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Mol Cancer ; 13: 88, 2014 Apr 26.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24766647

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: Wnt proteins are important for developmental processes and certain diseases. WNT5A is a non-canonical Wnt protein that previously has been shown to play a role in the progression of malignant melanoma. High expression of WNT5A in melanoma tumors correlates to formation of distant metastasis and poor prognosis. This has partly been described by the findings that WNT5A expression in melanoma cell lines increases migration and invasion. METHODS: Malignant melanoma cell lines were treated with rWNT5A or WNT5A siRNA, and mRNA versus protein levels of soluble mediators were measured using RT-PCR, cytokine bead array and ELISA. The induced signaling pathways were analyzed using inhibitors, Rho-GTPase pull down assays and western blot. Ultracentrifugation and electron microscopy was used to analyze microvesicles. Gene expression microarray data obtained from primary malignant melanomas was used to verify our data. RESULTS: We show that WNT5A signaling induces a Ca2+-dependent release of exosomes containing the immunomodulatory and pro-angiogenic proteins IL-6, VEGF and MMP2 in melanoma cells. The process was independent of the transcriptional machinery and depletion of WNT5A reduced the levels of the exosome-derived proteins. The WNT5A induced exosomal secretion was neither affected by Tetanus toxin nor Brefeldin A, but was blocked by the calcium chelator Bapta, inhibited by a dominant negative version of the small Rho-GTPase Cdc42 and was accompanied by cytoskeletal reorganization. Co-cultures of melanoma/endothelial cells showed that depletion of WNT5A in melanoma cells decreased endothelial cell branching, while stimulation of endothelial cells with isolated rWNT5A-induced melanoma exosomes increased endothelial cell branching in vitro. Finally, gene expression data analysis of primary malignant melanomas revealed a correlation between WNT5A expression and the angiogenesis marker ESAM. CONCLUSIONS: These data indicate that WNT5A has a broader function on tumor progression and metastatic spread than previously known; by inducing exosome-release of immunomodulatory and pro-angiogenic factors that enhance the immunosuppressive and angiogenic capacity of the tumors thus rendering them more aggressive and more prone to metastasize.


Subject(s)
Exosomes/metabolism , Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic , Melanoma/genetics , Proto-Oncogene Proteins/genetics , Skin Neoplasms/genetics , Wnt Proteins/genetics , Brefeldin A/pharmacology , Calcium/metabolism , Cell Adhesion Molecules/genetics , Cell Adhesion Molecules/metabolism , Cell Line, Tumor , Cell Movement/drug effects , Cell Proliferation/drug effects , Coculture Techniques , Egtazic Acid/analogs & derivatives , Egtazic Acid/pharmacology , Endothelial Cells/cytology , Endothelial Cells/drug effects , Endothelial Cells/metabolism , Exosomes/chemistry , Humans , Interleukin-6/genetics , Interleukin-6/metabolism , Matrix Metalloproteinase 2/genetics , Matrix Metalloproteinase 2/metabolism , Melanoma/blood supply , Melanoma/metabolism , Melanoma/pathology , Neovascularization, Pathologic/prevention & control , Proto-Oncogene Proteins/metabolism , Signal Transduction , Skin Neoplasms/blood supply , Skin Neoplasms/metabolism , Skin Neoplasms/pathology , Tetanus Toxin/pharmacology , Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A/genetics , Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A/metabolism , Wnt Proteins/metabolism , Wnt-5a Protein , cdc42 GTP-Binding Protein/genetics , cdc42 GTP-Binding Protein/metabolism
2.
Glia ; 57(2): 136-52, 2009 Jan 15.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18709646

ABSTRACT

Neural stem cells (NSCs) in the subventricular zone (SVZ) continuously generate olfactory bulb interneurons in the adult rodent brain. Based on their ultrastructural and antigenic properties, NSCs, transient amplifying precursor cells, and neuroblasts (B, C, and A cells, respectively) have been distinguished in mouse SVZ. Here, we aimed to identify these cell types in rat SVZ ultrastructurally and at the light microscopy level, and to determine the antigenic properties of each cell type using gold and fluorescence immunolabeling. We found astrocytes with single cilia (NSCs, correspond to B cells) and neuroblasts (A cells). We also observed mitotic cells, ependymal cells, displaced ependymal cells, and mature astrocytes. In contrast, transient amplifying precursor cells (C cells) were not detected. The NSCs and neuroblasts had epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and platelet-derived growth factor receptor alpha (PDGFRalpha) expressed on the ciliary apparatus and were the only cell types incorporating the proliferation marker BrdU. Throughout mitosis, EGFR and PDGFRalpha were associated with the microtubule of the mitotic spindle. Ependymal and displaced ependymal cells also expressed EGFR and PDGFRalpha on their cilia but did not incorporate BrdU. Our findings indicate that the NSCs in adult rat SVZ give rise directly to neuroblasts. During mitosis, the NSCs disassemble the primary cilium and symmetrically distribute EGFR and PDGFRalpha among their progeny.


