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MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOLOGY
卷 27, 期 21, 页码 7538-7550出版社
AMER SOC MICROBIOLOGY
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.00955-07
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- Intramural NIH HHS Funding Source: Medline
A hallmark of metastasis is organ specificity; however, little is known about the underlying signaling pathways responsible for the colonization and growth of tumor cells in target organs. Since tyrosine kinase receptor activation is frequently associated with prostate cancer progression, we have investigated the role of a common signaling intermediary, activated Ras, in prostate cancer metastasis. Three effector pathways downstream of Ras, Raf/extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK), phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase, and Ral guanine nucleotide exchange factors (RaIGEFs), were assayed for their ability to promote the metastasis of a tumorigenic, nonmetastatic human prostate cancer cell line, DU145. Oncogenic Ras promoted the metastasis of DU145 to multiple organs, including bone and brain. Activation of the Raf/ERK pathway stimulated metastatic colonization of the brain, while activation of the RaIGEF pathway led to bone metastases, the most common organ site for prostate cancer metastasis. In addition, loss of RaIA in the metastatic PC3 cell line inhibited bone metastasis but did not affect subcutaneous tumor growth. Loss of RaI appeared to suppress expansive growth of prostate cancer cells in bone, whereas homing and initial colonization were less affected. These data extend our understanding of the functional roles of the RaI pathway and begin to identify signaling pathways relevant for organ-specific metastasis.
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