Abstract |
Myristoylated Alanine-Rich C Kinase Substrate (MARCKS), a substrate of protein kinase C, is a key regulatory molecule controlling mucus granule secretion by airway epithelial cells as well as directed migration of leukocytes, stem cells and fibroblasts. Phosphorylation of MARKCS may be involved in these responses. However, the functionality of MARCKS and its related phosphorylation in lung cancer malignancy have not been characterized. This study demonstrated elevated levels of MARCKS and phospho-MARCKS in highly invasive lung cancer cell lines and lung cancer specimens from non-small-cell lung cancer patients. siRNA knockdown of MARCKS expression in these highly invasive lung cancer cell lines reduced cell migration and suppressed PI3K ( phosphatidylinositol 3'-kinase)/Akt phosphorylation and Slug level. Interestingly, treatment with a peptide identical to the MARCKS N-terminus sequence (the MANS peptide) impaired cell migration in vitro and also the metastatic potential of invasive lung cancer cells in vivo. Mechanistically, MANS peptide treatment resulted in a coordination of increase of E-cadherin expression, suppression of MARCKS phosphorylation and AKT/Slug signalling pathway but not the expression of total MARCKS. These results indicate a crucial role for MARCKS, specifically its phosphorylated form, in potentiating lung cancer cell migration/ metastasis and suggest a potential use of MARCKS-related peptides in the treatment of lung cancer metastasis.
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Authors | C-H Chen, P Thai, K Yoneda, K B Adler, P-C Yang, R Wu |
Journal | Oncogene
(Oncogene)
Vol. 33
Issue 28
Pg. 3696-706
(Jul 10 2014)
ISSN: 1476-5594 [Electronic] England |
PMID | 23955080
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural)
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Chemical References |
- Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
- MARCKS protein, human
- Marcks protein, mouse
- Membrane Proteins
- Peptide Fragments
- Phosphoproteins
- Myristoylated Alanine-Rich C Kinase Substrate
- Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt
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Topics |
- Animals
- Cell Line, Tumor
- Cell Movement
(drug effects)
- Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition
(drug effects)
- Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
(drug effects)
- Humans
- Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
(antagonists & inhibitors, chemistry, metabolism)
- Lung Neoplasms
(pathology)
- Membrane Proteins
(antagonists & inhibitors, chemistry, metabolism)
- Mice
- Myristoylated Alanine-Rich C Kinase Substrate
- Neoplasm Invasiveness
- Neoplasm Metastasis
- Oncogenes
(genetics)
- Peptide Fragments
(pharmacology)
- Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases
(metabolism)
- Phosphoproteins
(antagonists & inhibitors, chemistry, metabolism)
- Phosphorylation
(drug effects)
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt
(metabolism)
- Signal Transduction
(drug effects)
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