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Tsutsumi K, Nohara A, Tanaka T, Murano M, Miyagaki Y, Ohta Y. FilGAP regulates tumor growth in Glioma through the regulation of mTORC1 and mTORC2. Sci Rep 2023; 13:20956. [PMID: 38065968 PMCID: PMC10709582 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-47892-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2023] [Accepted: 11/20/2023] [Indexed: 12/18/2023] Open
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The mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) is a serine/threonine protein kinase that forms the two different protein complexes, known as mTORC1 and mTORC2. mTOR signaling is activated in a variety of tumors, including glioma that is one of the malignant brain tumors. FilGAP (ARHGAP24) is a negative regulator of Rac, a member of Rho family small GTPases. In this study, we found that FilGAP interacts with mTORC1/2 and is involved in tumor formation in glioma. FilGAP interacted with mTORC1 via Raptor and with mTORC2 via Rictor and Sin1. Depletion of FilGAP in KINGS-1 glioma cells decreased phosphorylation of S6K and AKT. Furthermore, overexpression of FilGAP increased phosphorylation of S6K and AKT, suggesting that FilGAP activates mTORC1/2. U-87MG, glioblastoma cells, showed higher mTOR activity than KINGS-1, and phosphorylation of S6K and AKT was not affected by suppression of FilGAP expression. However, in the presence of PI3K inhibitors, phosphorylation of S6K and AKT was also decreased in U-87MG by depletion of FilGAP, suggesting that FilGAP may also regulate mTORC2 in U-87MG. Finally, we showed that depletion of FilGAP in KINGS-1 and U-87MG cells significantly reduced spheroid growth. These results suggest that FilGAP may contribute to tumor growth in glioma by regulating mTORC1/2 activities.
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- Koji Tsutsumi
- Division of Cell Biology, Department of Biosciences, School of Science, Kitasato University, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Sagamihara, Minami-Ku, Kanagawa, 252-0373, Japan.
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- Division of Cell Biology, Department of Biosciences, School of Science, Kitasato University, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Sagamihara, Minami-Ku, Kanagawa, 252-0373, Japan
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- Division of Cell Biology, Department of Biosciences, School of Science, Kitasato University, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Sagamihara, Minami-Ku, Kanagawa, 252-0373, Japan
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- Division of Cell Biology, Department of Biosciences, School of Science, Kitasato University, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Sagamihara, Minami-Ku, Kanagawa, 252-0373, Japan
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- Division of Cell Biology, Department of Biosciences, School of Science, Kitasato University, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Sagamihara, Minami-Ku, Kanagawa, 252-0373, Japan
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- Division of Cell Biology, Department of Biosciences, School of Science, Kitasato University, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Sagamihara, Minami-Ku, Kanagawa, 252-0373, Japan.
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Fixing the GAP: the role of RhoGAPs in cancer. Eur J Cell Biol 2022; 101:151209. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcb.2022.151209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2021] [Revised: 01/29/2022] [Accepted: 02/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Saito K, Mori M, Kambara N, Ohta Y. FilGAP, a GAP protein for Rac, regulates front-rear polarity and tumor cell migration through the ECM. FASEB J 2021; 35:e21508. [PMID: 33710706 DOI: 10.1096/fj.202002155r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2020] [Revised: 02/05/2021] [Accepted: 02/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Migrating tumor cells are characterized by a sustained front-rear asymmetry, with a front enriched in filamentous actin, which is induced by Rho small GTPase Rac. Regulation of Rac activity by its regulators should be required for effective motility. Here, we show that FilGAP, a GTPase-activating protein (GAP) for Rac, controls front-rear polarity and contributes to maintain effective tumor cell migration through the extracellular matrix (ECM). Overexpression of FilGAP in breast cancer cells induced polarized morphology and led to increased migration speed in collagen matrices, while depletion of FilGAP impaired the cell polarity and migration. FilGAP localizes to the cell front through its pleckstrin-homology (PH) domain in a phosphatidylinositol 3,4,5-trisphosphate (PIP3)-dependent manner and appears to inactivate Rac at its site. We found that the affinity of PH domain to PIP3 is critically involved in the maintenance of cell polarity. Moreover, small GTPase ADP-ribosylation factor 6 (Arf6), which binds to the FilGAP PH domain, also regulates FilGAP-mediated cell polarity and migration of breast cancer cells. We propose that FilGAP regulates front-rear polarity through its PIP3 and Arf6 binding in tumor cell migration through the ECM.
