Acetylated a-tubulin sense the change of extracellular matrix to regulate the invasion and metastasis of breast cancer / 中国医师杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To reveal acetylated a-tubulin acts as pressure sensors,sensing the changes in extracellular matrix to impact on the invasion and metastasis of breast cancer.Methods The acetylated alpha microtubule protein expressions were detected,and its relationship with invasion and metastasis in breast cancer clinical specimens and different molecular subtypes of breast cancer cell lines were analyzed.The expression of acetylated a-tubulin was interfered through chemical methods,and cell morphology and the change of the invasion and metastasis ability were detected under the condition of different matrix hardness.Results The expression of acetylated a-tubulin was highest in basal-like breast cancer tissue and cell lines,and was lowest expressed in the luminal B breast cancer tissue and the breast cancer cell lines.The expression of acetylated a-microtubule was positively correlated with the occurrence of breast cancer.Under the condition of soft substrate cultivation,cell polarization was declined,becoming the circular or oval shape.The acetylated a-tubulin caused reduction in cell polarity,accompanied with less invasion and metastasis ability.Conclusions The acetylated a-tubulin acts as pressure sensors,sensing the sclerosis of extracellular matrix in the process of tumorigenesis,promoting invasion and metastasis of breast cancer.