Increased endogenous PKG I activity attenuates EGF-induced proliferation and migration of epithelial ovarian cancer via the MAPK/ERK pathway

Abstract The type I cGMP-dependent protein kinase (PKG I) is recognized as a tumor suppressor, but its role in EGFR regulated epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) progression remains unclear. We evaluated the in vivo and in vitro effects of activated PKG I in EGF-induced EOC cell proliferation, migration, and invasion. The expressions of EGFR and PKG I were elevated, but the activated PKG I was decreased in EOC tissues of patients and cells lines. The addition of 8-Br-cGMP, a specific PKG I activator, attenuated the EGF-induced EOC cell proliferation, migration, and invasion in vitro. Similarly, activated PKG I also attenuated EOC progression in vivo using an EOC xenograft nude mouse model. The activated PKG I interacted with EGFR, causing increased threonine (693) phosphorylation and decreased tyrosine (1068) phosphorylation of EGFR, which resulted in disrupted EGFR-SOS1-Grb2 combination. Subsequently, the cytoplasmic phosphorylation of downstream proteins (c-Raf, MEK1/2, and ERK1/2) were declined, impeding the phosphorylated ERK1/2’s nucleus translocation, and this reduction of phosphorylated tyrosine (1068) EGFR and ERK1/2 were also abolished by Rp-8-Br-cGMPS. Our results suggest that the activation of PKG I attenuates EGF-induced EOC progression, and the 8-Br-cGMP-PKG I-EGFR/MEK/ERK axis might be a potential target for EOC therapy..

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:14

Enthalten in:

Cell Death and Disease - 14(2023), 1, Seite 12

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ting Lan [VerfasserIn]
Ying Li [VerfasserIn]
Yue Wang [VerfasserIn]
Zhong-Cheng Wang [VerfasserIn]
Chun-Yan Mu [VerfasserIn]
Ai-Bin Tao [VerfasserIn]
Jian-Li Gong [VerfasserIn]
Yuan Zhou [VerfasserIn]
Hao Xu [VerfasserIn]
Shi-Bao Li [VerfasserIn]
Bing Gu [VerfasserIn]
Ping Ma [VerfasserIn]
Lan Luo [VerfasserIn]

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Cytology

doi:

10.1038/s41419-023-05580-y

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DOAJ081640188