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- Koji Saito
- Division of Cell Biology, Department of Biosciences, School of Science, Kitasato University, Sagamihara, Japan
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- Division of Cell Biology, Department of Biosciences, School of Science, Kitasato University, Sagamihara, Japan
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- Division of Cell Biology, Department of Biosciences, School of Science, Kitasato University, Sagamihara, Japan
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- Division of Cell Biology, Department of Biosciences, School of Science, Kitasato University, Sagamihara, Japan
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Liu H, Wang W, Shen W, Wang L, Zuo Y. ARHGAP24 ameliorates inflammatory response through inactivating Rac1/Akt/NF-κB pathway in acute pneumonia model of rat. ANNALS OF TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE 2020; 8:1289. [PMID: 33209869 PMCID: PMC7661869 DOI: 10.21037/atm-20-5000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Background ARHGAP24 might play a protective effect in the development of acute pneumonia, but the underlying mechanism remained a mystery. We aimed to investigate the effect of ARHGAP24 and explore the protective mechanism based on the acute pneumonia model of rats. Methods Western blotting analysis was conducted to measure the expression of ARHGAP24 in the rat model of bacillus pyocyaneus-induced acute pneumonia after 12, 24, 36, and 48 h modeling. In the acute pneumonia model of rat, lung histopathological change, lung edema, and levels of inflammatory cytokines in the broncho alveolar lavage fluid (BALF) were respectively measured to comprehensively evaluate the beneficial effect of overexpression of ARHGAP24 mediated by adenovirus. The western blotting analysis was conducted to evaluate Rac1/Akt/NF-κB pathway-related protein expression change with ARHGAP24 overexpression. Results We found that ARHGAP24 expression tended to be lower in the acute pneumonia model of the rat after bacillus pyocyaneus treated 12, 24, 36, and 48 h. High expression of ARHGAP24 and a substantial ARHGAP24 positive area was found in the western blotting analysis and immunohistochemical staining in rats transfected with ARHGAP24. In the meantime, overexpression of ARHGAP24 suppressed the development of acute pneumonia through alleviating lung histopathological deterioration, lung edema, and levels of inflammatory cytokines in the BALF of the lung. What is more critical, ARHGAP24 overexpression inhibits the activation of Rac1, Akt, and NF-κB. Conclusions Thus, we conclude that ARHGAP24 ameliorated the inflammatory response in the acute pneumonia model of the rat through inactivating the Rac1/Akt/NF-κB pathway.
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- Huailian Liu
- Hospital Department, Huaian City Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Huaian, China
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- Central Laboratory, Lianshui County People's Hospital, Huaian, China
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- Aspiration Medicine, Lianshui County People's Hospital, Huaian, China
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- Aspiration Medicine, Lianshui County People's Hospital, Huaian, China
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- Aspiration Medicine, Lianshui County People's Hospital, Huaian, China
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Alexandrova AY, Chikina AS, Svitkina TM. Actin cytoskeleton in mesenchymal-to-amoeboid transition of cancer cells. INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2020; 356:197-256. [PMID: 33066874 DOI: 10.1016/bs.ircmb.2020.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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During development of metastasis, tumor cells migrate through different tissues and encounter different extracellular matrices. An ability of cells to adapt mechanisms of their migration to these diverse environmental conditions, called migration plasticity, gives tumor cells an advantage over normal cells for long distant dissemination. Different modes of individual cell motility-mesenchymal and amoeboid-are driven by different molecular mechanisms, which largely depend on functions of the actin cytoskeleton that can be modulated in a wide range by cellular signaling mechanisms in response to environmental conditions. Various triggers can switch one motility mode to another, but regulations of these transitions are incompletely understood. However, understanding of the mechanisms driving migration plasticity is instrumental for finding anti-cancer treatment capable to stop cancer metastasis. In this review, we discuss cytoskeletal features, which allow the individually migrating cells to switch between mesenchymal and amoeboid migrating modes, called mesenchymal-to-amoeboid transition (MAT). We briefly describe main characteristics of different cell migration modes, and then discuss the triggering factors that initiate MAT with special attention to cytoskeletal features essential for migration plasticity.
