TrkB/C-induced HOXC6 activation enhances the ADAM8-mediated metastasis of chemoresistant colon cancer cells.
Mol Med Rep
; 23(6)2021 06.
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| ID: mdl-33846772
ABSTRACT
The abnormal expression of tropomyosin receptor kinase (Trk) serves an important role in the promotion of cancer progression. Homeobox C6 (HOXC6) and A disintegrin and metalloproteinase domaincontaining 8 (ADAM8) are associated with the invasiveness of cancer cells. However, the exact relationship between these molecules and their downstream signaling pathways in chemoresistant colon cancer cells are largely unknown. Therefore, the current study investigated the association between TrkB/C with HOXC6 and ADAM8 in the induction of drugresistant colon cancer cell metastasis. The results demonstrated that chemoresistant colon cancer cells exhibited upregulated TrkB/C, HOXC6 and ADAM8 expression. Additionally, but also chemoresistant colon cancer cells demonstrated higher migratory activities compared with parent colon cancer cells. The pharmacological inhibition of TrkB/C activity reduced the phosphorylation of mitogenactivated protein kinase kinase/ERK and subsequently suppressed HOXC6 and ADAM8 expression. In addition, gene silencing of HOXC6 inhibited ADAM8 and MMP activity, and inhibited the migration and invasion of drugresistant cancer cells. However, the targeted downregulation of ADAM8 using small interfering RNA failed to suppress TrkB/Cassociated ERKmediated HOXC6 signaling activity. Furthermore, pretreatment with ADAM10 and ADAM17specific inhibitors had no effect on attenuating the invasiveness of chemoresistant colon cancer cells. The results indicated that TrkB/Cmediated ERK activation serves an important role in the metastasis of drugresistant colon cancer cells through the regulation of HOXC6/ADAM8 activity.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Membrane Glycoproteins
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Genes, Homeobox
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Colonic Neoplasms
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Homeodomain Proteins
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Receptor, trkB
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Receptor, trkC
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ADAM Proteins
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Membrane Proteins
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Mol Med Rep
Year:
2021
Document type:
Article