MAGE-A, mMage-b, and MAGE-C proteins form complexes with KAP1 and suppress p53-dependent apoptosis in MAGE-positive cell lines

The MAGE-A, MAGE-B, and MAGE-C protein families comprise the class-I MAGE/cancer testes antigens, a group of highly homologous proteins whose expression is suppressed in all normal tissues except developing sperm. Aberrant expression of class I MAGE proteins occurs in melanomas and many other malignancies, and MAGE proteins have long been recognized as tumor-specific targets; however, their functions have largely been unknown. Here, we show that suppression of class I MAGE proteins induces apoptosis in the Hs-294T, A375, and S91 MAGE-positive melanoma cell lines and that members of all three families of MAGE class I proteins form complexes with KAP1, a scaffolding protein that is known as a corepressor of p53 expression and function. In addition to inducing apoptosis, MAGE suppression decreases KAP1 complexing with p53, increases immunoreactive and acetylated p53, and activates a p53 responsive reporter gene. Suppression of class I MAGE proteins also induces apoptosis in MAGE-A-positive, p53wt/wt parental HCT 116 colon cancer cells but not in a MAGE-A-positive HCT 116 p53-/- variant, indicating that MAGE suppression of apoptosis requires p53. Finally, treatment with MAGE-specific small interfering RNA suppresses S91 melanoma growth in vivo, in syngenic DBA2 mice. Thus, class I MAGE protein expression may suppress apoptosis by suppressing p53 and may actively contribute to the development of malignancies and by promoting tumor survival. Because the expression of class I MAGE proteins is limited in normal tissues, inhibition of MAGE antigen expression or function represents a novel and specific treatment for melanoma and diverse malignancies.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2007

Erschienen:

2007

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:67

Enthalten in:

Cancer research - 67(2007), 20 vom: 15. Okt., Seite 9954-62

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Yang, Bing [VerfasserIn]
O'Herrin, Sean M [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Jianqiang [VerfasserIn]
Reagan-Shaw, Shannon [VerfasserIn]
Ma, Yongsheng [VerfasserIn]
Bhat, Kumar M R [VerfasserIn]
Gravekamp, Claudia [VerfasserIn]
Setaluri, Vijayasaradhi [VerfasserIn]
Peters, Noel [VerfasserIn]
Hoffmann, F Michael [VerfasserIn]
Peng, Hongzhuang [VerfasserIn]
Ivanov, Alexey V [VerfasserIn]
Simpson, Andrew J G [VerfasserIn]
Longley, B Jack [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

Antigens, Neoplasm
DNA-Binding Proteins
EC 2.3.2.27
Journal Article
Nuclear Proteins
Repressor Proteins
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
TRIM28 protein, human
Transcription Factors
Trim28 protein, mouse
Tripartite Motif-Containing Protein 28
Tumor Suppressor Protein p53

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Date Completed 12.12.2007

Date Revised 18.03.2022

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM17444978X