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Choi H, Choi K, Kim DH, Oh BK, Yim H, Jo S, Choi C. Strategies for Targeted Delivery of Exosomes to the Brain: Advantages and Challenges. Pharmaceutics 2022; 14:pharmaceutics14030672. [PMID: 35336049 PMCID: PMC8948948 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics14030672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2021] [Revised: 03/10/2022] [Accepted: 03/16/2022] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Delivering therapeutics to the central nervous system (CNS) is difficult because of the blood–brain barrier (BBB). Therapeutic delivery across the tight junctions of the BBB can be achieved through various endogenous transportation mechanisms. Receptor-mediated transcytosis (RMT) is one of the most widely investigated and used methods. Drugs can hijack RMT by expressing specific ligands that bind to receptors mediating transcytosis, such as the transferrin receptor (TfR), low-density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR), and insulin receptor (INSR). Cell-penetrating peptides and viral components originating from neurotropic viruses can also be utilized for the efficient BBB crossing of therapeutics. Exosomes, or small extracellular vesicles, have gained attention as natural nanoparticles for treating CNS diseases, owing to their potential for natural BBB crossing and broad surface engineering capability. RMT-mediated transport of exosomes expressing ligands such as LDLR-targeting apolipoprotein B has shown promising results. Although surface-modified exosomes possessing brain targetability have shown enhanced CNS delivery in preclinical studies, the successful development of clinically approved exosome therapeutics for CNS diseases requires the establishment of quantitative and qualitative methods for monitoring exosomal delivery to the brain parenchyma in vivo as well as elucidation of the mechanisms underlying the BBB crossing of surface-modified exosomes.
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- Hojun Choi
- ILIAS Biologics Inc., Daejeon 34014, Korea; (H.C.); (K.C.); (D.-H.K.); (B.-K.O.); (H.Y.); (S.J.)
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- ILIAS Biologics Inc., Daejeon 34014, Korea; (H.C.); (K.C.); (D.-H.K.); (B.-K.O.); (H.Y.); (S.J.)
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- ILIAS Biologics Inc., Daejeon 34014, Korea; (H.C.); (K.C.); (D.-H.K.); (B.-K.O.); (H.Y.); (S.J.)
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- ILIAS Biologics Inc., Daejeon 34014, Korea; (H.C.); (K.C.); (D.-H.K.); (B.-K.O.); (H.Y.); (S.J.)
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- ILIAS Biologics Inc., Daejeon 34014, Korea; (H.C.); (K.C.); (D.-H.K.); (B.-K.O.); (H.Y.); (S.J.)
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- ILIAS Biologics Inc., Daejeon 34014, Korea; (H.C.); (K.C.); (D.-H.K.); (B.-K.O.); (H.Y.); (S.J.)
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- ILIAS Biologics Inc., Daejeon 34014, Korea; (H.C.); (K.C.); (D.-H.K.); (B.-K.O.); (H.Y.); (S.J.)
- Department of Bio and Brain Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, Korea
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +82-42-863-4450
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Mohd Yunos RI, Ab Mutalib NS, Tieng FYF, Abu N, Jamal R. Actionable Potentials of Less Frequently Mutated Genes in Colorectal Cancer and Their Roles in Precision Medicine. Biomolecules 2020; 10:biom10030476. [PMID: 32245111 PMCID: PMC7175115 DOI: 10.3390/biom10030476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2020] [Revised: 03/11/2020] [Accepted: 03/13/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Global statistics have placed colorectal cancer (CRC) as the third most frequently diagnosed cancer and the fourth principal cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. Improving survival for CRC is as important as early detection. Personalized medicine is important in maximizing an individual's treatment success and minimizing the risk of adverse reactions. Approaches in achieving personalized therapy in CRC have included analyses of specific genes with its clinical implications. Tumour genotyping via next-generation sequencing has become a standard practice to guide clinicians into predicting tumor behaviour, disease prognosis, and treatment response. Nevertheless, better prognostic markers are necessary to further stratify patients for personalized treatment plans. The discovery of new markers remains indispensable in providing the most effective chemotherapy in order to improve the outcomes of treatment and survival in CRC patients. This review aims to compile and discuss newly discovered, less frequently mutated genes in CRC. We also discuss how these mutations are being used to assist therapeutic decisions and their potential prospective clinical utilities. In addition, we will summarize the importance of profiling the large genomic rearrangements, gene amplification, and large deletions and how these alterations may assist in determining the best treatment option for CRC patients.
