期刊
JOURNAL OF CELLULAR BIOCHEMISTRY
卷 101, 期 5, 页码 1292-1300出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/jcb.21252
关键词
Rho GTPases; integrins; thrombin; monocyte chemoattractant protein 1; migration
资金
- NCI NIH HHS [1 P01 CA093900-01A2, R01 CA102871, 1 P50 CA69568-06A1] Funding Source: Medline
Patients with advanced prostate cancer often exhibit increased activation of the coagulation system. The key activator of the coagulation cascade is the serine protease thrombin which is capable of eliciting numerous cellular responses. We previously reported that the thrombin receptor PAR1 is overexpressed in prostate cancer. To investigate further the role of PARI in prostate cancer metastasis, we examined the effects of thrombin activation on cell adhesion and motility in PC-3 prostate cancer cells. Activation of PAR1-induced dynamic cytoskeletal reorganization and reduced PC-3 binding to collagen I, collagen IV, and laminin (P<0.01) but not fibronectin. Expression of the cell surface integrin receptors did not change as assessed by flow cytometry. Immunofluorescence microscopy revealed that PAR1 stimulation caused reorganization of the focal adhesions, suggesting that PAR] activation in PC-3 cells may be modulating cell adhesion through integrin function but not expression. Furthermore, RhoA was activated upon stimulation with thrombin with subsequent cell contraction, decreased cell adhesion, and induced migration towards monocyte chemoattractant protein I (MCP-1; CCL2). Thus, it appears that thrombin stimulation plays a role in prostate cancer metastasis by decreasing cell adhesion to the extracellular matrix and positioning the cell in a ready state for migration in response to a chemotactic signal. Further exploration is needed to determine whether PAR1 activation affects other signaling pathways involved in prostate cancer. J. Cell. Biochem. 101: 1292-1300, 2007. (C) 2007 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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