Subject(s)
Brain/cytology , Neurogenesis/physiology , Neurons/immunology , Neurons/ultrastructure , Stem Cells/immunology , Stem Cells/ultrastructure , Animals , Astrocytes/immunology , Astrocytes/metabolism , Astrocytes/ultrastructure , Brain/physiology , Bromodeoxyuridine , Cell Differentiation/physiology , Cell Proliferation , Cerebral Ventricles/cytology , Cerebral Ventricles/physiology , Cilia/metabolism , Cilia/ultrastructure , Ependyma/immunology , Ependyma/metabolism , Ependyma/ultrastructure , ErbB Receptors/metabolism , Immunohistochemistry , Male , Microscopy, Fluorescence , Microscopy, Immunoelectron , Mitosis/physiology , Neurons/metabolism , Rats , Rats, Wistar , Receptor, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor alpha/metabolism , Spindle Apparatus/metabolism , Spindle Apparatus/ultrastructure , Stem Cells/metabolism
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Cell Biol Int ; 32(1): 39-47, 2008 Jan.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17920945

ABSTRACT

The subcellular distribution of the polyamine catabolic enzyme spermidine/spermine N(1)-acetyltransferase (SSAT) was studied in L56Br-C1 cells treated with 10 microM N(1),N(11)-diethylnorspermine (DENSPM) for 24 h. Cells were fractioned into three subcellular fractions. A particulate fraction containing the mitochondria was denoted as the mitochondrial fraction. After DENSPM treatment, an increase in SSAT activity was mainly found in the mitochondrial fraction. Western blot analysis showed an increased level of the SSAT protein in the mitochondrial fraction compared to the cytosolic fraction. Immunofluorescence microscopy and immunogold labeling transmission electron microscopy also showed a mitochondrial association of SSAT. Transmission electron microscopy revealed that the endoplasmic reticulum was devoid of ribosomes in DENSPM-treated cells, in contrast to control cells that contained ample ribosomes. An increased SSAT activity in connection with the mitochondria may be part of the mechanism of DENSPM-induced apoptosis.


Subject(s)
Acetyltransferases/metabolism , Apoptosis/drug effects , Cell Fractionation , Cell Line, Tumor , Cell Nucleus/enzymology , Cytoplasm/enzymology , Humans , Immunohistochemistry , Microscopy, Electron, Scanning , Microscopy, Electron, Transmission , Mitochondria/enzymology , Spermine/analogs & derivatives , Spermine/pharmacology
4.
J Biol Chem ; 282(25): 18318-18326, 2007 Jun 22.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17470433

ABSTRACT

Cystatin C and the prion protein have been shown to form dimers via three-dimensional domain swapping, and this process has also been hypothesized to be involved in amyloidogenesis. Production of oligomers of other amyloidogenic proteins has been reported to precede fibril formation, suggesting oligomers as intermediates in fibrillogenesis. A variant of cystatin C, with a Leu68-->Gln substitution, is highly amyloidogenic, and carriers of this mutation suffer from massive cerebral amyloidosis leading to brain hemorrhage and death in early adulthood. This work describes doughnut-shaped oligomers formed by wild type and L68Q cystatin C upon incubation of the monomeric proteins. Purified oligomers of cystatin C are shown to fibrillize faster and at a lower concentration than the monomeric protein, indicating a role of the oligomers as fibril-assembly intermediates. Moreover, the present work demonstrates that three-dimensional domain swapping is involved in the formation of the oligomers, because variants of monomeric cystatin C, stabilized against three-dimensional domain swapping by engineered disulfide bonds, do not produce oligomers upon incubation under non-reducing conditions. Redox experiments using wild type and stabilized cystatin C strongly suggest that the oligomers, and thus probably the fibrils as well, are formed by propagated domain swapping rather than by assembly of domain-swapped cystatin C dimers.


Subject(s)
Cystatins/chemistry , Amyloid/chemistry , Animals , Chickens , Cystatin C , Dimerization , Escherichia coli/metabolism , Glutamine/chemistry , Humans , Leucine/chemistry , Models, Molecular , Molecular Conformation , Prions/chemistry , Protein Conformation , Protein Structure, Secondary , Protein Structure, Tertiary
5.
Nature ; 442(7105): 943-6, 2006 Aug 24.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16929299

ABSTRACT

All living cells require specific mechanisms that target proteins to the cell surface. In eukaryotes, the first part of this process involves recognition in the endoplasmic reticulum of amino-terminal signal sequences and translocation through Sec translocons, whereas subsequent targeting to different surface locations is promoted by internal sorting signals. In bacteria, N-terminal signal sequences promote translocation across the cytoplasmic membrane, which surrounds the entire cell, but some proteins are nevertheless secreted in one part of the cell by poorly understood mechanisms. Here we analyse localized secretion in the Gram-positive pathogen Streptococcus pyogenes, and show that the signal sequences of two surface proteins, M protein and protein F (PrtF), direct secretion to different subcellular regions. The signal sequence of M protein promotes secretion at the division septum, whereas that of PrtF preferentially promotes secretion at the old pole. Our work therefore shows that a signal sequence may contain information that directs the secretion of a protein to one subcellular region, in addition to its classical role in promoting secretion. This finding identifies a new level of complexity in protein translocation and emphasizes the potential of bacterial systems for the analysis of fundamental cell-biological problems.


Subject(s)
Adhesins, Bacterial/chemistry , Adhesins, Bacterial/metabolism , Antigens, Bacterial/chemistry , Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins/chemistry , Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins/metabolism , Carrier Proteins/chemistry , Carrier Proteins/metabolism , Protein Sorting Signals/physiology , Streptococcus pyogenes/cytology , Streptococcus pyogenes/metabolism , Adhesins, Bacterial/genetics , Amino Acid Motifs , Amino Acid Sequence , Antigens, Bacterial/genetics , Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins/genetics , Carrier Proteins/genetics , Protein Sorting Signals/genetics , Protein Structure, Tertiary , Streptococcus pyogenes/classification , Streptococcus pyogenes/genetics
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