- and tunicamycin (TUN)-induced ER stress and apoptosis. AMF/PGI protection against the ER stress response is receptor mediated as it is not observed in gp78/AMFR-knockdown HEK293 cells. However, AMF/PGI protection against the ER stress response by TG and TUN was mediated only partially through PI3K/Akt activation. AMF/PGI reduction of the elevation of cytosolic calcium in response to either TG or inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor activation with ATP was gp78/AMFR-dependent, independent of mitochondrial depolarization and not associated with changes in ER calcium content. These results implicate regulation of ER calcium release in AMF/PGI protection against ER stress and apoptosis. Indeed, sequestration of cytosolic calcium with BAPTA-AM limited the ER stress response. Importantly, elevation of cytosolic calcium upon treatment with the calcium ionophore ionomycin, while not inducing an ER stress response, did prevent AMF/PGI protection against ER stress. By regulating ER calcium release, AMF/PGI interaction with gp78/AMFR therefore protects against ER stress identifying novel roles for these cancer-associated proteins in promoting tumor cell survival.
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Albert MA, Kojic LD, Nabi IR, Dubreuil JD. Cell type-dependent internalization of the Escherichia coli STb enterotoxin. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011; 61:205-17. [PMID: 21204997 DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-695x.2010.00765.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Previous studies have suggested that internalization of the Escherichia coli STb enterotoxin in human and rat intestinal epithelial cells is involved in STb pathogenesis, but toxin uptake in porcine jejunum epithelium, the in vivo target tissue, still remains elusive. Using flow cytometry, we studied the internalization of fluorescein isothiocyanate-labelled STb in porcine intestinal epithelial IPEC-J2 and murine fibroblast NIH-3T3 cell lines. In contrast to the selective pronase resistance of STb in NIH-3T3 cells at 37 °C, but not at 4 °C, indicative of toxin internalization, most of the toxin was pronase-sensitive at both temperatures in IPEC-J2 cells, indicating reduced uptake, but significant cell surface binding. Actin reorganization is required for STb internalization by NIH-3T3 cells, confirming STb endocytosis in these cells. The toxin receptor, sulfatide, could not explain these internalization differences because both cell lines possessed surface sulfatide and internalized antisulfatide antibodies over time at 37 °C. Inhibition of lipid rafts endocytosis, known to contain sulfatide, with methyl-β-cyclodextrin or genistein, did not influence toxin uptake by either cell line. STb internalization is therefore differentially regulated depending on the cell type, possibly by factors other than sulfatide. Although a small STb fraction could be internalized by porcine intestinal epithelial cells, our findings suggest the ability of STb to induce, from the cell surface, intracellular signalling leading to fluid secretion in porcine intestinal epithelium.
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- Marie-Astrid Albert
- Département de pathologie et microbiologie, Centre de Recherche en Infectiologie Porcine, Faculté de médecine vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, QC, Canada
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Grund S, Olsson B, Jernås M, Jacobsson S, Swolin B, Nabi IR, Carlsson L, Wadenvik H. The autocrine motility factor receptor is overexpressed on the surface of B cells in Binet C chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Med Oncol 2010; 28:1542-8. [PMID: 20574759 DOI: 10.1007/s12032-010-9555-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2009] [Accepted: 04/26/2010] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is a heterogeneous disease with a clinical spectrum reaching from discrete lymphocytosis to extensive enlargement of lymph nodes, spleen and liver, and bone marrow failure. The aim of this study was to identify genes that differentiate between patients with disease stage A vs. C according to Binet in order to better understand the disease. To achieve this, we performed DNA microarray analysis on B cells from CLL patients with stage A and C according to Binet and matched controls. Between CLL patients and controls, there were 1,528 differentially expressed genes and 360 genes were differentially expressed between Binet A and C patients. Due to the sheer number of regulated genes, we focused on the autocrine motility factor receptor (AMFR). AMFR has not previously been investigated in hematological disorders, but high expression of AMFR correlates with a more advanced stage and invasive potential in several human tumors. AMFR mRNA expression was higher in Binet A compared with Binet C patients (P=0.0053) and healthy controls (P=0.0051). Total AMFR protein was higher in Binet A patients compared to Binet C as analyzed by intracellular flow cytometry. However, AMFR exist both in the ER involved in protein degradation and on the cell surface involved in metastasis and cell motility. Cell surface AMFR was increased in Binet C compared with Binet A+B (P=0.016). In conclusion, the mRNA levels reflect the total amount of AMFR, whereas cell surface expression is associated with progression in CLL.
