Survivin enhances motility of melanoma cells by supporting Akt activation and {alpha}5 integrin upregulation.
Cancer Res
; 70(20): 7927-37, 2010 Oct 15.
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| ID: mdl-20807805
Survivin expression in melanoma is inversely correlated with patient survival. Transgenic mice harboring melanocyte-specific overexpression of survivin exhibit increased susceptibility to UV-induced melanoma and metastatic progression. To understand the mechanistic basis for metastatic progression, we investigated the effects of survivin on the motility of human melanocytes and melanoma cells. We found that survivin overexpression enhanced migration on fibronectin and invasion through Matrigel, whereas survivin knockdown under subapoptotic conditions blocked migration and invasion. In melanocytes, survivin overexpression activated the Akt and mitogen-activated protein kinase pathways. Akt phosphorylation was required for survivin-enhanced migration and invasion, whereas Erk phosphorylation was required only for enhanced invasion. In both melanocytes and melanoma cells, survivin overexpression was associated with upregulation of α5 integrin (fibronectin receptor component), the antibody-mediated blockade or RNA interference-mediated knockdown of which blocked survivin-enhanced migration. Knockdown of α5 integrin did not affect Akt activation, but inhibition of Akt phosphorylation prevented α5 integrin upregulation elicited by survivin overexpression. Together, our results showed that survivin enhanced the migration and invasion of melanocytic cells and suggested that survivin may promote melanoma metastasis by supporting Akt-dependent upregulation of α5 integrin.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Temas:
Geral
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Tipos_de_cancer
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Pele
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Movimento Celular
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Integrina alfa5beta1
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Proteínas Proto-Oncogênicas c-akt
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Melanoma
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Proteínas Associadas aos Microtúbulos
Limite:
Animals
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Cancer Res
Ano de publicação:
2010
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos