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ArticleScientific reports2020

TRPV4 activates the Cdc42/N-wasp pathway to promote glioblastoma invasion by altering cellular protrusions.

Wei Yang, Peng-Fei Wu, Jian-Xing Ma, Mao-Jun Liao, Lun-Shan Xu, Liang Yi

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Article in Scientific reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers.

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31 citing papers in PubMed, 42 citations in OpenAlex.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Wei Yang *Department of Neurosurgery, Xinqiao Hospital, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, 400037, P.R. China.
Peng-Fei Wu *Department of Neurosurgery, Daping Hospital and Institute Research of Surgery, Army Medical University, 10# Changjiangzhi Road, Daping, Yuzhong District, Chongqing, 400042, China.
Jian-Xing MaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Daping Hospital and Institute Research of Surgery, Army Medical University, 10# Changjiangzhi Road, Daping, Yuzhong District, Chongqing, 400042, China.
Mao-Jun LiaoDepartment of Neurosurgery, Daping Hospital and Institute Research of Surgery, Army Medical University, 10# Changjiangzhi Road, Daping, Yuzhong District, Chongqing, 400042, China.
Lun-Shan XuDepartment of Neurosurgery, Daping Hospital and Institute Research of Surgery, Army Medical University, 10# Changjiangzhi Road, Daping, Yuzhong District, Chongqing, 400042, China. xuliu559@163.com.
Liang YiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Daping Hospital and Institute Research of Surgery, Army Medical University, 10# Changjiangzhi Road, Daping, Yuzhong District, Chongqing, 400042, China. yiliangcq@126.com.
Army Medical University · CNDaping Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The invasion ability of glioblastoma (GBM) causes tumor cells to infiltrate the surrounding brain parenchyma and leads to poor outcomes. Transient receptor potential vanilloid 4 (TRPV4) exhibits a remarkable role in cancer cell motility, but the contribution of TRPV4 to glioblastoma metastasis is not fully understood. Here, we reported that TRPV4 expression was significantly elevated in malignant glioma compared to normal brain and low-grade glioma, and TRPV4 expression was negatively correlated with the prognosis of glioma patients. Functionally, stimulation of TRPV4 promoted glioblastoma cell migration and invasion, and repression of TRPV4 hindered the migration and invasion of glioblastoma cells in vitro. Molecularly, TRPV4 strongly colocalized and interacted with skeletal protein-F-actin at cellular protrusions, and TRPV4 regulated the formation of invadopodia and filopodia in glioblastoma cells. Furthermore, the Cdc42/N-wasp axis mediated the effect of TRPV4-regulated cellular protrusions and invasion. Foremost, TRPV4 inhibitor treatment or downregulation of TRPV4 significantly reduced the invasion-growth of subcutaneously and intracranially transplanted glioblastoma in mice. In conclusion, the TRPV4/Cdc42/wasp signaling axis regulates cellular protrusion formation in glioblastoma cells and influences the invasion-growth phenotype of glioblastoma in vivo. TRPV4 may serve as a prognostic factor and specific therapeutic target for GBM patients.

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ActinsAnimalsBrain Neoplasmscdc42 GTP-Binding ProteinCell Line, TumorFemaleGlioblastomaHEK293 CellsHeterograftsHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMiceMice, NudeNeoplasm InvasivenessNeoplasm ProteinsPrognosisActinscdc42 GTP-Binding ProteinCDC42 protein, humanNeoplasm ProteinsTRPV4 protein, humanTRPV Cation ChannelsWASL protein, humanWiskott-Aldrich Syndrome Protein, Neuronal

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