Article ; Online: Prodomain of the proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin Furin (ppFurin) protects from tumor progression and metastasis.
2014 Volume 35, Issue 3, Page(s) 528–536
Abstract: Proteolytic maturation of various precursor proteins by the proprotein convertase Furin is now considered as a crucial step in tumor progression and metastasis. Here, we report the repression of the malignant and metastatic potential of carcinoma cells ... ...
| Abstract | Proteolytic maturation of various precursor proteins by the proprotein convertase Furin is now considered as a crucial step in tumor progression and metastasis. Here, we report the repression of the malignant and metastatic potential of carcinoma cells by the prodomain region of Furin (ppFurin), a naturally occurring inhibitor of this convertase. Overexpression of ppFurin in carcinoma cells in a stable manner significantly reduced their convertase activity and ability to mediate processing of the Furin cancer-related substrates platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF)-A and insulin-like growth factor-I receptor precursors. Unprocessed platelet-derived growth factor-A produced by ppFurin expressing cells failed to induce the activation of Akt in the platelet-derived growth factor receptor-expressing cells NIH BALB/c-3T3 and treatment of ppFurin expressing cells with insulin-like growth factor-I failed to induce Akt phosphorylation, compared with controls. The malignant potential of ppFurin expressing cells was significantly reduced as revealed by the loss of anchorage-independent growth and survival that associated their increased chemosensitivity. In vivo, comparative studies revealed that expression of ppFurin in the carcinoma cells MDA-MB-231 and CT-26 cells inhibited tumor growth when subcutaneously inoculated in nude mice. The use of an experimental liver colorectal metastasis model revealed the reduced ability of metastatic carcinoma CT-26 cells to colonize the liver in response to intrasplenic/portal inoculation. Further analyses revealed reduced Furin activity in tumors derived from intrasplenic inoculated mice with ppFurin expressing CT-26 cells. This finding highlights the role of Furin in the malignant and metastatic potential of tumor cells and suggests the possible consideration of using its naturally occurring inhibitor ppFurin in anticancer therapy. |
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| MeSH term(s) | Animals ; Cell Line, Tumor ; Disease Progression ; Humans ; Mice ; Mice, Inbred BALB C ; NIH 3T3 Cells ; Neoplasm Metastasis ; Phosphorylation ; Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt/metabolism ; Subtilisins/chemistry ; Subtilisins/physiology |
| Chemical Substances | Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt (EC 2.7.11.1) ; Subtilisins (EC 3.4.21.-) |
| Language | English |
| Publishing date | 2014-03 |
| Publishing country | England |
| Document type | Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
| ZDB-ID | 603134-1 |
| ISSN | 1460-2180 ; 0143-3334 |
| ISSN (online) | 1460-2180 |
| ISSN | 0143-3334 |
| DOI | 10.1093/carcin/bgt345 |
| Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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