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ArticleBMC cancer2016

The fibronectin III-1 domain activates a PI3-Kinase/Akt signaling pathway leading to αvβ5 integrin activation and TRAIL resistance in human lung cancer cells.

Christina Cho, Carol Horzempa, David Jones, Paula J McKeown-Longo

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Article in BMC cancer, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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21citing papers in PubMed
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Christina ChoCenter for Cell Biology & Cancer Research (MC-165), Albany Medical College, 47 New Scotland Avenue, Albany, NY, 12208, USA.
Carol HorzempaCenter for Cell Biology & Cancer Research (MC-165), Albany Medical College, 47 New Scotland Avenue, Albany, NY, 12208, USA.
David JonesDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Albany Medical College, 47 New Scotland Avenue, Albany, NY, 12208-3479, USA.
Paula J McKeown-LongoCenter for Cell Biology & Cancer Research (MC-165), Albany Medical College, 47 New Scotland Avenue, Albany, NY, 12208, USA. mckeowp@mail.amc.edu.
Albany Medical Center Hospital · US

Funding

VITRONECTIN--STRUCTURE/FUNCTIONR01CA058626 · NCI · ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE · PI MC KEOWN-LONGO, PAULA J · 1993 to 2012
$3.3M
Regulation of Fibronectin Matrix Assembly by uPARR56CA058626 · NCI · ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE · PI MC KEOWN-LONGO, PAULA J · 2007 to 2007
$242k
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA058626NCI NIH HHS R56 CA058626
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundFibronectin is a mechanically sensitive protein which is organized in the extracellular matrix as a network of interacting fibrils. The lung tumor stroma is enriched for fibronectin which is thought to contribute to metastasis and drug resistance. Fibronectin is an elastic, multi-modular protein made up of individually folded domains, some of which can stretch in response to increased mechanical tension. Very little is known about the relationship of fibronectin's unfolded domains to lung cancer resistance to chemotherapy. In the present study, we evaluated the impact of unfolding the first Type III domain of fibronectin (FnIII-1c) on TNF-related apoptosis inducing ligand (TRAIL) resistance.

methodsNCI-H460 non-small cell lung cancer cells were treated with FnIII-1c then assessed for TRAIL-induced apoptosis. Subsequent analysis of FnIII-1c-mediated signaling pathways was also completed. Human non-small cell lung cancer tissue sections were assessed for the expression of vitronectin by immunohistochemistry.

resultsFnIII-1c inhibited TRAIL-induced activation of caspase 8 and subsequent apoptosis in NCI-H460 lung cancer cells. FnIII-1c treatment was associated with the activation of the phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase/alpha serine/threonine kinase (PI3K/Akt) pathway and the αvβ5 integrin receptor for vitronectin, both of which were required for TRAIL resistance. Immunohistochemical staining of sections from non-small cell lung cancers showed that vitronectin was localized around blood vessels and in the tumor-stroma interface.

conclusionsUnfolding of Type III domains within the fibronectin matrix may promote TRAIL resistance through the activation of a PI3K/Akt/αvβ5 signaling axis and point to a novel mechanism by which changes in secondary structure of fibronectin contribute to cancer cell resistance to apoptosis.

Indexed as

Drug Resistance, NeoplasmCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungCaspase 8Cell Line, TumorCell SurvivalFibronectinsFibronectin Type III DomainGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansLung NeoplasmsPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesProtein FoldingProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktReceptors, VitronectinSignal TransductionTNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing LigandCASP8 protein, humanCaspase 8Fibronectinsintegrin alphaVbeta5Phosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktReceptors, VitronectinTNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing LigandVitronectinAktFibronectinIntegrinTRAILVitronectin

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PMID27484721
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