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Expression and signaling activity of Wnt-5a/discoidin domain receptor-1 and Syk plays distinct but decisive roles in breast cancer patient survival

Sand-Dejmek, Janna LU ; Leandersson, Karin LU orcid ; Manjer, Jonas LU ; Bjartell, Anders LU ; Emdin, S O ; Vogel, WF ; Landberg, Göran LU and Andersson, Tommy LU (2005) In Clinical Cancer Research 11(2). p.520-528
Abstract
Purpose: The loss of Wnt-5a, a G-protein-coupled receptor ligand, or Syk, an intracellular kinase, has in separate studies been associated with poor prognosis of breast cancer patients. Both proteins are involved in cell adhesion, a key event in epithelial cancer metastasis. Here, we have investigated whether Syk is part of the Wnt-5a/discoidin domain receptor-1 (DDR1) signaling pathway and if a signaling interaction of these proteins is important for breast cancer-specific survival. Experimental Design: The signaling interactions between Wnt-5a/DDR1 and Syk were addressed in mammary cell lines. Their mRNA and protein levels and the respective clinical correlates were investigated in 94 cases of primary breast cancer. Results: The... (More)
Purpose: The loss of Wnt-5a, a G-protein-coupled receptor ligand, or Syk, an intracellular kinase, has in separate studies been associated with poor prognosis of breast cancer patients. Both proteins are involved in cell adhesion, a key event in epithelial cancer metastasis. Here, we have investigated whether Syk is part of the Wnt-5a/discoidin domain receptor-1 (DDR1) signaling pathway and if a signaling interaction of these proteins is important for breast cancer-specific survival. Experimental Design: The signaling interactions between Wnt-5a/DDR1 and Syk were addressed in mammary cell lines. Their mRNA and protein levels and the respective clinical correlates were investigated in 94 cases of primary breast cancer. Results: The expression of Wnt-5a and Syk correlated in four of five tumor cell lines. However, despite a constitutive association between Syk and the Wnt-5a-dependent adhesion receptor DDR1, we found no evidence of a Wnt-5a/DDR1-mediated activation of Syk. Instead, beta(1) integrins initiate the adhesion-induced activation of Syk. In tumors from breast cancer patients, the protein expression of Wnt-5a and Syk were differently regulated at the translational and transcriptional level, respectively. Analysis of breast cancer-specific survival revealed that the presence of Wnt-5a and Syk in primary tumors has good predictive value for a favorable outcome. Intriguingly, a simultaneous loss of both proteins did not reduce survival more than loss of either. Conclusions: Despite the difference in regulation of Wnt-5a and Syk protein expression and their lack of signaling interaction, our clinical data indicate that a favorable prognosis in breast cancer requires the expression and signaling activity of both. (Less)
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  abstract     = {{Purpose: The loss of Wnt-5a, a G-protein-coupled receptor ligand, or Syk, an intracellular kinase, has in separate studies been associated with poor prognosis of breast cancer patients. Both proteins are involved in cell adhesion, a key event in epithelial cancer metastasis. Here, we have investigated whether Syk is part of the Wnt-5a/discoidin domain receptor-1 (DDR1) signaling pathway and if a signaling interaction of these proteins is important for breast cancer-specific survival. Experimental Design: The signaling interactions between Wnt-5a/DDR1 and Syk were addressed in mammary cell lines. Their mRNA and protein levels and the respective clinical correlates were investigated in 94 cases of primary breast cancer. Results: The expression of Wnt-5a and Syk correlated in four of five tumor cell lines. However, despite a constitutive association between Syk and the Wnt-5a-dependent adhesion receptor DDR1, we found no evidence of a Wnt-5a/DDR1-mediated activation of Syk. Instead, beta(1) integrins initiate the adhesion-induced activation of Syk. In tumors from breast cancer patients, the protein expression of Wnt-5a and Syk were differently regulated at the translational and transcriptional level, respectively. Analysis of breast cancer-specific survival revealed that the presence of Wnt-5a and Syk in primary tumors has good predictive value for a favorable outcome. Intriguingly, a simultaneous loss of both proteins did not reduce survival more than loss of either. Conclusions: Despite the difference in regulation of Wnt-5a and Syk protein expression and their lack of signaling interaction, our clinical data indicate that a favorable prognosis in breast cancer requires the expression and signaling activity of both.}},
  author       = {{Sand-Dejmek, Janna and Leandersson, Karin and Manjer, Jonas and Bjartell, Anders and Emdin, S O and Vogel, WF and Landberg, Göran and Andersson, Tommy}},
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  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{2}},
  pages        = {{520--528}},
  publisher    = {{American Association for Cancer Research}},
  series       = {{Clinical Cancer Research}},
  title        = {{Expression and signaling activity of Wnt-5a/discoidin domain receptor-1 and Syk plays distinct but decisive roles in breast cancer patient survival}},
  url          = {{http://clincancerres.aacrjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/11/2/520}},
  volume       = {{11}},
  year         = {{2005}},
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