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- Sofia Grund
- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Hematology and Coagulation, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, University of Gothenburg, 413 45, Gothenburg, Sweden.
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Although viruses are simple in structure and composition, their interactions with host cells are complex. Merely to gain entry, animal viruses make use of a repertoire of cellular processes that involve hundreds of cellular proteins. Although some viruses have the capacity to penetrate into the cytosol directly through the plasma membrane, most depend on endocytic uptake, vesicular transport through the cytoplasm, and delivery to endosomes and other intracellular organelles. The internalization may involve clathrin-mediated endocytosis (CME), macropinocytosis, caveolar/lipid raft-mediated endocytosis, or a variety of other still poorly characterized mechanisms. This review focuses on the cell biology of virus entry and the different strategies and endocytic mechanisms used by animal viruses.
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- Jason Mercer
- ETH Zurich, Institute of Biochemistry, CH-8093 Zurich, Switzerland.
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Joshi B, Li L, Nabi IR. A role for KAI1 in promotion of cell proliferation and mammary gland hyperplasia by the gp78 ubiquitin ligase. J Biol Chem 2010; 285:8830-9. [PMID: 20089858 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m109.074344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Expression of gp78, an E3 ubiquitin ligase in endoplasmic reticulum-associated degradation, is associated with tumor malignancy. To study gp78 overexpression in mammary gland development and tumorigenicity, we generated murine mammary tumor virus (MMTV) long terminal repeat-driven gp78 transgenic mice. Embryos carrying the gp78 transgene cassette were implanted in FVB surrogate mothers, and two founders with high copy integration showed elevated gp78 expression at both transcript and protein levels at the virgin stage and at 12 days gestation. Transgenic mammary glands showed increased ductal branching, dense alveolar lobule formation, and secondary terminal end bud development. Bromodeoxyuridine staining showed increased proliferation in hyperplastic ductal regions at the virgin stage and at 12 days gestation compared with wild type mice. Reduced expression of the metastasis suppressor KAI1, a gp78 endoplasmic reticulum-associated degradation substrate, demonstrates that gp78 ubiquitin ligase activity is increased in MMTV-gp78 mammary gland. Similarly, metastatic MDA-435 cells exhibit increased gp78 expression, decreased KAI1 expression, and elevated proliferation compared with nonmetastatic MCF7 cells whose proliferation was enhanced upon knockdown of KAI1. Importantly, stable gp78 knockdown HEK293 cells showed increased KAI1 expression and reduced proliferation that was rescued upon KAI1 knockdown, demonstrating that gp78 regulation of cell proliferation is mediated by KAI1. Mammary tumorigenesis was not observed in repeatedly pregnant MMTV-long terminal repeat-gp78 transgenic mice over a period of 18 months post-birth. Elevated gp78 ubiquitin ligase activity is therefore not sufficient for mammary tumorigenesis. However, the hyperplastic phenotype observed in mammary glands of MMTV-gp78 transgenic mice identifies a novel role for gp78 expression in enhancing mammary epithelial cell proliferation and nontumorigenic ductal outgrowth.