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- Correspondence: (N.S.A.M.); (R.J.); Tel.: +60-3-91459073 (N.S.A.M.); +60-3-91459000 (R.J.)
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Boyé K, Pujol N, D Alves I, Chen YP, Daubon T, Lee YZ, Dedieu S, Constantin M, Bello L, Rossi M, Bjerkvig R, Sue SC, Bikfalvi A, Billottet C. The role of CXCR3/LRP1 cross-talk in the invasion of primary brain tumors. Nat Commun 2017; 8:1571. [PMID: 29146996 PMCID: PMC5691136 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-01686-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2017] [Accepted: 10/10/2017] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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CXCR3 plays important roles in angiogenesis, inflammation, and cancer. However, the precise mechanism of regulation and activity in tumors is not well known. We focused on CXCR3-A conformation and on the mechanisms controlling its activity and trafficking and investigated the role of CXCR3/LRP1 cross talk in tumor cell invasion. Here we report that agonist stimulation induces an anisotropic response with conformational changes of CXCR3-A along its longitudinal axis. CXCR3-A is internalized via clathrin-coated vesicles and recycled by retrograde trafficking. We demonstrate that CXCR3-A interacts with LRP1. Silencing of LRP1 leads to an increase in the magnitude of ligand-induced conformational change with CXCR3-A focalized at the cell membrane, leading to a sustained receptor activity and an increase in tumor cell migration. This was validated in patient-derived glioma cells and patient samples. Our study defines LRP1 as a regulator of CXCR3, which may have important consequences for tumor biology.
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- Kevin Boyé
- INSERM U1029, Pessac, 33615, France.,Université de Bordeaux, Pessac, 33615, France
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- INSERM U1029, Pessac, 33615, France.,Université de Bordeaux, Pessac, 33615, France
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- Institute of Bioinformatics and Structural Biology, NTHU, Hsinchu, 30055, Taiwan
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- INSERM U1029, Pessac, 33615, France.,Université de Bordeaux, Pessac, 33615, France.,K.G. Jebsen Brain Tumour Research Centre, Department of Biomedicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, 5009, Norway.,Department of Oncology, Luxembourg Institute of Health, Luxembourg, L-1526, Luxembourg
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- Institute of Bioinformatics and Structural Biology, NTHU, Hsinchu, 30055, Taiwan
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- CNRS UMR 7369 MEDyC, Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, Reims, 51687, France
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- INSERM U1029, Pessac, 33615, France.,Université de Bordeaux, Pessac, 33615, France
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- Neurosurgical Oncology Unit, Department of Oncology and Hemato-Oncology, Università degli Studi di Milano, Humanitas Resarch Hospital, Milan, 20089, Italy
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- Neurosurgical Oncology Unit, Department of Oncology and Hemato-Oncology, Università degli Studi di Milano, Humanitas Resarch Hospital, Milan, 20089, Italy
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- K.G. Jebsen Brain Tumour Research Centre, Department of Biomedicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, 5009, Norway.,Department of Oncology, Luxembourg Institute of Health, Luxembourg, L-1526, Luxembourg
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- Institute of Bioinformatics and Structural Biology, NTHU, Hsinchu, 30055, Taiwan
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- INSERM U1029, Pessac, 33615, France. .,Université de Bordeaux, Pessac, 33615, France.
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- INSERM U1029, Pessac, 33615, France. .,Université de Bordeaux, Pessac, 33615, France.
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Verification and characterization of an alternative low density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 1 splice variant. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0180354. [PMID: 28662213 PMCID: PMC5491174 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0180354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2017] [Accepted: 06/14/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Low density lipoprotein (LDL) receptor-related protein 1 (LRP1) is a ubiquitously expressed multi-ligand endocytosis receptor implicated in a wide range of signalling, among others in tumour biology. Tumour-associated genomic mutations of the LRP1 gene are described, but nothing is known about cancer-associated expression of LRP1 splice variants Therefore, the focus of this study was on an annotated truncated LRP1 splice variant (BC072015.1; NCBI GenBank), referred to as smLRP1, which was initially identified in prostate and lung carcinoma. METHODS Using PCR and quantitative PCR, the expression of LRP1 and smLRP1 in different human tissues and tumour cell lines was screened and compared on tumour biopsies of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). Using a recently developed anti-smLRP1 antibody, the expression of the putative LRP1 protein isoform in tumour cell lines in Western blot and immunofluorescence staining was further investigated. RESULTS The alternative transcript smLRP1 is ubiquitously expressed in 12 human cell lines of different origin and 22 tissues which is similar to LRP1. A shift in expression of smLRP1 relative to LRP1 towards smLRP1 was observed in most tumour cell lines compared to healthy tissue. The expression of LRP1 as well as smLRP1 is decreased in HNSCC cell lines in comparison to healthy mucosa. In vitro results were checked using primary HNSCC. Furthermore, the expression of the protein isoform smLRP1 (32 kDa) was confirmed in human tumour cell lines. CONCLUSIONS Similar to LRP1, the truncated splice variant smLRP1 is ubiquitously expressed in healthy human tissues, but altered in tumours pointing to a potential role of smLRP1 in cancer. Comparative results suggest a shift in expression in favour of smLRP1 in tumour cells that warrant further evaluation. The protein isoform is suggested to be secreted.
