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Pereira De Carvalho B, Chern YJ, He J, Chan CH. The ubiquitin ligase RNF8 regulates Rho GTPases and promotes cytoskeletal changes and motility in triple-negative breast cancer cells. FEBS Lett 2020; 595:241-252. [PMID: 33205415 PMCID: PMC7898409 DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.13999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2020] [Revised: 10/28/2020] [Accepted: 11/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
The ubiquitin ligase RNF8 is known to induce epithelial-to-mesenchymal (EMT) transition and metastasis in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). Besides EMT, Rho GTPases have been shown as key regulators in metastasis. In this study, we investigated the role of RNF8 in regulating Rho GTPases and cell motility. We find that RNF8 knockdown in TNBC cells attenuates the protein and mRNA levels of Ras homolog family member A (RHOA) and cell division cycle 42 (CDC42). We show that the formation of filopodia, focal adhesions, and the association of focal adhesions to stress fibers is impaired upon RNF8 knockdown. Cell migration is significantly inhibited by RNF8 knockdown. Our study suggests a potential novel role for RNF8 in mediating cell migration in TNBC through regulation of the Rho GTPases RHOA and CDC42.
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- Department of Pharmacological Sciences, Stony Brook University, NY, USA
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- Department of Pharmacological Sciences, Stony Brook University, NY, USA
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- Department of Pharmacological Sciences, Stony Brook University, NY, USA.,Stony Brook Cancer Center, Stony Brook University, NY, USA
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He H, Xiao L, Cheng S, Yang Q, Li J, Hou Y, Song F, Su X, Jin H, Liu Z, Dong J, Zuo R, Song X, Wang Y, Zhang K, Duan W, Hou Y. Annexin A2 Enhances the Progression of Colorectal Cancer and Hepatocarcinoma via Cytoskeleton Structural Rearrangements. Microsc Microanal 2019; 25:950-960. [PMID: 31172894 DOI: 10.1017/s1431927619000679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Annexin A2 (ANXA2) is reported to be associated with cancer development. To investigate the roles ANXA2 plays during the development of cancer, the RNAi method was used to inhibit the ANXA2 expression in caco2 (human colorectal cancer cell line) and SMMC7721 (human hepatocarcinoma cell line) cells. The results showed that when the expression of ANXA2 was efficiently inhibited, the growth and motility of both cell lines were significantly decreased, and the development of the motility relevant microstructures, such as pseudopodia, filopodia, and the polymerization of microfilaments and microtubules were obviously inhibited. The cancer cell apoptosis was enhanced without obvious significance. The possible regulating pathway in the process was also predicted and discussed. Our results suggested that ANXA2 plays important roles in maintaining the malignancy of colorectal and hepatic cancer by enhancing the cell proliferation, motility, and development of the motility associated microstructures of cancer cells based on a possible complicated signal pathway.
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- Huimin He
- Department of Cell Biology,College of Life Sciences, Shaanxi Normal University,620 West Chang-An Ave, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710119,China
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- Department of Cell Biology,College of Life Sciences, Shaanxi Normal University,620 West Chang-An Ave, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710119,China
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- Department of Cell Biology,College of Life Sciences, Shaanxi Normal University,620 West Chang-An Ave, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710119,China
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- Department of Cell Biology,College of Life Sciences, Shaanxi Normal University,620 West Chang-An Ave, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710119,China
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- Department of Cell Biology,College of Life Sciences, Shaanxi Normal University,620 West Chang-An Ave, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710119,China
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- Department of Cell Biology,College of Life Sciences, Shaanxi Normal University,620 West Chang-An Ave, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710119,China
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- Department of Cell Biology,College of Life Sciences, Shaanxi Normal University,620 West Chang-An Ave, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710119,China
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- Department of Cell Biology,College of Life Sciences, Shaanxi Normal University,620 West Chang-An Ave, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710119,China
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- Department of Cell Biology,College of Life Sciences, Shaanxi Normal University,620 West Chang-An Ave, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710119,China
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- Department of Cell Biology,College of Life Sciences, Shaanxi Normal University,620 West Chang-An Ave, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710119,China
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- Department of Cell Biology,College of Life Sciences, Shaanxi Normal University,620 West Chang-An Ave, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710119,China
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- Department of Cell Biology,College of Life Sciences, Shaanxi Normal University,620 West Chang-An Ave, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710119,China
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- Department of Cell Biology,College of Life Sciences, Shaanxi Normal University,620 West Chang-An Ave, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710119,China
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- Department of Cell Biology,College of Life Sciences, Shaanxi Normal University,620 West Chang-An Ave, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710119,China
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- Department of Cell Biology,College of Life Sciences, Shaanxi Normal University,620 West Chang-An Ave, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710119,China
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- School of Medicine, Deakin University,Waurn Ponds, VIC 3216,Australia
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- Department of Cell Biology,College of Life Sciences, Shaanxi Normal University,620 West Chang-An Ave, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710119,China
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The directional movement toward extracellular chemical gradients, a process called chemotaxis, is an important property of cells. Central to eukaryotic chemotaxis is the molecular mechanism by which chemoattractant-mediated activation of G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) induces symmetry breaking in the activated downstream signaling pathways. Studies with mainly Dictyostelium and mammalian neutrophils as experimental systems have shown that chemotaxis is mediated by a complex network of signaling pathways. Recently, several labs have used extensive and efficient proteomic approaches to further unravel this dynamic signaling network. Together these studies showed the critical role of the interplay between heterotrimeric G-protein subunits and monomeric G proteins in regulating cytoskeletal rearrangements during chemotaxis. Here we highlight how these proteomic studies have provided greater insight into the mechanisms by which the heterotrimeric G protein cycle is regulated, how heterotrimeric G proteins-induced symmetry breaking is mediated through small G protein signaling, and how symmetry breaking in G protein signaling subsequently induces cytoskeleton rearrangements and cell migration.
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- Youtao Liu
- a Department of Cell Biochemistry , University of Groningen , Groningen , The Netherlands
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- b Section of Cell and Developmental Biology, Division of Biological Sciences, University of California , San Diego, La Jolla , CA , USA
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- b Section of Cell and Developmental Biology, Division of Biological Sciences, University of California , San Diego, La Jolla , CA , USA
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- a Department of Cell Biochemistry , University of Groningen , Groningen , The Netherlands
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