TSG101, a tumor susceptibility gene, bidirectionally modulates cell invasion through regulating MMP-9 mRNA expression.

Abstract

BACKGROUND:

Tumor susceptibility gene 101 (TSG101) was initially identified in fibroblasts as a tumor suppressor gene but subsequent studies show that TSG101 also functions as a tumor-enhancing gene in some epithelial tumor cells. Although previous studies have unraveled diverse biological functions of TSG101, the precise mechanism by which TSG101 is involved in carcinogenesis and tumor progression in a bidirectional and multifaceted manner remains unclear.

METHODS:

To reveal the mechanism underlying bidirectional modulation of cell invasion by TSG101, we used RNA interference to examine whether TSG101 depletion bidirectionally modulated matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-9 expression in different cell types.

RESULTS:

TSG101 depletion promoted cell invasion of HT1080 cells but contrarily reduced cell invasion of HeLaS3 cells. In HT1080 cells, TSG101 depletion increased both baseline and phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA)-induced MMP-9 secretion through enhancing MMP-9 mRNA expression, but did not affect the expression or activation of MMP-2. In contrast, TSG101 depletion decreased PMA-induced MMP-9 secretion through reducing MMP-9 mRNA expression in HeLaS3 cells. TSG101 depletion had little impact on the signaling pathways required for the activation of transcription of MMP-9 or MMP-9 mRNA stability in either cell line.

CONCLUSION:

TSG101 bidirectionally modulates cell invasion through regulating MMP-9 mRNA expression in different cell types. Our results provide a mechanistic context for the role of TSG101 in cell invasion as a multifaceted gene.

• Authors: Xu Bin Sai, Tomohiko Makiyama, Hiroshi Sakane, Yukimi Horii, Hideyuki Hiraishi, Hiromichi Shirataki
• Journal: BMC cancer (BMC Cancer) Vol. 15 Pg. 933 (Nov 25 2015) ISSN: 1471-2407 [Electronic] England
• PMID: 26608825 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)

Chemical References

• DNA-Binding Proteins
• Endosomal Sorting Complexes Required for Transport
• Transcription Factors
• Tsg101 protein
• MMP9 protein, human
• Matrix Metalloproteinase 9
• Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate

Topics

• Cell Line, Tumor
• Cell Movement (drug effects)
• DNA-Binding Proteins (genetics, metabolism)
• Endosomal Sorting Complexes Required for Transport (genetics, metabolism)
• Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
• HeLa Cells
• Humans
• Matrix Metalloproteinase 9 (genetics)
• Neoplasm Invasiveness
• Neoplasms (genetics, metabolism)
• Signal Transduction (drug effects)
• Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate (pharmacology)
• Transcription Factors (genetics, metabolism)