Bone morphogenetic protein 6 inhibit stress-induced breast cancer cells apoptosis via both Smad and p38 pathways.

Abstract

Breast carcinoma is one of the most common malignant tumors and has become a more common cancer in women. BMP6 was abnormally expressed in breast cancer specimens and cell lines. However, the contribution of BMP6 in promoting breast cancer progression remains unknown. The purpose of our study was to establish whether expression of BMP6 in breast cancer cells affect their proliferation or apoptosis and the mechanism. We found that BMP6 inhibited proliferation of MDA-MB-231 cells and blocked cell cycle at G(0)/G(1) stage. BMP6 also inhibited serum deprivation induced apoptosis in MDA-MB-231 cells. At the 4 days of serum starvation, BMP6 reduced the percentage of caspase-3 positive cells from 49% to 21%, BMP6 also reduced sub-G(1) peak induced by serum starvation. In contrast, BMP6 significantly enhanced survivin expression both at mRNA and protein levels. Dominant negative-survivin and Antisense-survivin impaired BMP6 induced antiapoptotic effect. BMP6 enhanced survivin expression at the transcription level in a Smad-dependent manner. BMP6 also played its antiapoptotic effect through activation p38 MAPK signal pathway, independent of smad/survivin pathway. These results suggested that BMP6 induced cell cycle arrest in estrogen-insensitive breast cancer cells. BMP6 inhibits stress-induced apoptosis via both Smad and p38 signal pathways.

• Authors: Jun Du, Shuang Yang, Zhaoqi Wang, Chunli Zhai, Wei Yuan, Rongyue Lei, Jie Zhang, Tianhui Zhu
• Journal: Journal of cellular biochemistry (J Cell Biochem) Vol. 103 Issue 5 Pg. 1584-97 (Apr 01 2008) ISSN: 1097-4644 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 17879955 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
• Copyright: 2007 Wiley-Liss, Inc.

Chemical References

• BIRC5 protein, human
• BMP6 protein, human
• Bone Morphogenetic Protein 6
• Bone Morphogenetic Proteins
• Inhibitor of Apoptosis Proteins
• Microtubule-Associated Proteins
• Neoplasm Proteins
• RNA, Messenger
• Smad Proteins
• Survivin
• p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases
• CASP3 protein, human
• Caspase 3

Topics

• Apoptosis (drug effects)
• Bone Morphogenetic Protein 6
• Bone Morphogenetic Proteins (metabolism, pharmacology)
• Breast Neoplasms (metabolism)
• Caspase 3 (metabolism)
• Cell Line, Tumor
• Female
• G1 Phase (drug effects)
• Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic (drug effects)
• Humans
• Inhibitor of Apoptosis Proteins
• MAP Kinase Signaling System (drug effects)
• Microtubule-Associated Proteins (biosynthesis)
• Neoplasm Proteins (biosynthesis)
• RNA, Messenger (biosynthesis)
• Resting Phase, Cell Cycle (drug effects)
• Smad Proteins (metabolism)
• Survivin
• Time Factors
• p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases (metabolism)