期刊
FASEB JOURNAL
卷 24, 期 12, 页码 4969-4976出版社
FEDERATION AMER SOC EXP BIOL
DOI: 10.1096/fj.10-156372
关键词
enzymatic activity; invasion; tumor xenograft; U87 glioma; luciferase
资金
- Israel Science Foundation [549/06]
- National Cancer Institute
- National Institutes of Health [CA106456]
- Israel Cancer Research Fund (ICRF)
- Rappaport Family Institute
Heparanase up-regulation was documented in an increasing number of human carcinomas, associated with poor prognosis. The purpose of the current study was to identify mechanisms responsible for heparanase induction. We provide evidence that heparanase expression is regulated at the post-transcriptional level by sequences at the 3' untranslated region (3' UTR) of the gene. Constructing the 3' UTR immediately following the heparanase cDNA reduces heparanase enzymatic activity and protein levels, resulting in decreased cellular invasion capacity. We further identified a 185-bp sequence within the 3' UTR that mediates heparanase down-regulation, and characterized an adenine (A)/uracil (U)-rich consensus element (ARE) within this region. Deletion of the entire 185-bp region or the ARE eliminated the inhibitory effect of the 3' UTR, resulting in elevated heparanase levels and formation of larger tumor xenografts indistinguishable from those produced by heparanase-overexpressing cells in terms of size, vascularization, and Akt activation. These results suggest that loss of the ARE is an important regulatory mechanism contributing to heparanase induction in human cancer.-Arvatz, G., Barash, U., Nativ, O., Ilan, N., Vlodavsky, I. Post-transcriptional regulation of heparanase gene expression by a 3' AU-rich element. FASEB J. 24, 4969-4976 (2010). www.fasebj.org
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