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Xing P, Liao Z, Ren Z, Zhao J, Song F, Wang G, Chen K, Yang J. Roles of low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 1 in tumors. CHINESE JOURNAL OF CANCER 2016; 35:6. [PMID: 26738504 PMCID: PMC4704379 DOI: 10.1186/s40880-015-0064-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2015] [Accepted: 10/12/2015] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 1 (LRP1, also known as CD91), a multifunctional endocytic and cell signaling receptor, is widely expressed on the surface of multiple cell types such as hepatocytes, fibroblasts, neurons, astrocytes, macrophages, smooth muscle cells, and malignant cells. Emerging in vitro and in vivo evidence demonstrates that LRP1 is critically involved in many processes that drive tumorigenesis and tumor progression. For example, LRP1 not only promotes
tumor cell migration and invasion by regulating matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-2 and MMP-9 expression and functions but also inhibits cell apoptosis by regulating the insulin receptor, the serine/threonine protein kinase signaling pathway, and the expression of Caspase-3. LRP1-mediated phosphorylation of the extracellular signal-regulated kinase pathway and c-jun N-terminal kinase are also involved in tumor cell proliferation and invasion. In addition, LRP1 has been shown to be down-regulated by microRNA-205 and methylation of LRP1 CpG islands. Furthermore, a novel fusion gene, LRP1-SNRNP25, promotes osteosarcoma cell invasion and migration. Only by understanding the mechanisms of these effects can we develop novel diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for cancers mediated by LRP1.
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- Peipei Xing
- Department of Bone and Soft Tissue Tumor, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin, 30060, P. R. China. .,National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin, 30060, P. R. China.
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- Department of Bone and Soft Tissue Tumor, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin, 30060, P. R. China. .,National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin, 30060, P. R. China.
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- Department of Bone and Soft Tissue Tumor, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin, 30060, P. R. China. .,National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin, 30060, P. R. China.
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- Department of Bone and Soft Tissue Tumor, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin, 30060, P. R. China. .,National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin, 30060, P. R. China.
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- National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin, 30060, P. R. China. .,Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin, 30060, P. R. China.
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- Department of Bone and Soft Tissue Tumor, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin, 30060, P. R. China. .,National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin, 30060, P. R. China.
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- National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin, 30060, P. R. China. .,Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin, 30060, P. R. China.
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- Department of Bone and Soft Tissue Tumor, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin, 30060, P. R. China. .,National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin, 30060, P. R. China.
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Van Gool B, Dedieu S, Emonard H, Roebroek AJM. The Matricellular Receptor LRP1 Forms an Interface for Signaling and Endocytosis in Modulation of the Extracellular Tumor Environment. Front Pharmacol 2015; 6:271. [PMID: 26617523 PMCID: PMC4639618 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2015.00271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2015] [Accepted: 10/29/2015] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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The membrane protein low-density lipoprotein receptor related-protein 1 (LRP1) has been attributed a role in cancer. However, its presumably often indirect involvement is far from understood. LRP1 has both endocytic and signaling activities. As a matricellular receptor it is involved in regulation, mostly by clearing, of various extracellular matrix degrading enzymes including matrix metalloproteinases, serine proteases, protease inhibitor complexes, and the endoglycosidase heparanase. Furthermore, by binding extracellular ligands including growth factors and subsequent intracellular interaction with scaffolding and adaptor proteins it is involved in regulation of various signaling cascades. LRP1 expression levels are often downregulated in cancer and some studies consider low LRP1 levels a poor prognostic factor. On the contrary, upregulation in brain cancers has been noted and clinical trials explore the use of LRP1 as cargo receptor to deliver cytotoxic agents. This mini-review focuses on LRP1's role in tumor growth and metastasis especially by modulation of the extracellular tumor environment. In relation to this role its diagnostic, prognostic and therapeutic potential will be discussed.
