Wild-type C-Raf gene dosage and dimerization drive prostate cancer metastasis

Autor: Lisa Ta, Brandon L. Tsai, Weixian Deng, Jihui Sha, Grigor Varuzhanyan, Wendy Tran, James A. Wohlschlegel, Janai R. Carr-Ascher, Owen N. Witte
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: iScience, Vol 26, Iss 12, Pp 108480- (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2589-0042
DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.108480
Popis: Summary: Mutated Ras and Raf kinases are well-known to promote cancer metastasis via flux through the Ras/Raf/MEK/ERK (mitogen-activated protein kinase [MAPK]) pathway. A role for non-mutated Raf in metastasis is also emerging, but the key mechanisms remain unclear. Elevated expression of any of the three wild-type Raf family members (C, A, or B) can drive metastasis. We utilized an in vivo model to show that wild-type C-Raf overexpression can promote metastasis of immortalized prostate cells in a gene dosage-dependent manner. Analysis of the transcriptomic and phosphoproteomic landscape indicated that C-Raf-driven metastasis is accompanied by upregulated MAPK signaling. Use of C-Raf mutants demonstrated that the dimerization domain, but not its kinase activity, is essential for metastasis. Endogenous Raf monomer knockouts revealed that C-Raf’s ability to form dimers with endogenous Raf molecules is important for promoting metastasis. These data identify wild-type C-Raf heterodimer signaling as a potential target for treating metastatic disease.
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