PMID- 15782129 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20050609 LR - 20121115 IS - 0950-9232 (Print) IS - 0950-9232 (Linking) VI - 24 IP - 23 DP - 2005 May 26 TI - Geldanamycins exquisitely inhibit HGF/SF-mediated tumor cell invasion. PG - 3697-707 AB - Induction of the urokinase-type plasminogen activator (uPA) by hepatocyte growth factor/scatter factor (HGF/SF) plays an important role in tumor cell invasion and metastasis that is mediated through the Met receptor tyrosine kinase. Geldanamycins (GA) are antitumor drugs that bind and inhibit HSP90 chaperone activity at nanomolar concentrations (nM-GAi) by preventing proper folding and functioning of certain oncoproteins. Previously, we have shown that a subset of GA derivatives exhibit exquisite potency, inhibiting HGF/SF-induced uPA-plasmin activation at femtomolar concentrations (fM-GAi) in canine MDCK cells. Here, we report that (1) inhibition of HGF/SF-induced uPA activity by fM-GAi is not uncommon, in that several human tumor glioblastoma cell lines (DBTRG, U373 and SNB19), as well as SK-LMS-1 human leiomyosarcoma cells are also sensitive to fM-GAi; (2) fM-GAi drugs only display inhibitory activity against HGF/SF-induced uPA activity (rather than basal activity), and only when the observed magnitude of uPA activity induction by HGF/SF is at least 1.5 times basal uPA activity; and (3) not only do fM-GAi derivatives strongly inhibit uPA activity but they also block MDCK cell scattering and in vitro invasion of human glioblastoma cells at similarly low drug concentrations. These effects of fM-GAi drugs on the Met-activated signaling pathway occur at concentrations well below those required to measurably affect Met expression or cell proliferation. We also examined the effect of Radicicol (RA), a drug with higher affinity than GA for HSP90. RA displays uPA activity inhibition at nanomolar levels, but not at lower concentrations, indicating that HSP90 is not likely the fM-GAi molecular target. Thus, we show that certain GA drugs (fM-GAi) in an HGF/SF-dependent manner block uPA-plasmin activation in tumor cells at femtomolar levels. This inhibition can also be observed in scattering and in vitro invasion assays. Our findings also provide strong circumstantial evidence for a novel non-HSP90 molecular target that is involved in HGF/SF-mediated tumor cell invasion. FAU - Xie, Qian AU - Xie Q AD - Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, Van Andel Research Institute, 333 Bostwick NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49503, USA. FAU - Gao, Chong-Feng AU - Gao CF FAU - Shinomiya, Nariyoshi AU - Shinomiya N FAU - Sausville, Edward AU - Sausville E FAU - Hay, Rick AU - Hay R FAU - Gustafson, Margaret AU - Gustafson M FAU - Shen, Yuehai AU - Shen Y FAU - Wenkert, David AU - Wenkert D FAU - Vande Woude, George F AU - Vande Woude GF LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - England TA - Oncogene JT - Oncogene JID - 8711562 RN - 0 (Antibiotics, Antineoplastic) RN - 0 (Benzoquinones) RN - 0 (HSP90 Heat-Shock Proteins) RN - 0 (Lactams, Macrocyclic) RN - 0 (Proto-Oncogene Proteins) RN - 0 (Quinones) RN - 0 (Receptors, Growth Factor) RN - 67256-21-7 (Hepatocyte Growth Factor) RN - 73341-73-8 (macbecin II) RN - EC 2.7.10.1 (MET protein, human) RN - EC 2.7.10.1 (Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-met) RN - EC 3.4.21.73 (Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator) RN - Z3K3VJ16KU (geldanamycin) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Antibiotics, Antineoplastic/*pharmacology MH - Benzoquinones MH - Cell Line MH - Dogs MH - HSP90 Heat-Shock Proteins/metabolism MH - Hepatocyte Growth Factor/*antagonists & inhibitors MH - Humans MH - Lactams, Macrocyclic MH - Neoplasm Invasiveness MH - Proto-Oncogene Proteins/metabolism MH - Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-met MH - Quinones/*pharmacology MH - Receptors, Growth Factor/metabolism MH - Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator/*antagonists & inhibitors EDAT- 2005/03/23 09:00 MHDA- 2005/06/10 09:00 CRDT- 2005/03/23 09:00 PHST- 2005/03/23 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2005/06/10 09:00 [medline] PHST- 2005/03/23 09:00 [entrez] AID - 1208499 [pii] AID - 10.1038/sj.onc.1208499 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Oncogene. 2005 May 26;24(23):3697-707. doi: 10.1038/sj.onc.1208499.