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Notch2 activation by benzyl isothiocyanate impedes its inhibitory effect on breast cancer cell migration.

Abstract
Benzyl isothiocyanate (BITC) is a promising anticancer constituent of edible cruciferous vegetables with in vivo efficacy against chemically induced as well as oncogene-driven breast cancer in experimental rodents. However, the mechanism underlying anticancer effect of BITC is not fully understood. This study was undertaken to determine the role of Notch signaling in anticancer responses to BITC as this pathway is often hyperactive in human breast cancer. Exposure of MCF-7, MDA-MB-231, and SUM159 human breast cancer cells to pharmacologic concentrations of BITC (2.5 and 5 μM) resulted in cleavage (activation) of Notch1, Notch2, and Notch4, which was accompanied by induction of γ-secretase complex components Presenilin1 and/or Nicastrin. The BITC-mediated cleavage of Notch was associated with its transcriptional activation as revealed by RBP-Jk and Hes-1A/B luciferase reporter assays. Inhibition of cell migration or cell viability resulting from BITC exposure was not influenced by pharmacological suppression of Notch1 using a γ-secretase inhibitor or RNA interference of Notch1 as well as Notch4. On the other hand, the BITC-mediated inhibition of cell migration, but not cell viability, was significantly augmented by siRNA and shRNA knockdown of Notch2 protein. Furthermore, the BITC-mediated inhibition of MDA-MB-231 xenograft growth in vivo was associated with a significant increase in nuclear levels of cleaved Notch2 and Hes-1 proteins. In conclusion, the results of this study indicate that (a) BITC treatment activates Notch2 in cultured and xenografted human breast cancer cells, and (b) Notch2 activation impedes inhibitory effect of BITC on cell migration.
AuthorsSu-Hyeong Kim, Anuradha Sehrawat, Shivendra V Singh
JournalBreast cancer research and treatment (Breast Cancer Res Treat) Vol. 134 Issue 3 Pg. 1067-79 (Aug 2012) ISSN: 1573-7217 [Electronic] Netherlands
PMID22476855 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural)
Chemical References
  • Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription Factors
  • Homeodomain Proteins
  • Isothiocyanates
  • Receptor, Notch1
  • Receptor, Notch2
  • Receptors, Notch
  • Transcription Factor HES-1
  • HES1 protein, human
  • benzyl isothiocyanate
Topics
  • Animals
  • Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription Factors (metabolism)
  • Breast Neoplasms (genetics, metabolism)
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Cell Movement (drug effects, genetics)
  • Female
  • Homeodomain Proteins (metabolism)
  • Humans
  • Isothiocyanates (pharmacology)
  • Mice
  • Mice, Nude
  • Proteolysis (drug effects)
  • RNA Interference
  • Receptor, Notch1 (genetics, metabolism)
  • Receptor, Notch2 (agonists, genetics, metabolism)
  • Receptors, Notch (genetics, metabolism)
  • Transcription Factor HES-1
  • Transcription, Genetic (drug effects)
  • Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays

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