PMID- 20138170 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20100525 LR - 20161125 IS - 1096-0945 (Electronic) IS - 0014-4800 (Linking) VI - 88 IP - 3 DP - 2010 Jun TI - Enhanced expression of lumican inhibited the attachment and growth of human embryonic kidney 293 cells. PG - 363-70 LID - 10.1016/j.yexmp.2010.01.010 [doi] AB - Lumican is a member of a small leucine-rich proteoglycan (SLRP) family and it regulates the assembly and diameter of collagen fibers in the extracellular matrix of various tissues. Lumican expression was reported in various kinds of tumor cells. Lumican inhibits the growth of melanoma cells, but the lumican in pancreatic cancer correlated with an advanced stage and retroperitoneal and duodenal invasion. In this study, we clarified whether the enhanced expression of lumican contributes to cellular attachment, growth, colony formation, migration and invasion. HEK 293 cell, stably transfected with lumican cDNA synthesized and secreted a 50 kDa lumican protein at high levels in culture medium. The cells showed a polygonal appearance with long projections and the degree of adhesion of the cells to fibronectin was lower than that of empty vector transfected control cells (mock cells). In contrast, the degree of adhesion of the cells to type I collagen was not different from that of mock cells. The expression levels of alpha5 integrin, the major integrin subunit for fibronectin, were lower in lumican-transfected HEK cells than in mock cells. Furthermore, lumican-transfected HEK cells showed reduced growth rates in vitro and did not form colonies in soft agar. Phosphorylation of AKT, extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) 1/2 and mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) decreased in the lumican-transfected HEK cells. Cell migration and invasion were not altered in lumican-transfected HEK cells and mock cells. These findings indicate that the 50kDa lumican protein plays important roles in the inhibition of HEK cell attachment and growth, and it might inhibit the activation of integrin pathways. CI - Copyright 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. FAU - Ishiwata, Toshiyuki AU - Ishiwata T AD - Department of Pathology, Integrative Oncological Pathology, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan. ishiwata@nms.ac.jp FAU - Yamamoto, Tetsushi AU - Yamamoto T FAU - Kawahara, Kiyoko AU - Kawahara K FAU - Kawamoto, Yoko AU - Kawamoto Y FAU - Matsuda, Yoko AU - Matsuda Y FAU - Ishiwata, Shunji AU - Ishiwata S FAU - Naito, Zenya AU - Naito Z LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20100204 PL - Netherlands TA - Exp Mol Pathol JT - Experimental and molecular pathology JID - 0370711 RN - 0 (Chondroitin Sulfate Proteoglycans) RN - 0 (Collagen Type I) RN - 0 (DNA Primers) RN - 0 (Fibronectins) RN - 0 (Integrins) RN - 0 (LUM protein, human) RN - 0 (Lumican) RN - 0 (RNA, Messenger) RN - 0 (Recombinant Proteins) RN - 9056-36-4 (Keratan Sulfate) SB - IM MH - Base Sequence MH - Cell Adhesion/genetics/physiology MH - Cell Line MH - Cell Movement/genetics/physiology MH - Cell Proliferation MH - Chondroitin Sulfate Proteoglycans/chemistry/*genetics/physiology MH - Collagen Type I/metabolism MH - DNA Primers/genetics MH - Fibronectins/metabolism MH - Gene Expression MH - Glycosylation MH - Humans MH - Integrins/metabolism MH - Keratan Sulfate/chemistry/*genetics/physiology MH - Kidney/cytology/embryology/metabolism MH - Lumican MH - MAP Kinase Signaling System MH - Molecular Weight MH - RNA, Messenger/genetics/metabolism MH - Recombinant Proteins/chemistry/genetics/metabolism MH - Signal Transduction MH - Transfection EDAT- 2010/02/09 06:00 MHDA- 2010/05/26 06:00 CRDT- 2010/02/09 06:00 PHST- 2009/05/29 00:00 [received] PHST- 2010/01/04 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2010/01/25 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2010/02/09 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2010/02/09 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2010/05/26 06:00 [medline] AID - S0014-4800(10)00026-2 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.yexmp.2010.01.010 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Exp Mol Pathol. 2010 Jun;88(3):363-70. doi: 10.1016/j.yexmp.2010.01.010. Epub 2010 Feb 4.