HSPA1L Enhances Cancer Stem Cell-Like Properties by Activating IGF1Rβ and Regulating β-Catenin Transcription

Autor: In-Gyu Kim, Rae-Kwon Kim, Soo-Im Choi, Yeon-Jee Kahm, Eun-Wie Cho, Uhee Jung, Jei-Ha Lee
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Volume 21
Issue 18
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Vol 21, Iss 6957, p 6957 (2020)
ISSN: 1422-0067
DOI: 10.3390/ijms21186957
Popis: Studies have shown that cancer stem cells (CSCs) are involved in resistance and metastasis of cancer
thus, therapies targeting CSCs have been proposed. Here, we report that heat shock 70-kDa protein 1-like (HSPA1L) is partly involved in enhancing epithelial&ndash
mesenchymal transition (EMT) and CSC-like properties in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cells. Aldehyde dehydrogenase 1 (ALDH1) is considered a CSC marker in some lung cancers. Here, we analyzed transcriptional changes in genes between ALDH1high and ALDH1low cells sorted from A549 NSCLC cells and found that HSPA1L was highly expressed in ALDH1high cells. HSPA1L played two important roles in enhancing CSC-like properties. First, HSPA1L interacts directly with IGF1R&beta
and integrin &alpha
V to form a triple complex that is involved in IGF1R&beta
activation. HSPA1L/integrin &alpha
V complex-associated IGF1R&beta
activation intensified the EMT-associated cancer stemness and &gamma
radiation resistance through its downstream AKT/NF-&kappa
B or AKT/GSK3&beta
/&beta
catenin activation pathway. Secondly, HSPA1L was also present in the nucleus and could bind directly to the promoter region of &beta
catenin to function as a transcription activator of &beta
catenin, an important signaling protein characterizing CSCs by regulating ALDH1 expression. HSPA1L may be a novel potential target for cancer treatment because it both enhances IGF1R&beta
activation and regulates &gamma
&beta
catenin transcription, accumulating CSC-like properties.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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