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ArticlePloS one2011

Activated leukocyte cell adhesion molecule expression and shedding in thyroid tumors.

Francesca Miccichè, Luca Da Riva, Marina Fabbi, Silvana Pilotti, Piera Mondellini, Silvano Ferrini, Silvana Canevari, Marco A Pierotti, Italia Bongarzone

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Article in PloS one, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Francesca MiccichèProteomics Laboratory, Department of Experimental Oncology and Molecular Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy.
Luca Da Riva
Marina Fabbi
Silvana Pilotti
Piera Mondellini
Silvano Ferrini
Silvana Canevari
Marco A Pierotti
Italia Bongarzone
Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori · ITAlleanza Contro il Cancro · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Activated leukocyte cell adhesion molecule (ALCAM, CD166) is expressed in various tissues, cancers, and cancer-initiating cells. Alterations in expression of ALCAM have been reported in several human tumors, and cell adhesion functions have been proposed to explain its association with cancer. Here we documented high levels of ALCAM expression in human thyroid tumors and cell lines. Through proteomic characterization of ALCAM expression in the human papillary thyroid carcinoma cell line TPC-1, we identified the presence of a full-length membrane-associated isoform in cell lysate and of soluble ALCAM isoforms in conditioned medium. This finding is consistent with proteolytically shed ALCAM ectodomains. Nonspecific agents, such as phorbol myristate acetate (PMA) or ionomycin, provoked increased ectodomain shedding. Epidermal growth factor receptor stimulation also enhanced ALCAM secretion through an ADAM17/TACE-dependent pathway. ADAM17/TACE was expressed in the TPC-1 cell line, and ADAM17/TACE silencing by specific small interfering RNAs reduced ALCAM shedding. In addition, the CGS27023A inhibitor of ADAM17/TACE function reduced ALCAM release in a dose-dependent manner and inhibited cell migration in a wound-healing assay. We also provide evidence for the existence of novel O-glycosylated forms and of a novel 60-kDa soluble form of ALCAM, which is particularly abundant following cell stimulation by PMA. ALCAM expression in papillary and medullary thyroid cancer specimens and in the surrounding non-tumoral component was studied by western blot and immunohistochemistry, with results demonstrating that tumor cells overexpress ALCAM. These findings strongly suggest the possibility that ALCAM may have an important role in thyroid tumor biology.

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Activated-Leukocyte Cell Adhesion MoleculeBiomarkers, TumorCarcinomaCarcinoma, PapillaryCell Line, TumorCell MovementGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansIonomycinIonophoresProtein IsoformsProtein TransportProteomicsRNA, Small InterferingTetradecanoylphorbol AcetateThyroid Cancer, PapillaryActivated-Leukocyte Cell Adhesion MoleculeBiomarkers, TumorIonomycinIonophoresProtein IsoformsRNA, Small InterferingTetradecanoylphorbol Acetate

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PMID21364949
PMCPMC3043091
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