c-Met activation leads to the establishment of a TGFβ-receptor regulatory network in bladder cancer progression

Treatment of muscle-invasive bladder cancer remains a major clinical challenge. Aberrant HGF/c-MET upregulation and activation is frequently observed in bladder cancer correlating with cancer progression and invasion. However, the mechanisms underlying HGF/c-MET-mediated invasion in bladder cancer r...

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Main Authors: Sim, W.J., Iyengar, P.V., Lama, D., Lui, S.K.L., Ng, H.C., Haviv-Shapira, L., Domany, E., Kappei, D., Tan, T.Z., Saie, A., Jaynes, P.W., Verma, C.S., Kumar, A.P., Rouanne, M., Ha, H.K., Radulescu, C., ten Dijke, P., Eichhorn, Pieter, Thiery, J.P.
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/77888
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author Sim, W.J.
Iyengar, P.V.
Lama, D.
Lui, S.K.L.
Ng, H.C.
Haviv-Shapira, L.
Domany, E.
Kappei, D.
Tan, T.Z.
Saie, A.
Jaynes, P.W.
Verma, C.S.
Kumar, A.P.
Rouanne, M.
Ha, H.K.
Radulescu, C.
ten Dijke, P.
Eichhorn, Pieter
Thiery, J.P.
author_facet Sim, W.J.
Iyengar, P.V.
Lama, D.
Lui, S.K.L.
Ng, H.C.
Haviv-Shapira, L.
Domany, E.
Kappei, D.
Tan, T.Z.
Saie, A.
Jaynes, P.W.
Verma, C.S.
Kumar, A.P.
Rouanne, M.
Ha, H.K.
Radulescu, C.
ten Dijke, P.
Eichhorn, Pieter
Thiery, J.P.
author_sort Sim, W.J.
building Curtin Institutional Repository
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description Treatment of muscle-invasive bladder cancer remains a major clinical challenge. Aberrant HGF/c-MET upregulation and activation is frequently observed in bladder cancer correlating with cancer progression and invasion. However, the mechanisms underlying HGF/c-MET-mediated invasion in bladder cancer remains unknown. As part of a negative feedback loop SMAD7 binds to SMURF2 targeting the TGFβ receptor for degradation. Under these conditions, SMAD7 acts as a SMURF2 agonist by disrupting the intramolecular interactions within SMURF2. We demonstrate that HGF stimulates TGFβ signalling through c-SRC-mediated phosphorylation of SMURF2 resulting in loss of SMAD7 binding and enhanced SMURF2 C2-HECT interaction, inhibiting SMURF2 and enhancing TGFβ receptor stabilisation. This upregulation of the TGFβ pathway by HGF leads to TGFβ-mediated EMT and invasion. In vivo we show that TGFβ receptor inhibition prevents bladder cancer invasion. Furthermore, we make a rationale for the use of combinatorial TGFβ and MEK inhibitors for treatment of high-grade non-muscle-invasive bladder cancers.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-778882020-04-24T07:06:30Z c-Met activation leads to the establishment of a TGFβ-receptor regulatory network in bladder cancer progression Sim, W.J. Iyengar, P.V. Lama, D. Lui, S.K.L. Ng, H.C. Haviv-Shapira, L. Domany, E. Kappei, D. Tan, T.Z. Saie, A. Jaynes, P.W. Verma, C.S. Kumar, A.P. Rouanne, M. Ha, H.K. Radulescu, C. ten Dijke, P. Eichhorn, Pieter Thiery, J.P. Science & Technology Multidisciplinary Sciences Science & Technology - Other Topics EPITHELIAL-MESENCHYMAL TRANSITIONS HEPATOCYTE GROWTH-FACTOR MOLECULAR-DYNAMICS UBIQUITIN LIGASE CARCINOMA-CELLS SCATTER FACTOR WW DOMAINS WEB SERVER SRC SMURF2 Treatment of muscle-invasive bladder cancer remains a major clinical challenge. Aberrant HGF/c-MET upregulation and activation is frequently observed in bladder cancer correlating with cancer progression and invasion. However, the mechanisms underlying HGF/c-MET-mediated invasion in bladder cancer remains unknown. As part of a negative feedback loop SMAD7 binds to SMURF2 targeting the TGFβ receptor for degradation. Under these conditions, SMAD7 acts as a SMURF2 agonist by disrupting the intramolecular interactions within SMURF2. We demonstrate that HGF stimulates TGFβ signalling through c-SRC-mediated phosphorylation of SMURF2 resulting in loss of SMAD7 binding and enhanced SMURF2 C2-HECT interaction, inhibiting SMURF2 and enhancing TGFβ receptor stabilisation. This upregulation of the TGFβ pathway by HGF leads to TGFβ-mediated EMT and invasion. In vivo we show that TGFβ receptor inhibition prevents bladder cancer invasion. Furthermore, we make a rationale for the use of combinatorial TGFβ and MEK inhibitors for treatment of high-grade non-muscle-invasive bladder cancers. 2019 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/77888 10.1038/s41467-019-12241-2 English NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP fulltext
spellingShingle Science & Technology
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Science & Technology - Other Topics
EPITHELIAL-MESENCHYMAL TRANSITIONS
HEPATOCYTE GROWTH-FACTOR
MOLECULAR-DYNAMICS
UBIQUITIN LIGASE
CARCINOMA-CELLS
SCATTER FACTOR
WW DOMAINS
WEB SERVER
SRC
SMURF2
Sim, W.J.
Iyengar, P.V.
Lama, D.
Lui, S.K.L.
Ng, H.C.
Haviv-Shapira, L.
Domany, E.
Kappei, D.
Tan, T.Z.
Saie, A.
Jaynes, P.W.
Verma, C.S.
Kumar, A.P.
Rouanne, M.
Ha, H.K.
Radulescu, C.
ten Dijke, P.
Eichhorn, Pieter
Thiery, J.P.
c-Met activation leads to the establishment of a TGFβ-receptor regulatory network in bladder cancer progression
title c-Met activation leads to the establishment of a TGFβ-receptor regulatory network in bladder cancer progression
title_full c-Met activation leads to the establishment of a TGFβ-receptor regulatory network in bladder cancer progression
title_fullStr c-Met activation leads to the establishment of a TGFβ-receptor regulatory network in bladder cancer progression
title_full_unstemmed c-Met activation leads to the establishment of a TGFβ-receptor regulatory network in bladder cancer progression
title_short c-Met activation leads to the establishment of a TGFβ-receptor regulatory network in bladder cancer progression
title_sort c-met activation leads to the establishment of a tgfβ-receptor regulatory network in bladder cancer progression
topic Science & Technology
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Science & Technology - Other Topics
EPITHELIAL-MESENCHYMAL TRANSITIONS
HEPATOCYTE GROWTH-FACTOR
MOLECULAR-DYNAMICS
UBIQUITIN LIGASE
CARCINOMA-CELLS
SCATTER FACTOR
WW DOMAINS
WEB SERVER
SRC
SMURF2
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/77888