Citation

  • Authors: Cho, J. H., Oh, A. Y., Park, S., Kang, S. M., Yoon, M. H., Woo, T. G., Hong, S. D., Hwang, J., Ha, N. C., Lee, H. Y., Park, B. J.
  • Year: 2018
  • Journal: Mol Cancer Ther
  • Applications: in vitro / DNA, siRNA / INTERFERin, jetPEI
  • Cell types:
    1. Name: HCT 116
      Description: Human colon carcinoma cells
      Known as: HCT116
    2. Name: HEK-293
      Description: Human embryonic kidney Fibroblast
      Known as: HEK293, 293

Abstract

Neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2) syndrome is a very rare human genetic disease and there is no proper treatment for it until now. In our recent study, it has been reported that the loss of NF2 activates MAPK signaling through reduction of RKIP in a mesothelioma model. Here, we show that loss of NF2 induces reduction of the TGF-beta receptor 2 (TbetaR2) expression and an overwhelming expression of TGF-beta receptor 1 is activated by physical stimuli such as pressure or heavy materials. Activated TbetaR1 induces the phosphorylation and degradation of RKIP. RKIP reduction consequently results in MAPK activation as well as Snail-mediated p53 suppression and occurrence of EMT in NF2-deficient cells by physical stimuli. Thus, TbetaR1 kinase inhibitors restore cell differentiation and induce growth suppression in NF2 deficient Schwannoma cell line and MEF. Moreover, TEW7197, a specific TbetaR1 kinase inhibitor, reduces tumor formation in the NF2-model mouse (Postn-Cre;NF2f/f). Gene expression profiling reveals that TEW7197-treatment induces the expression of lipid metabolism-related gene set such as NF2-restored cells in HEI-193 (NF2-deficient Schwannoma). Our results indicate that reduction or deletion of TbetaR2 or NF2 induces the TbetaR1-mediated oncogenic pathway, and therefore inhibition of the unbalanced TGF-beta signaling is a putative strategy for NF2-related cancers (NF2 syndrome and mesothelioma) and TbetaR2 mutated advanced cancers.

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