CD74-dependent deregulation of the tumor suppressor scribble in human epithelial and breast cancer cells.

Abstract

The γ subunit of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II complex, CD74, is overexpressed in a significant proportion of metastatic breast tumors, but the mechanistic foundation and biologic significance of this phenomenon are not fully understood. Here, we show that when CD74 is overexpressed in human cancer and noncancerous epithelial cells, it interacts and interferes with the function of Scribble, a product of a well-known tumor suppressor gene. Furthermore, using epithelial cell lines expressing CD74 under the control of tetracycline-inducible promoter and quantitative high-resolution mass spectrometry, we demonstrate that, as a result of CD74 overexpression, the phosphorylation pattern of the C-terminal part of Scribble undergoes specific changes. This is accompanied with a translocation of the protein from the sites of cell-to-cell contacts at the plasma membrane to the cytoplasm, which is likely to effectively enhance the motility and invasiveness of the cancer cells.

• Authors: Gergana Metodieva, Naiara Correa Nogueira-de-Souza, Christina Greenwood, Khalid Al-Janabi, Lin Leng, Richard Bucala, Metodi V Metodiev
• Journal: Neoplasia (New York, N.Y.) (Neoplasia) Vol. 15 Issue 6 Pg. 660-8 (Jun 2013) ISSN: 1476-5586 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 23730214 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)

Chemical References

• Antigens, Differentiation, B-Lymphocyte
• Histocompatibility Antigens Class II
• Membrane Proteins
• SCRIB protein, human
• Tumor Suppressor Proteins
• invariant chain

Topics

• Amino Acid Sequence
• Antigens, Differentiation, B-Lymphocyte (genetics, metabolism)
• Breast Neoplasms (metabolism, pathology)
• Cell Line
• Cell Line, Tumor
• Cell Membrane (metabolism)
• Cytoplasm (metabolism)
• Epithelial Cells (metabolism)
• Female
• Gene Expression Regulation
• Gene Knockdown Techniques
• Histocompatibility Antigens Class II (genetics, metabolism)
• Humans
• Membrane Proteins (genetics, metabolism)
• Molecular Sequence Data
• Phosphorylation
• Promoter Regions, Genetic
• Tumor Suppressor Proteins (genetics, metabolism)