PMID- 11595727 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20011205 LR - 20220224 IS - 1078-0432 (Print) IS - 1078-0432 (Linking) VI - 7 IP - 10 DP - 2001 Oct TI - Matrilysin mediates extracellular cleavage of E-cadherin from prostate cancer cells: a key mechanism in hepatocyte growth factor/scatter factor-induced cell-cell dissociation and in vitro invasion. PG - 3289-97 AB - PURPOSE: The current study examined the effects of hepatocyte growth factor/scatter factor (HGF/SF) on cell-cell dissociation, invasion, and its association with the mediated release of matrix metalloproteinase-7 (Matrilysin) on the extracellular cleavage of E-cadherin in prostate cancer cells. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN: The effects of HGF/SF on cell-cell dissociation, in vitro invasion, and on the expression of E-cadherin at both protein and mRNA levels were assessed in cells whose expression of Matrilysin was altered by treatment with antisense oligonucleotide. RESULTS: Incubation with HGF/SF mediated the release of active Matrilysin (M(r) 19,000), resulting in extracellular cleavage of E-cadherin from prostate cancer cells. This resultant soluble M(r) 80,000 fragment of E-cadherin was subsequently recognized upon immunoprobing with an anti-E-cadherin antibody. Both recombinant human Matrilysin (rh-Matrilysin) and/or HGF/SF increased the level of soluble E-cadherin and decreased the level of full-length (M(r) 120,000) E-cadherin as detected by Western blotting. The effects of rh-Matrilysin and HGF/SF were inhibited by an antisense oligonucleotide specifically directed toward human Matrilysin. In addition, stimulation with either rh-Matrilysin or HGF/SF resulted in disruption to the E-cadherin/beta-catenin complex, as shown by a significant increase (P < 0.05) in both cell scattering and invasion index. CONCLUSIONS: Treatment with HGF/SF induced Matrilysin-mediated cleavage to the extracellular domain of E-cadherin, resulting in its dissociation from the cadherin/catenin complex. This provides a new mechanism in HGF/SF-induced cell scattering, resulting in a switch to a more invasive phenotype in LNCapFGC cells, as demonstrated by in vitro invasion. FAU - Davies, G AU - Davies G AD - Metastasis Research Group, University Department of Surgery, University of Wales College of Medicine, Heath Park, Cardiff CF14 4XN, Wales, UK. daviesg11@cf.ac.uk FAU - Jiang, W G AU - Jiang WG FAU - Mason, M D AU - Mason MD LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - United States TA - Clin Cancer Res JT - Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research JID - 9502500 RN - 0 (CTNNB1 protein, human) RN - 0 (Cadherins) RN - 0 (Culture Media, Conditioned) RN - 0 (Cytoskeletal Proteins) RN - 0 (DNA, Antisense) RN - 0 (Mitogens) RN - 0 (Recombinant Proteins) RN - 0 (Trans-Activators) RN - 0 (beta Catenin) RN - 3WJQ0SDW1A (Polyethylene Glycols) RN - 67256-21-7 (Hepatocyte Growth Factor) RN - EC 3.4.24.23 (Matrix Metalloproteinase 7) SB - IM MH - Cadherins/drug effects/*metabolism MH - Cell Adhesion/drug effects MH - Cell Movement/drug effects MH - Culture Media, Conditioned/chemistry MH - Cytoskeletal Proteins/drug effects/metabolism MH - DNA, Antisense/pharmacology MH - Extracellular Space/drug effects/metabolism MH - Hepatocyte Growth Factor/pharmacology MH - Humans MH - Male MH - Matrix Metalloproteinase 7/genetics/*metabolism/pharmacology MH - Mitogens/pharmacology MH - Neoplasm Invasiveness MH - Polyethylene Glycols MH - Prostatic Neoplasms/*metabolism/pathology MH - Recombinant Proteins/pharmacology MH - Solubility MH - Subcellular Fractions MH - Time Factors MH - *Trans-Activators MH - Tumor Cells, Cultured MH - beta Catenin EDAT- 2001/10/12 10:00 MHDA- 2002/01/05 10:01 CRDT- 2001/10/12 10:00 PHST- 2001/10/12 10:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2002/01/05 10:01 [medline] PHST- 2001/10/12 10:00 [entrez] PST - ppublish SO - Clin Cancer Res. 2001 Oct;7(10):3289-97.