TGFβ upregulates PAR-1 expression and signalling responses in A549 lung adenocarcinoma cells

Autor: Vanessa D’Antongiovanni, Manuela Platé, Rachel C. Chambers, Eifion Robinson, Alejandro Ortiz Stern, Vijay Chudasama, Chris J. Scotton, Gabor Jarai, Stephen Caddick, Natalia Smoktunowicz
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Oncotarget
ISSN: 1949-2553
Popis: // Natalia Smoktunowicz 1 , Manuela Plate 1 , Alejandro Ortiz Stern 1 , Vanessa D’Antongiovanni 1 , Eifion Robinson 2 , Vijay Chudasama 2 , Stephen Caddick 2 , Chris J. Scotton 1 , Gabor Jarai 3 , Rachel C. Chambers 1 1 Centre for Inflammation and Tissue Repair, UCL Respiratory, University College London, London, UK 2 Department of Chemistry, University College London, London, UK 3 Novartis Institutes of Biomedical Research, Horsham, UK Correspondence to: Rachel C. Chambers, email: r.chambers@ucl.ac.uk Keywords: PAR-1, TGFβ, thrombin, cancer Received: February 12, 2016 Accepted: August 06, 2016 Published: August 22, 2016 ABSTRACT The major high-affinity thrombin receptor, proteinase activated receptor-1 (PAR-1) is expressed at low levels by the normal epithelium but is upregulated in many types of cancer, including lung cancer. The thrombin-PAR-1 signalling axis contributes to the activation of latent TGFβ in response to tissue injury via an αvβ6 integrin-mediated mechanism. TGFβ is a pleiotropic cytokine that acts as a tumour suppressor in normal and dysplastic cells but switches into a tumour promoter in advanced tumours. In this study we demonstrate that TGFβ is a positive regulator of PAR-1 expression in A549 lung adenocarcinoma cells, which in turn increases the sensitivity of these cells to thrombin signalling. We further demonstrate that this effect is Smad3-, ERK1/2- and Sp1-dependent. We also show that TGFβ-mediated PAR-1 upregulation is accompanied by increased expression of integrin αv and β6 subunits. Finally, TGFβ pre-stimulation promotes increased migratory potential of A549 to thrombin. These data have important implications for our understanding of the interplay between coagulation and TGFβ signalling responses in lung cancer.
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