Elevated TAK1 augments tumor growth and metastatic capacities of ovarian cancer cells through activation of NF-κB signaling
Autor: | Hermit Wai-Man Tang, Vincent W.S. Liu, Kwok-Ming Yao, Iris J. Liu, Hextan Y.S. Ngan, Lei Shi, David W. Chan, Thomas Ho-Yin Leung, Karen K. L. Chan, Patty C. H. Cai, Judy Wai Ping Yam |
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Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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TAK1
Blotting Western Mice Nude Biology Transfection medicine.disease_cause Metastasis Mice RNA interference Cell Line Tumor medicine Animals Humans Neoplasm Invasiveness Ovarian Neoplasms Mice Inbred BALB C MAP kinase kinase kinase Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction Kinase NF-kappa B high-grade tumor MAP Kinase Kinase Kinases medicine.disease Immunohistochemistry Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays ovarian cancer Oncology NF-κB signaling Cancer research Female Signal transduction Ovarian cancer Carcinogenesis Research Paper Signal Transduction Transforming growth factor |
Zdroj: | Oncotarget |
ISSN: | 1949-2553 |
DOI: | 10.18632/oncotarget.2273 |
Popis: | // Patty C.H. Cai 1 , Lei Shi 2 , Vincent W.S. Liu 1 , Hermit W.M. Tang 1 , Iris J. Liu 1 , Thomas H.Y. Leung 1 , Karen K.L. Chan 1 , Judy W.P. Yam 3 , Kwok-Ming Yao 2 , Hextan Y.S. Ngan 1 and David W. Chan 1 1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, P.R.China 2 Department of Biochemistry, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, P.R.China 3 Department of Pathology, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, P.R.China Correspondence: Hextan YS Ngan, email: // David W Chan, email: // Keywords : TAK1, NF-κB signaling, ovarian cancer, high-grade tumor Received : May 07, 2014 Accepted : July 26, 2014 Published : July 27, 2014 Abstract Transforming growth factor (TGF)-β-activating kinase 1 (TAK1) is a serine/threonine kinase which is frequently associated with human cancer progression. However, its functional role in tumorigenesis is still controversial. Here, we report that TAK1 enhances the oncogenic capacity of ovarian cancer cells through the activation of NF-κB signaling. We found that TAK1 is frequently upregulated and significantly associated with high-grade and metastatic ovarian cancers. Mechanistic studies showed that Ser412 phosphorylation is required for TAK1 in activating NF-κB signaling and promotes aggressiveness of ovarian cancer cells. Conversely, suppression of TAK1 activity by point mutation at Ser412, RNAi mediated gene knockdown or TAK1 specific inhibitor ((5Z) -7-Oxozeaenol) remarkably impairs tumor growth and metastasis in ovarian cancer in vitro and in vivo . Our study underscores the importance of targeting TAK1 as a promising therapeutic approach to counteract the ovarian cancer progression. |
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