Merkel Cell Polyomavirus targets SET/PP2A complex to promote cellular proliferation and migration.
Virology
; 597: 110143, 2024 Sep.
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ABSTRACT
Merkel Cell Carcinoma (MCC) is a rare neuroendocrine skin cancer. In our previous work, we decoded genes specifically deregulated by MCPyV early genes as opposed to other polyomaviruses and established functional importance of NDRG1 in inhibiting cellular proliferation and migration in MCC. In the present work, we found the SET protein, (I2PP2A, intrinsic inhibitor of PP2A) upstream of NDRG1 which was modulated by MCPyV early genes, both in hTERT-HK-MCPyV and MCPyV-positive (+) MCC cell lines. Additionally, MCC dermal tumour nodule tissues showed strong SET expression. Inhibition of the SET-PP2A interaction in hTERT-HK-MCPyV using the small molecule inhibitor, FTY720, increased NDRG1 expression and inhibited cell cycle regulators, cyclinD1 and CDK2. SET inhibition by shRNA and FTY720 also decreased cell proliferation and colony formation in MCPyV(+) MCC cells. Overall, these results pave a path for use of drugs targeting SET protein for the treatment of MCC.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Carcinoma, Merkel Cell
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Cell Movement
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Cell Proliferation
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Protein Phosphatase 2
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Merkel cell polyomavirus
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Virology
Year:
2024
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Article