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- Bharat Joshi
- Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, Life Sciences Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z3, Canada
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Lajoie P, Nabi IR. Lipid Rafts, Caveolae, and Their Endocytosis. INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2010; 282:135-63. [DOI: 10.1016/s1937-6448(10)82003-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 266] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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Kuo WL, Das D, Ziyad S, Bhattacharya S, Gibb WJ, Heiser LM, Sadanandam A, Fontenay GV, Hu Z, Wang NJ, Bayani N, Feiler HS, Neve RM, Wyrobek AJ, Spellman PT, Marton LJ, Gray JW. A systems analysis of the chemosensitivity of breast cancer cells to the polyamine analogue PG-11047. BMC Med 2009; 7:77. [PMID: 20003408 PMCID: PMC2803786 DOI: 10.1186/1741-7015-7-77] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2009] [Accepted: 12/14/2009] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Polyamines regulate important cellular functions and polyamine dysregulation frequently occurs in cancer. The objective of this study was to use a systems approach to study the relative effects of PG-11047, a polyamine analogue, across breast cancer cells derived from different patients and to identify genetic markers associated with differential cytotoxicity. METHODS A panel of 48 breast cell lines that mirror many transcriptional and genomic features present in primary human breast tumours were used to study the antiproliferative activity of PG-11047. Sensitive cell lines were further examined for cell cycle distribution and apoptotic response. Cell line responses, quantified by the GI50 (dose required for 50% relative growth inhibition) were correlated with the omic profiles of the cell lines to identify markers that predict response and cellular functions associated with drug sensitivity. RESULTS The concentrations of PG-11047 needed to inhibit growth of members of the panel of breast cell lines varied over a wide range, with basal-like cell lines being inhibited at lower concentrations than the luminal cell lines. Sensitive cell lines showed a significant decrease in S phase fraction at doses that produced little apoptosis. Correlation of the GI50 values with the omic profiles of the cell lines identified genomic, transcriptional and proteomic variables associated with response. CONCLUSIONS A 13-gene transcriptional marker set was developed as a predictor of response to PG-11047 that warrants clinical evaluation. Analyses of the pathways, networks and genes associated with response to PG-11047 suggest that response may be influenced by interferon signalling and differential inhibition of aspects of motility and epithelial to mesenchymal transition.
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- Wen-Lin Kuo
- Life Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California, USA.
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Cytoskeletal role in differential adhesion patterns of normal fibroblasts and breast cancer cells inside silicon microenvironments. Biomed Microdevices 2009; 11:585-95. [PMID: 19089620 DOI: 10.1007/s10544-008-9268-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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In this paper we studied differential adhesion of normal human fibroblast cells and human breast cancer cells to three dimensional (3-D) isotropic silicon microstructures and investigated whether cell cytoskeleton in healthy and diseased state results in differential adhesion. The 3-D silicon microstructures were formed by a single-mask single-isotropic-etch process. The interaction of these two cell lines with the presented microstructures was studied under static cell culture conditions. The results show that there is not a significant elongation of both cell types attached inside etched microstructures compared to flat surfaces. With respect to adhesion, the cancer cells adopt the curved shape of 3-D microenvironments while fibroblasts stretch to avoid the curved sidewalls. Treatment of fibroblast cells with cytochalasin D changed their adhesion, spreading and morphology and caused them act similar to cancer cells inside the 3-D microstructures. Statistical analysis confirmed that there is a significant alteration (P < 0.001) in fibroblast cell morphology and adhesion property after adding cytochalasin D. Adding cytochalasin D to cancer cells made these cells more rounded while there was not a significant alteration in their adhesion properties. The distinct geometry-dependent cell-surface interactions of fibroblasts and breast cancer cells are attributed to their different cytoskeletal structure; fibroblasts have an organized cytoskeletal structure and less deformable while cancer cells deform easily due to their impaired cytoskeleton. These 3-D silicon microstructures can be used as a tool to investigate cellular activities in a 3-D architecture and compare cytoskeletal properties of various cell lines.
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Fairbank M, St-Pierre P, Nabi IR. The complex biology of autocrine motility factor/phosphoglucose isomerase (AMF/PGI) and its receptor, the gp78/AMFR E3 ubiquitin ligase. MOLECULAR BIOSYSTEMS 2009; 5:793-801. [PMID: 19603112 DOI: 10.1039/b820820b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Phosphoglucose isomerase (PGI) is a glycolytic enzyme that exhibits a dual function as an extracellular cytokine, under the name autocrine motility factor (AMF). Its cell surface receptor, gp78/AMFR, is also localized to the endoplasmic reticulum where it functions as an E3 ubiquitin ligase. Expression of both AMF/PGI and gp78/AMFR is associated with cancer and, in this review, we will discuss various aspects of the biology of this ligand-receptor complex and its role in tumor progression.
