Kindlin-2 is expressed in malignant mesothelioma and is required for tumor cell adhesion and migration

2010 ◽  
Vol 127 (9) ◽  
pp. 1999-2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhengwen An ◽  
Katalin Dobra ◽  
John G. Lock ◽  
Staffan Strömblad ◽  
Anders Hjerpe ◽  
...  
2012 ◽  
Vol 26 (10) ◽  
pp. 4045-4056 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric M. Balzer ◽  
Ziqiu Tong ◽  
Colin D. Paul ◽  
Wei‐Chien Hung ◽  
Kimberly M. Stroka ◽  
...  

1999 ◽  
Vol 104 (9) ◽  
pp. 1213-1221 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edgar G. Fischer ◽  
Matthias Riewald ◽  
Hui-Yu Huang ◽  
Yohei Miyagi ◽  
Yoshinobu Kubota ◽  
...  

2014 ◽  
Vol 306 (2) ◽  
pp. C98-C109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kimberly M. Stroka ◽  
Konstantinos Konstantopoulos

As tumor cells metastasize from the primary tumor location to a distant secondary site, they encounter an array of biologically and physically heterogeneous microenvironments. While it is well established that biochemical signals guide all stages of the metastatic cascade, mounting evidence indicates that physical cues also direct tumor cell behavior, including adhesion and migration phenotypes. Physical cues acting on tumor cells in vivo include extracellular matrix mechanical properties, dimensionality, and topography, as well as interstitial flow, hydrodynamic shear stresses, and local forces due to neighboring cells. State-of-the-art technologies have recently enabled us and other researchers to engineer cell microenvironments that mimic specific physical properties of the cellular milieu. Through integration of these engineering strategies, along with physics, molecular biology, and imaging techniques, we have acquired new insights into tumor cell adhesion and migration mechanisms. In this review, we focus on the extravasation and invasion stages of the metastatic cascade. We first discuss the physical role of the endothelium during tumor cell extravasation and invasion and how contractility of endothelial and tumor cells contributes to the ability of tumor cells to exit the vasculature. Next, we examine how matrix dimensionality and stiffness coregulate tumor cell adhesion and migration beyond the vasculature. Finally, we summarize how tumor cells translate and respond to physical cues through mechanotransduction. Because of the critical role of tumor cell mechanotransduction at various stages of the metastatic cascade, targeting signaling pathways involved in tumor cell mechanosensing of physical stimuli may prove to be an effective therapeutic strategy for cancer patients.


PLoS ONE ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 6 (6) ◽  
pp. e14816 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fang Zong ◽  
Eleni Fthenou ◽  
Filip Mundt ◽  
Tünde Szatmári ◽  
Ilona Kovalszky ◽  
...  

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu-Chen Cai ◽  
Hang Yang ◽  
Ke-Feng Wang ◽  
Tan-Huan Chen ◽  
Wen-Qi Jiang ◽  
...  

Abstract Background: Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) patients have relatively poor clinical outcomes. A marker predicting the prognosis of patients with TNBC could help guide treatment. Extensive evidence demonstrates that angiopoietin-like 4 (ANGPTL4) is involved in the regulation of cancer growth, metastasis and angiogenesis. Therefore, its role in TNBC is of interest.Methods: We tested the ANGPTL4 expression level in tumor tissues by immunohistochemistry (IHC) and detected its association with the clinical features of TNBC patients. Next, the effects and mechanisms of ANGPTL4 on TNBC cell migration and adhesion were investigated.Results: We found that ANGPTL4 overexpression was associated with favorable outcomes in TNBC patients. ANGPTL4 upregulation inhibited cell adhesion, migration and invasion in vitro. Further analyses demonstrated that the possible mechanism might involve suppression of TNBC progression by interacting with extracellular matrix-related genes.Conclusions: The present findings demonstrated that enhancement of ANGPTL4 expression might inversely correlate with TNBC progression. ANGPTL4 is a promising marker of TNBC and should be evaluated in further studies. Trial registration: Retrospectively registered.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu-Chen Cai ◽  
Hang Yang ◽  
Ke-Feng Wang ◽  
Tan-Huan Chen ◽  
Wen-Qi Jiang ◽  
...  

Abstract Background: Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) patients have relatively poor clinical outcomes. A marker predicting the prognosis of patients with TNBC could help guide treatment. Extensive evidence demonstrates that angiopoietin-like 4 (ANGPTL4) is involved in the regulation of cancer growth, metastasis and angiogenesis. Therefore, its role in TNBC is of interest.Methods: We tested the ANGPTL4 expression level in tumor tissues by immunohistochemistry (IHC) and detected its association with the clinical features of TNBC patients. Next, the effects and mechanisms of ANGPTL4 on TNBC cell migration and adhesion were investigated.Results: We found that ANGPTL4 overexpression was associated with favorable outcomes in TNBC patients. ANGPTL4 upregulation inhibited cell adhesion, migration and invasion in vitro. Further analyses demonstrated that the possible mechanism might involve suppression of TNBC progression by interacting with extracellular matrix-related genes.Conclusions: The present findings demonstrated that enhancement of ANGPTL4 expression might inversely correlate with TNBC progression. ANGPTL4 is a promising marker of TNBC and should be evaluated in further studies. Trial registration: Retrospectively registered.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu-Chen Cai ◽  
Hang Yang ◽  
Ke-Feng Wang ◽  
Tan-Huan Chen ◽  
Wen-Qi Jiang ◽  
...  

Abstract Background: Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) patients have relatively poor clinical outcomes. A marker predicting the prognosis of patients with TNBC could help guide treatment. Extensive evidence demonstrates that angiopoietin-like 4 (ANGPTL4) is involved in the regulation of cancer growth, metastasis and angiogenesis. Therefore, its role in TNBC is of interest. Methods: We tested the ANGPTL4 expression level in tumor tissues by immunohistochemistry (IHC) and detected its association with the clinical features of TNBC patients. Next, the effects and mechanisms of ANGPTL4 on TNBC cell migration and adhesion were investigated. Results: We found that ANGPTL4 overexpression was associated with favorable outcomes in TNBC patients. ANGPTL4 upregulation inhibited cell adhesion, migration and invasion in vitro. Further analyses demonstrated that the possible mechanism might involve suppression of TNBC progression by interacting with extracellular matrix-related genes. Conclusions: The present findings demonstrated that enhancement of ANGPTL4 expression might inversely correlate with TNBC progression. ANGPTL4 is a promising marker of TNBC and should be evaluated in further studies. Trial registration: Retrospectively registered.


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