EGF hijacks miR-198/FSTL1 wound-healing switch and steers a two-pronged pathway toward metastasis

© 2017 Sundaram et al..

Epithelial carcinomas are well known to activate a prolonged wound-healing program that promotes malignant transformation. Wound closure requires the activation of keratinocyte migration via a dual-state molecular switch. This switch involves production of either the anti-migratory microRNA miR-198 or the pro-migratory follistatin-like 1 (FSTL1) protein from a single transcript; miR-198 expression in healthy skin is down-regulated in favor of FSTL1 upon wounding, which enhances keratinocyte migration and promotes re-epithelialization. Here, we reveal a defective molecular switch in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). This defect shuts off miR-198 expression in favor of sustained FSTL1 translation, driving metastasis through dual parallel pathways involving DIAPH1 and FSTL1. DIAPH1, a miR-198 target, enhances directional migration through sequestration of Arpin, a competitive inhibitor of Arp2/3 complex. FSTL1 blocks Wnt7a-mediated repression of extracellular signal-regulated kinase phosphorylation, enabling production of MMP9, which degrades the extracellular matrix and facilitates metastasis. The prognostic significance of the FSTL1-DIAPH1 gene pair makes it an attractive target for therapeutic intervention.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2017

Erschienen:

2017

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:214

Enthalten in:

The Journal of experimental medicine - 214(2017), 10 vom: 02. Okt., Seite 2889-2900

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Sundaram, Gopinath M [VerfasserIn]
Ismail, Hisyam M [VerfasserIn]
Bashir, Mohsin [VerfasserIn]
Muhuri, Manish [VerfasserIn]
Vaz, Candida [VerfasserIn]
Nama, Srikanth [VerfasserIn]
Ow, Ghim Siong [VerfasserIn]
Vladimirovna, Ivshina Anna [VerfasserIn]
Ramalingam, Rajkumar [VerfasserIn]
Burke, Brian [VerfasserIn]
Tanavde, Vivek [VerfasserIn]
Kuznetsov, Vladimir [VerfasserIn]
Lane, E Birgitte [VerfasserIn]
Sampath, Prabha [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

62229-50-9
Epidermal Growth Factor
Follistatin-Related Proteins
Fstl1 protein, mouse
Journal Article
MIRN198 microRNA, human
MIRN198 microRNA, mouse
MicroRNAs

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Date Completed 24.10.2017

Date Revised 13.11.2018

published: Print-Electronic

RefSeq: NM_003685, NM_005219

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1084/jem.20170354

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM275004988