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- Maria Fairbank
- Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6P 5V8, Canada
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Lajoie P, Kojic LD, Nim S, Li L, Dennis JW, Nabi IR. Caveolin-1 regulation of dynamin-dependent, raft-mediated endocytosis of cholera toxin-B sub-unit occurs independently of caveolae. J Cell Mol Med 2009; 13:3218-25. [PMID: 19438805 PMCID: PMC4516479 DOI: 10.1111/j.1582-4934.2009.00732.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Ganglioside GM1-bound cholera toxin–B sub-unit (CT-b) enters the cell via clathrin-coated pits and dynamin-independent non-caveolar raft-dependent endocytosis. Caveolin-1 (Cav1), associated with caveolae formation, is a negative regulator of non-caveolar raft-dependent endocytosis. In mammary epithelial tumour cells deficient for Mgat5, Cav1 is stably expressed at levels below the threshold for caveolae formation, forming stable oligomerized Cav1 microdomains or scaffolds that were shown to suppress EGFR signalling and reduce the plasma membrane diffusion rate of both EGFR and CT-b. Below threshold levels of Cav1 also inhibit the dynamin-dependent raft-mediated endocytosis of CT-b to the Golgi indicating that Cav1-negative regulation of raft-dependent endocytosis is caveolae independent. Inhibition of CT-b internalization does not require Cav1 phosphorylation but does require an intact Cav1 scaffolding domain. By flow cytometry, both over-expression of Cav1 and the dynamin K44A mutant block CT-b internalization from the plasma membrane defining a dynamin-dependent raft pathway for CT-b endocytosis in these cells. However, only minimal co-localization between CT-b and Cav1 is observed. These results suggest that Cav1 regulates raft-dependent internalization of CT-b indirectly via a mechanism that requires the Cav1 scaffolding domain and the formation of oligomerized Cav1 microdomains but not caveolae.
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- Patrick Lajoie
- Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, Life Sciences Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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A novel function for dendritic cell: clearance of VEGF via VEGF receptor-1. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2009; 380:243-8. [PMID: 19167346 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2009.01.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2009] [Accepted: 01/10/2009] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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It has been reported that the plasma levels of VEGF in tumor patients decreased during dendritic cell (DC)-based immunotherapy, but the underlying mechanism remains unclear. Our current report demonstrates that VEGF levels were significantly decreased in the supernatants of DCs incubated with rhVEGF or tumor conditioned medium (TCM) while the intracellular VEGF in DCs was increased. The increased intracellular VEGF was not due to the de novo VEGF synthesis by DCs because exogenous VEGF inhibited the mRNA expression of VEGF in DCs. More direct evidence was provided to demonstrate that Cy3-labeled VEGF could be internalized by DCs specifically and efficiently. In addition, the activity of DCs to internalize VEGF was abolished by neutralizing antibody against VEGF receptor-1 (Flt-1) and inhibitors of endocytosis such as carbonyl cyanide m-chlorophenyl hydrazone (CCCP) and genistein. This study highlights a novel function of DCs and allows a better understanding of the DC-VEGF interaction.