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- Antonina Y Alexandrova
- Laboratory of Mechanisms of Carcinogenesis, N.N. Blokhin Russian Cancer Research Center, Moscow, Russia.
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- Cell Migration and Invasion and Spatio-Temporal Regulation of Antigen Presentation teams, UMR144/U932 Institut Curie, Paris, France
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- Department of Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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Wang J, Zhang B, Liu H, Wu Q, Gao P, Zou Y, Lan Y, Zhang Q. Hyperplasia suppressor gene inhibits the proliferation and metastasis of glioma cells by targeting rho family proteins. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL PATHOLOGY 2020; 13:1349-1360. [PMID: 32661470 PMCID: PMC7344015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2020] [Accepted: 04/14/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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AIM To investigate the effect of the hyperplasia suppressor gene (HSG) on human glioma cell invasion and its possible mechanism. METHODS Human glioma U251 cells were infected with recombinant viral vectors carrying the HSG gene sequence (HSG overexpression group) and HSG interference sequence (HSG suppression group). The negative control group with no-load virus transcription and a blank control group with only PBS treatment were set up. CCK-8 assay, cell scratch healing test, transwell migration, and invasion test were used to detect the effect of HSG expression on proliferation, migration and invasion of U251 glioma cells. Cell immunofluorescence and cell adhesion test were used to analyze the effect of HSG expression on cytoskeleton formation and adhesion ability of U251 cells. Gene chip technology was employed to preliminarily explore the effect of HSG expression change on the inherent gene expression in U251 cells. The expression of Rho family key molecule mRNA and protein was detected by light quantitative PCR and western blot. RESULTS After 24 h of transcription with the recombinant virus vector, the cells showed a green color under an inverted fluorescence microscope. HSG expression increased in the HSG overexpression group (P < 0.01), and decreased in the HSG inhibition group (P < 0.01). Compared with the two control groups, the proliferation, scratch healing rate, migrating cell number, invasive cell number and adhesion cell number in the HSG overexpression group were markedly lower. After HSG overexpression, the morphology of U251 cells changed; filamentous pseudopods shortened and partially flaked. However, after HSG inhibition, the pseudopods grew toward both ends and were arranged axially. The overexpression of HSG inhibited the expression of rho family proteins (RhoA, Rock1, Rock2, Rac1, and Cdc42). CONCLUSION The overexpression of HSG inhibits the progression of glioma U251 cells by regulating the expression of rho family proteins.
