Interaction between the ADAMTS-12 metalloprotease and fibulin-2 induces tumor-suppressive effects in breast cancer cells.

Abstract

Balance between pro-tumor and anti-tumor effects may be affected by molecular interactions within tumor microenvironment. On this basis we searched for molecular partners of ADAMTS-12, a secreted metalloprotease that shows both oncogenic and tumor-suppressive effects. Using its spacer region as a bait in a yeast two-hybrid screen, we identified fibulin-2 as a potential ADAMTS-12-interacting protein. Fibulins are components of basement membranes and elastic matrix fibers in connective tissue. Besides this structural function, fibulins also play crucial roles in different biological events, including tumorigenesis. To examine the functional consequences of the ADAMTS-12/fibulin-2 interaction, we performed different in vitro assays using two breast cancer cell lines: the poorly invasive MCF-7 and the highly invasive MDA-MB-231. Overall our data indicate that this interaction promotes anti-tumor effects in breast cancer cells. To assess the in vivo relevance of this interaction, we induced tumors in nude mice using MCF-7 cells expressing both ADAMTS-12 and fibulin-2 that showed a remarkable growth deficiency. Additionally, we also found that ADAMTS-12 may elicit pro-tumor effects in the absence of fibulin-2. Immunohistochemical staining of breast cancer samples allowed the detection of both ADAMTS-12 and fibulin-2 in the connective tissue surrounding tumor area in less aggressive carcinomas. However, both proteins are hardly detected in more aggressive tumors. These data and survival analysis plots of breast cancer patients suggest that concomitant detection of ADAMTS-12 and fibulin-2 could be a good prognosis marker in breast cancer diagnosis.

• Authors: Tania Fontanil, Susana Rúa, María Llamazares, Angela Moncada-Pazos, Pedro M Quirós, Olivia García-Suárez, Jose A Vega, Takako Sasaki, Yamina Mohamedi, Manuel M Esteban, Alvaro J Obaya, Santiago Cal
• Journal: Oncotarget (Oncotarget) Vol. 5 Issue 5 Pg. 1253-64 (Mar 15 2014) ISSN: 1949-2553 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 24457941 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)

Chemical References

• Calcium-Binding Proteins
• Extracellular Matrix Proteins
• fibulin 2
• ADAM Proteins
• ADAMTS Proteins
• ADAMTS12 protein, human

Topics

• ADAM Proteins (analysis, genetics, metabolism)
• ADAMTS Proteins
• Animals
• Breast Neoplasms (chemistry, metabolism, pathology)
• Calcium-Binding Proteins (analysis, genetics, metabolism)
• Cell Movement
• Cell Proliferation
• Extracellular Matrix (metabolism)
• Extracellular Matrix Proteins (analysis, genetics, metabolism)
• Female
• Humans
• Kaplan-Meier Estimate
• MCF-7 Cells
• Mice
• Neoplasm Invasiveness
• Prognosis
• Spheroids, Cellular
• Tumor Burden
• Tumor Microenvironment