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Joshi B, Strugnell SS, Goetz JG, Kojic LD, Cox ME, Griffith OL, Chan SK, Jones SJ, Leung SP, Masoudi H, Leung S, Wiseman SM, Nabi IR. Phosphorylated caveolin-1 regulates Rho/ROCK-dependent focal adhesion dynamics and tumor cell migration and invasion. Cancer Res 2008; 68:8210-20. [PMID: 18922892 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-08-0343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 207] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Rho/ROCK signaling and caveolin-1 (Cav1) are implicated in tumor cell migration and metastasis; however, the underlying molecular mechanisms remain poorly defined. Cav1 was found here to be an independent predictor of decreased survival in breast and rectal cancer and significantly associated with the presence of distant metastasis for colon cancer patients. Rho/ROCK signaling promotes tumor cell migration by regulating focal adhesion (FA) dynamics through tyrosine (Y14) phosphorylation of Cav1. Phosphorylated Cav1 is localized to protrusive domains of tumor cells and Cav1 tyrosine phosphorylation is dependent on Src kinase and Rho/ROCK signaling. Increased levels of phosphorylated Cav1 were associated with elevated GTP-RhoA levels in metastatic tumor cells of various tissue origins. Stable expression and knockdown studies of Cav1 in tumor cells showed that phosphorylated Cav1 expression stimulates Rho activation, stabilizes FAK association with FAs, and promotes cell migration and invasion in a ROCK-dependent and Src-dependent manner. Tyrosine-phosphorylated Cav1, therefore, functions as an effector of Rho/ROCK signaling in the regulation of FA turnover and, thereby, tumor cell migration and invasion. These studies define a feedback loop between Rho/ROCK, Src, and phosphorylated Cav1 in tumor cell protrusions, identifying a novel function for Cav1 in tumor metastasis that may contribute to the poor prognosis of some Cav1-expressing tumors.
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- Bharat Joshi
- Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, Life Sciences Institute, British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Kojic LD, Wiseman SM, Ghaidi F, Joshi B, Nedev H, Saragovi HU, Nabi IR. Raft-dependent endocytosis of autocrine motility factor/phosphoglucose isomerase: a potential drug delivery route for tumor cells. PLoS One 2008; 3:e3597. [PMID: 18974847 PMCID: PMC2575378 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0003597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2008] [Accepted: 10/08/2008] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Background Autocrine motility factor/phosphoglucose isomerase (AMF/PGI) is the extracellular ligand for the gp78/AMFR receptor overexpressed in a variety of human cancers. We showed previously that raft-dependent internalization of AMF/PGI is elevated in metastatic MDA-435 cells, but not metastatic, caveolin-1-expressing MDA-231 cells, relative to non-metastatic MCF7 and dysplastic MCF10A cells suggesting that it might represent a tumor cell-specific endocytic pathway. Methodology/Principal Findings Similarly, using flow cytometry, we demonstrate that raft-dependent endocytosis of AMF/PGI is increased in metastatic HT29 cancer cells expressing low levels of caveolin-1 relative to metastatic, caveolin-1-expressing, HCT116 colon cells and non-metastatic Caco-2 cells. Therefore, we exploited the raft-dependent internalization of AMF/PGI as a potential tumor-cell specific targeting mechanism. We synthesized an AMF/PGI-paclitaxel conjugate and found it to be as efficient as free paclitaxel in inducing cytotoxicity and apoptosis in tumor cells that readily internalize AMF/PGI compared to tumor cells that poorly internalize AMF/PGI. Murine K1735-M1 and B16-F1 melanoma cells internalize FITC-conjugated AMF/PGI and are acutely sensitive to AMF/PGI-paclitaxel mediated cytotoxicity in vitro. Moreover, following in vivo intratumoral injection, FITC-conjugated AMF/PGI is internalized in K1735-M1 tumors. Intratumoral injection of AMF/PGI-paclitaxel induced significantly higher tumor regression compared to free paclitaxel, even in B16-F1 cells, known to be resistant to taxol treatment. Treatment with AMF/PGI-paclitaxel significantly prolonged the median survival time of tumor bearing mice. Free AMF/PGI exhibited a pro-survival role, reducing the cytotoxic effect of both AMF/PGI-paclitaxel and free paclitaxel suggesting that AMF/PGI-paclitaxel targets a pathway associated with resistance to chemotherapeutic agents. AMF/PGI-FITC uptake by normal murine spleen and thymus cells was negligible both in vitro and following intravenous injection in vivo where AMF/PGI-FITC was selectively internalized by subcutaneous B16-F1 tumor cells. Conclusions/Significance The raft-dependent endocytosis of AMF/PGI may therefore represent a tumor cell specific endocytic pathway of potential value for drug delivery to tumor cells.