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- Bart Van Gool
- Laboratory for Experimental Mouse Genetics, Department of Human Genetics , KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Unité Mixte de Recherche 7369 Matrice Extracellulaire et Dynamique Cellulaire, Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, Unité de Formation et de Recherche Sciences Exactes et Naturelles , Reims, France
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- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Unité Mixte de Recherche 7369 Matrice Extracellulaire et Dynamique Cellulaire, Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, Unité de Formation et de Recherche Sciences Exactes et Naturelles , Reims, France
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- Laboratory for Experimental Mouse Genetics, Department of Human Genetics , KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Emonard H, Théret L, Bennasroune AH, Dedieu S. Regulation of LRP-1 expression: make the point. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014; 62:84-90. [PMID: 24661974 DOI: 10.1016/j.patbio.2014.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2013] [Accepted: 02/14/2014] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein-1 (LRP-1) is a membrane receptor displaying both scavenging and signaling functions. The wide variety of extracellular ligands and of cytoplasmic scaffolding and signaling proteins interacting with LRP-1 gives it a major role not only in physiological processes, such as embryogenesis and development, but also in critical pathological situations, including cancer and neurological disorders. In this review, we describe the molecular mechanisms involved at distinct levels in the regulation of LRP-1, from its expression to the proper location and stability at the cell surface.
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- H Emonard
- UMR CNRS 7369, unité MEDyC (matrice extracellulaire et dynamique cellulaire), université de Reims-Champagne-Ardenne (URCA), UFR sciences exactes et naturelles, campus Moulin-de-la-Housse, BP 1039, 51687 Reims cedex 2, France
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- UMR CNRS 7369, unité MEDyC (matrice extracellulaire et dynamique cellulaire), université de Reims-Champagne-Ardenne (URCA), UFR sciences exactes et naturelles, campus Moulin-de-la-Housse, BP 1039, 51687 Reims cedex 2, France
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- UMR CNRS 7369, unité MEDyC (matrice extracellulaire et dynamique cellulaire), université de Reims-Champagne-Ardenne (URCA), UFR sciences exactes et naturelles, campus Moulin-de-la-Housse, BP 1039, 51687 Reims cedex 2, France
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- UMR CNRS 7369, unité MEDyC (matrice extracellulaire et dynamique cellulaire), université de Reims-Champagne-Ardenne (URCA), UFR sciences exactes et naturelles, campus Moulin-de-la-Housse, BP 1039, 51687 Reims cedex 2, France.
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Chen S, Bu G, Takei Y, Sakamoto K, Ikematsu S, Muramatsu T, Kadomatsu K. Midkine and LDL-receptor-related protein 1 contribute to the anchorage-independent cell growth of cancer cells. J Cell Sci 2007; 120:4009-15. [PMID: 17971413 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.013946] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The growth factor midkine (MK) is highly associated with cancer progression. Knockdown of MK expression strikingly suppresses tumor growth in nude mice. Thus, MK is a candidate target for cancer treatment. LDL-receptor-related protein 1 (LRP1) is a receptor for MK. We found that among the four ligand-binding domains of LRP1, the N-terminal half of the second domain (designated as MK-TRAP) had the strongest affinity to MK. MK-TRAP bound to MK, but not to HB-GAM/pleiotrophin, basic fibroblast growth factor or platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF)-BB. Exogenous MK-TRAP inhibited the binding between MK and LRP1. G401 cells that transiently or stably overexpress MK-TRAP showed decreased cell growth in monolayer culture and reduced colony formation in soft agar, which could be rescued by exogenous MK administration. MK-TRAP collected from conditioned medium also inhibited anchorage-independent growth of G401 cells and CMT-93 cells. Anti-MK antibody also inhibited the anchorage-independent growth. CMT-93 cells stably expressing MK-TRAP formed smaller tumors in a xenograft nude mouse model than control cells. Moreover, GST-RAP, a potent inhibitor of LRP1, inhibited the anchorage-independent growth of control G401 cells but not that of MK-TRAP stable transformants. Collectively, these data demonstrate a crucial role of MK-LRP1 signaling in anchorage-independent cell growth.