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- Juncheng Wang
- Department of Neurosurgery, People’s Hospital of Ningxia Hui Autonomous RegionYinchuan 750001, Ningxia, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical UniversityYinchuan 750001, Ningxia, China
- Ningxia Key Laboratory of Cerebrocranial Diseases, Ningxia Medical UniversityYinchuan 750001, Ningxia, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical UniversityYinchuan 750001, Ningxia, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Fuzhou First People’s HospitalFuzhoou 350000, Fujian, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, People’s Hospital of Ningxia Hui Autonomous RegionYinchuan 750001, Ningxia, China
- Department of Neurosurgery, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical UniversityYinchuan 750001, Ningxia, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical UniversityYinchuan 750001, Ningxia, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, People’s Hospital of Ningxia Hui Autonomous RegionYinchuan 750001, Ningxia, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Xiehe Shenzhen Hospital of Huazhong University of Science and Technology (Nanshan Hospital)Shenzhen 518000, Guangdong, China
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AGAP1 regulates subcellular localization of FilGAP and control cancer cell invasion. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2020; 522:676-683. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2019.11.147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2019] [Accepted: 11/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The Role of Rho GTPases in Motility and Invasion of Glioblastoma Cells. Anal Cell Pathol (Amst) 2020; 2020:9274016. [PMID: 32089990 PMCID: PMC7013281 DOI: 10.1155/2020/9274016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2019] [Revised: 01/14/2020] [Accepted: 01/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Astrocytomas are primary malignant brain tumors that originate from astrocytes. Grade IV astrocytoma or glioblastoma is a highly invasive tumor that occur within the brain parenchyma. The Rho family of small GTPases, which includes Rac1, Cdc42, and RhoA, is an important family whose members are key regulators of the invasion and migration of glioblastoma cells. In this review, we describe the role played by the Rho family of GTPases in the regulation of the invasion and migration of glioblastoma cells. Specifically, we focus on the role played by RhoA, Rac1, RhoG, and Cdc42 in cell migration through rearrangement of actin cytoskeleton, cell adhesion, and invasion. Finally, we highlight the importance of potentially targeting Rho GTPases in the treatment of glioblastoma.
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Wang L, Shen S, Wang M, Ding F, Xiao H, Li G, Hu F. Rho GTPase Activating Protein 24 (ARHGAP24) Silencing Promotes Lung Cancer Cell Migration and Invasion by Activating β-Catenin Signaling. Med Sci Monit 2019; 25:21-31. [PMID: 30599132 PMCID: PMC6327779 DOI: 10.12659/msm.911503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Rho GTPase activating protein (RhoGAPs) is an important negative regulator of the Rho signaling pathway that is involved in tumorigenesis in liver, colon, and renal cancer. However, the mechanism by which Rho GTPase activating protein 24 (ARHGAP24) regulates cell invasion and migration of lung cancer has not been fully explained. MATERIAL AND METHODS In this study, ARHGAP24 expression in lung cancer tissues and cell lines was measured by immunohistochemical and Western blot analysis. Transwell or wound healing analysis was performed to detect the cell migration and invasion of ARHGAP24 modulated A549 and NCI-H1975 cells with β-catenin inhibitor XAV-939 (10 µM) treatment, and the expression of MMP9, VEGF, and β-catenin protein was measured by Western blotting. RESULTS Our results showed that ARHGAP24 expression was downregulated in lung cancer tissues and cell lines. pLVX-Puro-ARHGAP24 transfection in A549 cells significantly inhibited cell invasion and migration, along with increased E-cadherin and decreased MMP9, VEGF, Vimentin, and β-catenin protein expression. pLKO.1-ARHGAP24-shRNA transfection in NCI-H1975 cells significantly promoted cell invasion and migration, accompanied with decreased E-cadherin and increased MMP9, VEGF, and β-catenin protein expression. Moreover, NCI-H1975 cells with XAV-939 treatment showed decreased cell invasion and migration when compared with pLKO.1-ARHGAP24-shRNA transfection. ARHGAP24 silencing promoted the transcriptional activity of β-catenin in NCI-H1975 cells. CONCLUSIONS Our findings indicate that ARHGAP24 silencing promotes lung cancer cell migration and invasion through activating β-catenin signaling.