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- Liliana D. Kojic
- Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, Life Sciences Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, Life Sciences Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, Life Sciences Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Lady Davis Research Institute, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Lady Davis Research Institute, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, Life Sciences Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Ghigo E, Kartenbeck J, Lien P, Pelkmans L, Capo C, Mege JL, Raoult D. Ameobal pathogen mimivirus infects macrophages through phagocytosis. PLoS Pathog 2008; 4:e1000087. [PMID: 18551172 PMCID: PMC2398789 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1000087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2007] [Accepted: 05/09/2008] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Mimivirus, or Acanthamoeba polyphaga mimivirus (APMV), a giant double-stranded DNA virus that grows in amoeba, was identified for the first time in 2003. Entry by phagocytosis within amoeba has been suggested but not demonstrated. We demonstrate here that APMV was internalized by macrophages but not by non-phagocytic cells, leading to productive APMV replication. Clathrin- and caveolin-mediated endocytosis pathways, as well as degradative endosome-mediated endocytosis, were not used by APMV to invade macrophages. Ultrastructural analysis showed that protrusions were formed around the entering virus, suggesting that macropinocytosis or phagocytosis was involved in APMV entry. Reorganization of the actin cytoskeleton and activation of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinases were required for APMV entry. Blocking macropinocytosis and the lack of APMV colocalization with rabankyrin-5 showed that macropinocytosis was not involved in viral entry. Overexpression of a dominant-negative form of dynamin-II, a regulator of phagocytosis, inhibited APMV entry. Altogether, our data demonstrated that APMV enters macrophages through phagocytosis, a new pathway for virus entry in cells. This reinforces the paradigm that intra-amoebal pathogens have the potential to infect macrophages. The giant (750 nm) double-stranded DNA virus Acanthamoeba polyphaga mimivirus (APMV) is likely responsible for pneumonia. We demonstrate here that APMV was internalized by macrophages but not by non-phagocytic cells, leading to productive replication. We also show that APMV invaded macrophages through phagocytosis. This is the first evidence that a virus is internalized by macrophages via a mechanism normally used by bacteria and parasites. This finding adds a supplementary pathway to already known strategies used by viruses to enter cells. This underlines that intra-amoebal pathogens also infect macrophages. Finally, we can hypothesize that APMV replicates within alveolar macrophages, leading to human and murine pneumonia.
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- Eric Ghigo
- URMITE CNRS UMR 6236 - IRD 3R198, Université de la Méditerranée, Marseille, France
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Goetz JG, Lajoie P, Wiseman SM, Nabi IR. Caveolin-1 in tumor progression: the good, the bad and the ugly. Cancer Metastasis Rev 2008; 27:715-35. [DOI: 10.1007/s10555-008-9160-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 229] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Goetz JG, Joshi B, Lajoie P, Strugnell SS, Scudamore T, Kojic LD, Nabi IR. Concerted regulation of focal adhesion dynamics by galectin-3 and tyrosine-phosphorylated caveolin-1. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 180:1261-75. [PMID: 18347068 PMCID: PMC2290850 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200709019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 148] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Both tyrosine-phosphorylated caveolin-1 (pY14Cav1) and GlcNAc-transferase V (Mgat5) are linked with focal adhesions (FAs); however, their function in this context is unknown. Here, we show that galectin-3 binding to Mgat5-modified N-glycans functions together with pY14Cav1 to stabilize focal adhesion kinase (FAK) within FAs, and thereby promotes FA disassembly and turnover. Expression of the Mgat5/galectin lattice alone induces FAs and cell spreading. However, FAK stabilization in FAs also requires expression of pY14Cav1. In cells lacking the Mgat5/galectin lattice, pY14Cav1 is not sufficient to promote FAK stabilization, FA disassembly, and turnover. In human MDA-435 cancer cells, Cav1 expression, but not mutant Y14FCav1, stabilizes FAK exchange and stimulates de novo FA formation in protrusive cellular regions. Thus, transmembrane crosstalk between the galectin lattice and pY14Cav1 promotes FA turnover by stabilizing FAK within FAs defining previously unknown, interdependent roles for galectin-3 and pY14Cav1 in tumor cell migration.
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- Jacky G Goetz
- Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, Life Sciences Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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