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Metallopeptidase inhibitor 1 (TIMP-1) promotes receptor tyrosine kinase c-Kit signaling in colorectal cancer

Nordgaard, Cathrine ; Doll, Sophia ; Matos, Ana Laura de Souza Almeida ; Høeberg, Mikkel ; Kazi, Julhash Uddin LU orcid ; Friis, Stine ; Stenvang, Jan ; Rönnstrand, Lars LU orcid ; Mann, Matthias and Manuel Afonso Moreira, José (2019) In Molecular Oncology 13(12). p.2646-2662
Abstract

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most prevalent cancer worldwide causing an estimated 700 000 deaths annually. Different types of treatment are available for patients with advanced metastatic colorectal cancer, including targeted biological agents, such as cetuximab, a monoclonal antibody that targets EGFR. We have previously reported a study indicating multiple levels of interaction between metallopeptidase inhibitor 1 (TIMP-1) and the epidermal growth factor (EGF) signaling axis, which could explain how TIMP-1 levels can affect the antitumor effects of EGFR inhibitors. We also reported an association between TIMP-1-mediated cell invasive behavior and KRAS status. To gain insight into the molecular mechanisms underlying the effects... (More)

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most prevalent cancer worldwide causing an estimated 700 000 deaths annually. Different types of treatment are available for patients with advanced metastatic colorectal cancer, including targeted biological agents, such as cetuximab, a monoclonal antibody that targets EGFR. We have previously reported a study indicating multiple levels of interaction between metallopeptidase inhibitor 1 (TIMP-1) and the epidermal growth factor (EGF) signaling axis, which could explain how TIMP-1 levels can affect the antitumor effects of EGFR inhibitors. We also reported an association between TIMP-1-mediated cell invasive behavior and KRAS status. To gain insight into the molecular mechanisms underlying the effects of TIMP-1 in CRC, we examined by transcriptomics, proteomics, and kinase activity profiling a matched pair of isogenic human CRC isogenic DLD-1 CRC cell clones, bearing either an hemizygous KRAS wild-type allele or KRAS G13D mutant allele, exposed, or not, to TIMP-1. Omics analysis of the two cell lines identified the receptor tyrosine kinase c-Kit, a proto-oncogene that can modulate cell proliferation and invasion in CRC, as a target for TIMP-1. We found that exposure of DLD-1 CRC cells to exogenously added TIMP-1 promoted phosphorylation of c-Kit, indicative of a stimulatory effect of TIMP-1 on the c-Kit signaling axis. In addition, TIMP-1 inhibited c-Kit shedding in CRC cells grown in the presence of exogenous TIMP-1. Given the regulatory roles that c-Kit plays in cell proliferation and migration, and the realization that c-Kit is an important oncogene in CRC, it is likely that some of the biological effects of TIMP-1 overexpression in CRC may be exerted through its effect on c-Kit signaling.

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c-Kit, cetuximab, colorectal cancer, invasion, omics, predictive biomarkers
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Molecular Oncology
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12
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17 pages
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Elsevier
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1574-7891
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10.1002/1878-0261.12575
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English
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  author       = {{Nordgaard, Cathrine and Doll, Sophia and Matos, Ana Laura de Souza Almeida and Høeberg, Mikkel and Kazi, Julhash Uddin and Friis, Stine and Stenvang, Jan and Rönnstrand, Lars and Mann, Matthias and Manuel Afonso Moreira, José}},
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  title        = {{Metallopeptidase inhibitor 1 (TIMP-1) promotes receptor tyrosine kinase c-Kit signaling in colorectal cancer}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/1878-0261.12575}},
  doi          = {{10.1002/1878-0261.12575}},
  volume       = {{13}},
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