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- Lei Wang
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Xin Hua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China (mainland)
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Xin Hua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China (mainland)
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Xin Hua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China (mainland)
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Xin Hua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China (mainland)
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Xin Hua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China (mainland)
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Xin Hua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China (mainland)
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Xin Hua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China (mainland)
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Chiba R, Akiya M, Hashimura M, Oguri Y, Inukai M, Hara A, Saegusa M. ALK signaling cascade confers multiple advantages to glioblastoma cells through neovascularization and cell proliferation. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0183516. [PMID: 28837676 PMCID: PMC5570309 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0183516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2017] [Accepted: 08/04/2017] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK), which is a receptor tyrosine kinase, is essentially and transiently expressed in the developing nervous system. Here we examined the functional role of the ALK gene in glioblastomas (GBMs). In clinical samples of GBMs, high ALK expression without gene rearrangements or mutations was frequently observed in perivascular lesions, in contrast to the relatively low expression in the perinecrotic areas, which was positively correlated with N-myc and phosphorylated (p) Stat3 scores and Ki-67 labeling indices. ALK immunoreactivity was also found to be associated with neovascular features including vascular co-option and vascular mimicry. In astrocytoma cell lines, cells stably overexpressing full-length ALK showed an increase in expression of pStat3 and pAkt proteins, as well as hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α) and vascular endothelial growth factor-A (VEGF-A) mRNAs, in contrast to cells with knockdown of endogenous ALK which showed decreased expression of these molecules. Transfection of the constitutively active form of Stat3 induced an increase in HIF-1α promoter activity, and the overexpression of HIF-1α in turn resulted in enhancement of VEGF-A promoter activity. In addition, cells with overexpression or knockdown of ALK also showed a tendency toward increased and decreased proliferation, respectively, through changes in expression of pAkt and pStat3. Finally, ALK promoter was significantly activated by transfection of Sox4 and N-myc, which are known to contribute to neuronal properties. These findings therefore suggest that N-myc/Sox4-mediated ALK signaling cascades containing Stat3, Akt, HIF-1α, and VEGF-A confer multiple advantages to tumor growth through alterations in neovascularization and cell proliferation in GBMs.
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- Risako Chiba
- Department of Pathology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Minami-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Minami-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Minami-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Minami-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Minami-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Minami-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Minami-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
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Hara A, Hashimura M, Tsutsumi K, Akiya M, Inukai M, Ohta Y, Saegusa M. The role of FilGAP, a Rac-specific Rho-GTPase-activating protein, in tumor progression and behavior of astrocytomas. Cancer Med 2016; 5:3412-3425. [PMID: 27790861 PMCID: PMC5224849 DOI: 10.1002/cam4.937] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2016] [Revised: 09/01/2016] [Accepted: 09/13/2016] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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FilGAP, a Rac‐specific Rho‐GTPase‐activating protein (GAP), acts as a mediator of Rho/ROCK‐dependent amoeboid movement, and its knockdown results in Rac‐driven mesenchymal morphology. Herein, we focused on the possible roles of FilGAP expression in astrocytomas. In clinical samples, FilGAP expression was significantly increased in grade (G) II astrocytomas as compared to normal astrocytes, but its expression strongly decreased in a grade‐dependent manner, and was positively associated with isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 (IDH1) mutations and inversely to cytoplasmic Rac1. Patients with astrocytoma showing a high FilGAP score had favorable overall survival as compared to the low score patients. Multivariate Cox regression analysis also showed that a high FilGAP score was a significant and independent favorable prognostic factor. Moreover, patients with high FilGAP score and IDH1 mutant‐type astrocytomas had significantly the best Overall survival (OS) and Progression‐free survival (PFS), in contrast to the patients with low FilGAP score and wild‐type IDH1 tumors who had the worst prognosis. In GIV tumors (GBM: glioblastomas), elongated tumor cells with low FilGAP expression were frequently observed in tumor core lesions, whereas the rounded cells with abundant expression were found in the peripheral areas adjacent to non‐neoplastic brain tissues. In an astrocytoma cell line, suppression of endogenous FilGAP expression by siRNAs caused an increased proportion of mesenchymal elongated cells, probably through increased Rac1 activity. These findings suggest that FilGAP, as well as IDH1 status, may be useful for predicting the behavior of astrocytomas. In addition, the FilGAP/Rac1 axis may serve as an important regulator of tumor progression in GBMs, probably through alteration of cell morphology.
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- Atsuko Hara
- Department of Pathology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Minami-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, 252-0374, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Minami-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, 252-0374, Japan
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- Division of Cell Biology, Department of Biosciences, Kitasato University School of Science, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Minami-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, 252-0374, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Minami-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, 252-0374, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Minami-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, 252-0374, Japan
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- Division of Cell Biology, Department of Biosciences, Kitasato University School of Science, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Minami-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, 252-0374, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Minami-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, 252-0374, Japan
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