Journal
CELLULAR SIGNALLING
Volume 27, Issue 6, Pages 1198-1207Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2015.02.026
Keywords
p53; Rap2a; Invasion; Migration; p-Akt
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [81372172]
- key project of the Education Department of China [212062]
- Science and Technology Department of Jiangsu Province [BK20130231, BK20141149]
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The p53 transcription factor is a critical regulator of the cell cycle, DNA repair, and apoptosis. Recent evidences suggest that p53 may contribute to the regulation of cell invasion and migration. Rap2a, a member of the small GTPase superfamily, mediates diverse cellular events such as cell adhesion, migration and proliferation through various signaling pathways. In this study, we identify that Rap2a is a novel target of p53 and is induced upon DNA damage in a p53-dependent manner. Upon DNA damage, p53 directly binds to the promoter of Rap2a and activates its transcription. We show that Rap2a is significantly upregulated in many types of tumors. In addition, the ectopic expression of Rap2a enhances the migration and invasive ability of cancer cells and increases activities of matrix metalloproteinase MMP2 and MMP9. In contrast, the inactivation of Rap2a inhibits cell invasion and activities of MMP2 and MMP9. We also show that Rap2a regulates the phosphorylation level of Akt Collectively, our results show that ectopic expression of Rap2a has a key role in enhancing migration, invasion and metastasis by upregulating p-Akt. (C) 2015 Elsevier Inc All rights reserved.
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