LIMD2 Regulates Key Steps of Metastasis Cascade in Papillary Thyroid Cancer Cells via MAPK Crosstalk

Although papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) has a good prognosis, 20-90% of patients show metastasis to regional lymph nodes and 10-15% of patients show metastasis to distant sites. Metastatic disease represents the main clinical challenge that impacts survival rate. We previously showed that LIMD2 was a novel metastasis-associated gene. In this study, to interrogate the role of LIMD2 in cancer invasion and metastasis, we used CRISPR-mediated knockout (KO) of LIMD2 in PTC cells (BCPAP and TPC1). Western blot and high-content screening (HCS) analysis confirmed functional KO of LIMD2. LIMD2 KO reduced in vitro invasion and migration. Ultrastructural analyses showed that cell polarity and mitochondria function and morphology were restored in LIMD2 KO cells. To unveil the signals supervising these phenotypic changes, we employed phospho-protein array. Several members of the MAPK superfamily showed robust reduction in phosphorylation. A Venn diagram displayed the overlap of kinases with reduced phosphorylation in both cell lines and showed that they were able to initiate or sustain the epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and DNA damage checkpoint. Flow cytometry and HCS validation analyses further corroborated the phospho-protein array data. Collectively, our findings show that LIMD2 enhances phosphorylation of kinases associated with EMT and invasion. Through cooperation with different kinases, it contributes to the increased genomic instability that ultimately promotes PTC progression.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:9

Enthalten in:

Cells - 9(2020), 11 vom: 23. Nov.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Araldi, Rodrigo Pinheiro [VerfasserIn]
de Melo, Thatiana Correa [VerfasserIn]
Levy, Débora [VerfasserIn]
de Souza, Dener Madeiro [VerfasserIn]
Maurício, Beatriz [VerfasserIn]
Colozza-Gama, Gabriel Avelar [VerfasserIn]
Bydlowski, Sergio Paulo [VerfasserIn]
Peng, Hongzhuang [VerfasserIn]
Rauscher, Frank J [VerfasserIn]
Cerutti, Janete Maria [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

BRAF V600E
CRISPR/Cas9
EC 2.7.12.2
Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition
Journal Article
LIMD2
LIMD2 protein, human
Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinases
Neoplasm Proteins
Papillary thyroid carcinoma
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 08.07.2021

Date Revised 08.07.2021

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/cells9112522

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM318050013