BRAFV600E mutation, TIMP-1 upregulation, and NF-κB activation: closing the loop on the papillary thyroid cancer trilogy
| Autor: | Elvira Carissimi, M Adelfio Latteri, Monica Zerilli, Pierina Richiusa, Valeria Carina, Giuseppe Pizzolanti, Giuseppe Modica, Aldo Galluzzo, Maria Pitrone, Francesco Di Blasi, G. Spinelli, Angela Criscimanna, Carla Giordano, Marco Calogero Amato, Giovanni Zito, Alessandra Bommarito, Vito Rodolico |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Bommarito, A, Richiusa, P, Carissimi, E, Pizzolanti, G, Rodolico, V, Zito, G, Criscimanna, A, Di Blasi, F, Pitrone, M, Zerilli, M, Amato, MC, Carina, V, Spinelli, G, Modica, G, Latteri, M, Galluzzo, A, Giordano, C |
| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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MAPK/ERK pathway
Adult Male Proto-Oncogene Proteins B-raf Cancer Research medicine.medical_specialty endocrine system diseases Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism Thyroid cancer TIMP-1 papillary thyroid cancer Mutation Missense Glutamic Acid Gene Expression Regulation Enzymologic Settore MED/13 - Endocrinologia Papillary thyroid cancer Endocrinology Downregulation and upregulation Internal medicine medicine Tumor Cells Cultured Gene silencing Humans Gene Regulatory Networks Neoplasm Invasiveness Thyroid Neoplasms Protein kinase B Thyroid cancer Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-1 Chemistry Akt/PKB signaling pathway Carcinoma NF-kappa B Valine Middle Aged medicine.disease Carcinoma Papillary Up-Regulation Gene Expression Regulation Neoplastic Cell Transformation Neoplastic Oncology Amino Acid Substitution Thyroid Cancer Papillary Cancer research Disease Progression Female V600E Signal Transduction |
| Zdroj: | Endocrine-related cancer. 18(6) |
| ISSN: | 1479-6821 |
| Popis: | BRAFV600E is the most common mutation found in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases (TIMP-1) and nuclear factor (NF)-κB have been shown to play an important role in thyroid cancer. In particular, TIMP-1 binds its receptor CD63 on cell surface membrane and activates Akt signaling pathway, which is eventually responsible for its anti-apoptotic activity. The aim of our study was to evaluate whether interplay among these three factors exists and exerts a functional role in PTCs. To this purpose, 56 PTC specimens were analyzed for BRAFV600E mutation, TIMP-1 expression, and NF-κB activation. We found that BRAFV600E mutation occurs selectively in PTC nodules and is associated with hyperactivation of NF-κB and upregulation of both TIMP-1 and its receptor CD63. To assess the functional relationship among these factors, we first silenced BRAF gene in BCPAP cells, harboring BRAFV600E mutation. We found that silencing causes a marked decrease in TIMP-1 expression and NF-κB binding activity, as well as decreased invasiveness. After treatment with specific inhibitors of MAPK pathway, we found that only sorafenib was able to increase IκB-α and reduce both TIMP-1 expression and Akt phosphorylation in BCPAP cells, indicating that BRAFV600E activates NF-κB and this pathway is MEK-independent. Taken together, our findings demonstrate that BRAFV600E causes upregulation of TIMP-1 via NF-κB. TIMP-1 binds then its surface receptor CD63, leading eventually to Akt activation, which in turn confers antiapoptotic behavior and promotion of cell invasion. The recognition of this functional trilogy provides insight on how BRAFV600E determines cancer initiation, progression, and invasiveness in PTC, also identifying new therapeutic targets for the treatment of highly aggressive forms. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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