Abstract
Metastasis is responsible for most cancer deaths. Here, we show that Aes (or Grg5) gene functions as an endogenous metastasis suppressor. Expression of Aes was decreased in liver metastases compared with primary colon tumors in both mice and humans. Aes inhibited Notch signaling by converting active Rbpj transcription complexes into repression complexes on insoluble nuclear matrix. In tumor cells, Notch signaling was triggered by ligands on adjoining blood vessels, and stimulated transendothelial migration. Genetic depletion of Aes in Apc(Δ716) intestinal polyposis mice caused marked tumor invasion and intravasation that were suppressed by Notch signaling inhibition. These results suggest that inhibition of Notch signaling can be a promising strategy for prevention and treatment of colon cancer metastasis.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 125-37 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | Cancer Cell |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 18 Jan 2011 |
Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)
- Animals
- Benzodiazepinones
- Cell Line, Tumor
- Colonic Neoplasms
- Down-Regulation
- Gene Expression
- Gene Silencing
- HCT116 Cells
- Humans
- Immunoglobulin J Recombination Signal Sequence-Binding Protein
- Intestinal Polyposis
- Ligands
- Liver Neoplasms
- Lung Neoplasms
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred BALB C
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Mutant Strains
- Mice, Nude
- Mice, Transgenic
- Models, Biological
- Neoplasm Invasiveness
- Neoplasm Metastasis
- Nuclear Matrix
- Receptor, Notch1
- Receptors, Notch
- Repressor Proteins
- Signal Transduction
- Stromal Cells
- Transcription Factors
- Transendothelial and Transepithelial Migration