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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER
卷 108, 期 2, 页码 321-326出版社
WILEY-LISS
DOI: 10.1002/ijc.11522
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colorectal carcinoma; beta-catenin; laminin; MT1-MMP; invasion
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In colorectal carcinomas, loss-of-function mutations of the adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) tumor suppressor gene lead to a nuclear accumulation of the oncogenic transcriptional activator beta-catenin, predominantly at the invasive front within the tumor host interface. Various identified genes activated by beta-catenin are associated with tumor invasion. One prerequisite for malignant tumor invasion is the ability of tumor cells to migrate. We recently described the gamma2 chain of laminin as another beta-catenin target gene. Fragments of the laminin gamma2 chain, resulting from cleavage by the membrane type I matrix metalloproteinase (MTI-MMP), are strong inducers of epithelial cell migration. We here show a coordinated expression of nuclear beta-catenin, its target gene and MTI-MMP substrate laminin gamma2 chain, as, well as MTI-MMP in tumor cells at invasive regions of colorectal carcinomas. We further demonstrate that MTI-MMP expression is regulated by beta-catenin/TCF through a TCF binding site in its promoter. These results suggest that nuclear beta-catenin activates the coordinated expression of the interacting proinvasive proteins laminin gamma2 chain and MTI-MMP, thereby leading to a promigratory activity at the invasive front of colorectal cancers. This further supports an important role of beta-catenin for invasion and metastasis of colorectal carcinomas. (C) 2003 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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