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- Sen Chen
- Department of Biochemistry, Nagoya University School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan
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Sid B, Dedieu S, Delorme N, Sartelet H, Rath GM, Bellon G, Martiny L. Human thyroid carcinoma cell invasion is controlled by the low density lipoprotein receptor-related protein-mediated clearance of urokinase plasminogen activator. Int J Biochem Cell Biol 2006; 38:1729-40. [PMID: 16807059 DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2006.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2006] [Revised: 04/11/2006] [Accepted: 04/12/2006] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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The low density lipoprotein receptor-related protein (LRP), a large scavenger receptor reported to mediate the uptake and degradation of various ligands, emerges as a promising receptor for targeting the invasive behaviour of human cancer cells. However, the accurate function of LRP during tumor invasion seems to be highly dependent on cellular context and remains controversial. The expression patterns of both this receptor and the main proteolytic systems involved in cell invasion were examined in two follicular thyroid carcinoma cell lines exhibiting different invasive phenotypes. We established that a low expression of LRP at the cell surface was associated to elevated extracellular MMP2 and urokinase plasminogen activator (uPA) activities as well as to high invasiveness properties. Surprisingly, neither exogenously added receptor-associated protein, an antagonist of LRP, nor LRP blocking antibodies significantly modified the amount of extracellular MMP2. Furthermore, the invasive phenotype of thyroid carcinoma cells was not related to their matrix metalloproteinases amount since different specific inhibitors of these proteases failed to affect the invasive properties of both cell lines. Additionally, blocking LRP-mediated clearance led to a further increase of the uPA amount and activities and to increased invasiveness in both cell lines. Finally thyroid carcinoma cells aggressiveness was widely increased by exogenous uPA; and anti-uPA antibodies treatments abolished both basal and receptor-associated protein-induced thyroid cell invasion. Overall our results identified the LRP-mediated clearance of uPA as one of the mechanisms involved during the control of human thyroid carcinoma cell invasion.
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- Brice Sid
- Laboratoire de Biochimie, UMR CNRS 6198, Faculté des Sciences, 51687 Reims, France
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Gläser C, Schulz S, Handschug K, Huse K, Birkenmeier G. Genetic and functional characteristics of the human in vivo LRP1/A2MR receptor suggested as a risk marker for Alzheimer’s disease and other complex (degenerative) diseases. Neurosci Res 2004; 50:85-101. [PMID: 15288502 DOI: 10.1016/j.neures.2004.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2004] [Accepted: 06/01/2004] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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LDL receptor-related protein/alpha2-macroglobulin receptor (LRP1/A2MR) a multiligand receptor is considered as not only being a possible risk factor of neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's disease but also as determining the progression of other complex diseases like atherosclerosis and cancer. Although a large number of in vitro studies have highlighted its functional importance, as yet not enough is known about the clinical importance of the genetic background of LRP1 in human diseases. The aim of this ex vivo/in vivo study of 448 subjects was to present data on genetic LRP1 variants of healthy European Caucasians from Central Germany. Genotype-dependent LRP1 expression was analyzed in a representative subgroup (gene expression: n = 127, protein expression: n = 44). These data were evaluated in comparison to other published clinical LRP1 studies. For 15 functionally interesting genetic variants the genotype and allele distributions of the German Caucasians were presented in relation to their in vivo LRP1 gene and protein expression. A direct influence of the LRP1 promoter polymorphism c.1-25C>G on the human in vivo LRP1 expression level was demonstrated. In an analysis of 48 further studies genomic and functional results were evaluated. The analysis especially on Alzheimers's disease partly highlighted contradictory results, but suggested that ethnic as well as genomic characteristics determine LRP1 expression and must be considered in clinical investigations on human LRP1.
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- Christiane Gläser
- Institute of Human Genetics and Medical Biology, University of Halle, Magdeburger Str. 2, D-06097 Halle, Germany.
