期刊
CANCER CELL INTERNATIONAL
卷 22, 期 1, 页码 -出版社
BMC
DOI: 10.1186/s12935-022-02591-1
关键词
Tspan7; Osteosarcoma; Integrin beta 1; EMT; FAK-Src-Ras-ERK1/2 signaling pathway
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [81903661]
- Project of State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection of Soochow University [GZK1202129]
This study demonstrates that Tspan7 promotes osteosarcoma (OS) metastasis by interacting with beta 1 integrin and activating the FAK-Src-Ras-ERK1/2 pathway. Tspan7 is highly expressed in primary OS tumors and cell lines, and downregulation of Tspan7 suppresses OS growth, metastasis, and epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT). This study provides a potential therapeutic strategy for OS.
Background: Tetraspanins are members of the 4-transmembrane protein superfamily (TM4SF) that function by recruiting many cell surface receptors and signaling proteins into tetraspanin-enriched microdomains (TEMs) that play vital roles in the regulation of key cellular processes including adhesion, motility, and proliferation. Tetraspanin7 (Tspan7) is a member of this superfamily that plays documented roles in hippocampal neurogenesis, synaptic transmission, and malignant transformation in certain tumor types. How Tspan7 influences the onset or progression of osteosarcoma (OS), however, remains to be defined. Herein, this study aimed to explore the relationship between Tspan7 and the malignant progression of OS, and its underlying mechanism of action. Methods: In this study, the levels of Tspan7 expression in human OS cell lines were evaluated via qRT-PCR and western blotting. The effect of Tspan7 on proliferation was examined using CCK-8 and colony formation assays, while metastatic role of Tspan7 was assessed by functional assays both in vitro and in vivo. In addition, mass spectrometry and co-immunoprecipitation were performed to verify the interaction between Tspan7 and beta 1 integrin, and western blotting was used to explore the mechanisms of Tspan7 in OS progresses. Results: We found that Tspan7 is highly expressed in primary OS tumors and OS cell lines. Downregulation of Tspan7 significantly suppressed OS growth, metastasis, and attenuated epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), while its overexpression had the opposite effects in vitro. Furthermore, it exhibited reduced OS pulmonary metastases in Tspan7-deleted mice comparing control mice in vivo. Additionally, we proved that Tspan7 interacted with beta 1 integrin to facilitate OS metastasis through the activation of integrin-mediated downstream FAK-Src-Ras-ERK1/2 signaling pathway. Conclusion: In summary, this study demonstrates for the first time that Tspan7 promotes OS metastasis via interacting with beta 1 integrin and activating the FAK-Src-Ras-ERK1 /2 pathway, which could provide rationale fora new therapeutic strategy for OS.
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