CD166 positively regulates MCAM via inhibition to ubiquitin E3 ligases Smurf1 and βTrCP through PI3K/AKT and c-Raf/MEK/ERK signaling in Bel-7402 hepatocellular carcinoma cells
pmid: 26004137
CD166 positively regulates MCAM via inhibition to ubiquitin E3 ligases Smurf1 and βTrCP through PI3K/AKT and c-Raf/MEK/ERK signaling in Bel-7402 hepatocellular carcinoma cells
Both Cluster of Differentiation 166 (CD166) and Melanoma Cell Adhesion Molecule (MCAM) play critical roles in maintaining transformative phenotype of Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) cells. However, the relationship between these two membrane proteins remains unknown. Here, we found that CD166 has a positive impact on the expression of MCAM, while MCAM has no feedback on CD166. Tissue microarray analysis (TMA) also showed a positive correlation between CD166 and MCAM. Depletion of CD166-induced anti-carcinogenic phenotype could be reversed by overexpression of MCAM, suggesting MCAM is functional important in the CD166-induced liver tumorigenesis. Furthermore, we found CD166 regulates MCAM mainly through protecting MCAM from ubiquitin-mediated protein degradation. Mechanically, CD166 down-regulated two ubiquitin E3 ligases, βTrCP and Smurf1, which play critical roles in the destability of MCAM protein. In addition, overexpression of βTrCP and Smurf1-reduced transformative phenotype could be partially reversed by MCAM, providing evidence that MCAM is a target of βTrCP and Smurf1. Moreover, we identified c-Raf/MEK/ERK signaling acts as a downstream effecter of CD166/PI3K/AKT axis to stimulate ubiquitination and destability of βTrCP and Smurf1. Taken together, we establish a model that CD166 regulates MCAM through a signaling flow from activation of PI3K/AKT and c-Raf/MEK/ERK signaling to the inhibition of potential MCAM ubiquitin E3 ligases, βTrCP and Smurf1, blockage of this signaling cascade may be useful in the treatment of CD166 and MCAM-dependent HCC.
- Tongji University China (People's Republic of)
- Shanghai University China (People's Republic of)
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University China (People's Republic of)
- Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital China (People's Republic of)
Fetal Proteins, Carcinoma, Hepatocellular, MAP Kinase Signaling System, Cell Adhesion Molecules, Neuronal, Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases, Liver Neoplasms, Mice, Nude, CD146 Antigen, beta-Transducin Repeat-Containing Proteins, Models, Biological, Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-raf, Mice, Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases, Antigens, CD, Cell Line, Tumor, Animals, Humans, Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases, Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt
Fetal Proteins, Carcinoma, Hepatocellular, MAP Kinase Signaling System, Cell Adhesion Molecules, Neuronal, Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases, Liver Neoplasms, Mice, Nude, CD146 Antigen, beta-Transducin Repeat-Containing Proteins, Models, Biological, Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-raf, Mice, Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases, Antigens, CD, Cell Line, Tumor, Animals, Humans, Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases, Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt
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