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Beneš P, Jurajda M, Žaloudík J, Izakovičová-Hollá L, Vácha J. C766T low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 1 (LRP1) gene polymorphism and susceptibility to breast cancer. Breast Cancer Res 2003; 5:R77-81. [PMID: 12793904 PMCID: PMC165006 DOI: 10.1186/bcr591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2003] [Revised: 02/25/2003] [Accepted: 02/28/2003] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 1 (LRP1) is a multifunctional endocytic receptor with an important role in regulating the activity of proteinases in extracellular matrix. Several studies have also described its role in intracellular signaling. Previous studies showed that the expression of LRP1 is related to invasiveness of cancer cells. However, recent data on LRP1 suggest that this receptor can also be involved in tumor establishment and progression. METHODS We investigated an association between the C766T polymorphism of the third exon of the LRP1 gene and breast cancer in a sample of women of Caucasian origin. Allele and genotype frequencies of this polymorphism were assessed in 164 women with breast cancer and in 183 age-compatible women without a history of any cancer disease. RESULTS An increase in LRP1 T allele frequency in subjects with breast cancer was observed compared with controls (0.21 versus 0.15, P = 0.01963). A significant excess of genotypes with the T allele (homozygotes plus heterozygotes) was also observed (odds ratio 1.743, 95% confidence interval 1.112-2.732). CONCLUSION The T allele of the C766T polymorphism in the LRP1 gene is associated with an increased risk of breast cancer development in women of Caucasian origin.
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- Petr Beneš
- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Pathological Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Pathological Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Pathological Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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Mayeux R, Lee JH, Romas SN, Mayo D, Santana V, Williamson J, Ciappa A, Rondon HZ, Estevez P, Lantigua R, Medrano M, Torres M, Stern Y, Tycko B, Knowles JA. Chromosome-12 mapping of late-onset Alzheimer disease among Caribbean Hispanics. Am J Hum Genet 2002; 70:237-43. [PMID: 11715112 PMCID: PMC384892 DOI: 10.1086/324773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2001] [Accepted: 10/04/2001] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
Abstract
Linkage to chromosome 12p for familial Alzheimer disease (AD) has been inconsistent. Using 35 markers near the centromere of chromosome 12, we investigated 79 Caribbean Hispanic families with AD. Two-point linkage analysis using affected sib pairs yielded LOD scores of 3.15 at D12S1623 and 1.43 at D12S1042. The LOD score at D12S1623 decreased to 1.62 in families with late-onset (age >65 years) AD (LOAD), but the LOD score at D12S1042 was unchanged. Among families negative for the apolipoprotein E (APOE-epsilon 4) allele, the LOD score for D12S1623 was lower (1.01), whereas that for D12S1042 increased to 1.73. Among families positive for the APOE-epsilon 4 allele, none of the LOD scores reached 1. Multipoint affected-relative-pair analysis showed peaks at D12S1623 (nonparametric linkage [NPL] score 1.52; P=.028) and near D12S1042, at D12S1057 (NPL score 1.57; P=.027). NPL scores for both D12S1623 and D12S1057 increased in families affected with LOAD, but, in APOE-epsilon 4-negative families, only scores for the region flanking D12S1623 remained elevated (NPL score 1.74; P=.013). This study of Caribbean Hispanics with familial AD extends and provides modest evidence of linkage to loci on chromosome 12p. Linkage varied by age at onset of AD and by the presence or absence of the APOE-epsilon 4 allele.
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- R Mayeux
- The Taub Institute on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain, The Gertrude H. Sergievsky Center and Department of Neurology, School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA.
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Bertram L, Tanzi RE. Dancing in the dark? The status of late-onset Alzheimer's disease genetics. J Mol Neurosci 2001; 17:127-36. [PMID: 11816786 DOI: 10.1385/jmn:17:2:127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
Abstract
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a genetically complex and heterogeneous disorder. Recent estimates suggest that possibly over 70% of the genetic variance for the disease remains unaccounted for by apolipoprotein E (APOE) and the three known early-onset AD genes (APP, PSEN1, PSEN2). Specifically, one recent segregation analysis predicted the existence of up to four additional susceptibility genes having a similar or greater effect than APOE. However, most of the nearly three dozen putative AD loci proposed to date have only been inconsistently replicated in follow up analyses and more studies are necessary to distinguish false-positive findings from genuine signals. Novel AD genes will not only provide valuable clues for the development of novel therapeutic approaches, but will also allow the development of new genetic risk-profiling strategies that are an essential prerequisite for early prediction/prevention of this devastating disease. In this review, we will present a brief overview of analytic tools in complex disease genetics, as well as a summary of recent linkage and association findings indicating the existence of novel late-onset AD genes on chromosomes 12, 10, and 9.
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- L Bertram
- Department of Neurology and Center for Aging, Genetics and Neurodegeneration, Massachusetts General Hospital Harvard Medical School, Charlestown 02129, USA
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