PMID- 21129151 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20120410 LR - 20211020 IS - 1582-4934 (Electronic) IS - 1582-1838 (Print) IS - 1582-1838 (Linking) VI - 15 IP - 11 DP - 2011 Nov TI - Menin represses malignant phenotypes of melanoma through regulating multiple pathways. PG - 2353-63 LID - 10.1111/j.1582-4934.2010.01222.x [doi] AB - Substantial genetic evidence suggests that chromosome 11q is involved in regulating initiation and progression of malignant melanomas. Mutations of the MEN1 gene, located in chromosome 11q13, predispose individuals to the multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN1) familial syndrome. MEN1 patients develop primary malignant melanoma, suggesting a potential link between MEN1 syndrome and development of melanomas, but the precise molecular mechanism is poorly understood. Here we show that the MEN1 gene suppresses malignant phenotypes of melanoma cells through multiple signalling pathways. Ectopic expression of menin, the product of MEN1 gene, significantly inhibited melanoma cell proliferation and migration in vitro and in vivo. The inhibition was partly achieved through suppressing expression of growth factor pleiotrophin (PTN) and receptor protein tyrosine phosphatase (RPTP) beta/zeta, accompanied with the reduced expression of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (pI3K) and decreased phosphorylation of focal adhesion kinase (FAK) and extracellular signal regulated kinase (ERK1/2). Interestingly, reduced expression of menin was associated with hypermethylation of the CpG islands of the MEN1 promoter in melanoma cells. Taken together, these findings suggest a previously unappreciated function for menin in suppressing malignant phenotypes of melanomas and unravel a novel mechanism involving in regulating PTN signalling by menin in development and progression of melanomas. CI - (c) 2011 The Authors Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine (c) 2011 Foundation for Cellular and Molecular Medicine/Blackwell Publishing Ltd. FAU - Gao, Shu-Bin AU - Gao SB AD - Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Medical College, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, China. FAU - Feng, Zi-Jie AU - Feng ZJ FAU - Xu, Bin AU - Xu B FAU - Chen, Yan AU - Chen Y FAU - Zheng, Hong-Hua AU - Zheng HH FAU - Yin, Ping AU - Yin P FAU - Hua, Xianxin AU - Hua X FAU - Jin, Guang-Hui AU - Jin GH LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - England TA - J Cell Mol Med JT - Journal of cellular and molecular medicine JID - 101083777 RN - 0 (Carrier Proteins) RN - 0 (Cytokines) RN - 0 (Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins) RN - 0 (Men1 protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Phosphoinositide-3 Kinase Inhibitors) RN - 0 (Proto-Oncogene Proteins) RN - 134034-50-7 (pleiotrophin) RN - EC 2.7.1.137 (Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase) RN - EC 2.7.10.2 (Focal Adhesion Protein-Tyrosine Kinases) RN - EC 2.7.11.24 (Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases) RN - EC 3.1.3.48 (Receptor-Like Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases, Class 5) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Carrier Proteins/antagonists & inhibitors/biosynthesis/*metabolism MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Cell Movement MH - Cell Proliferation MH - Chromatin Immunoprecipitation MH - CpG Islands/genetics MH - Cytokines/antagonists & inhibitors/biosynthesis/*metabolism MH - Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases/metabolism MH - Female MH - Focal Adhesion Protein-Tyrosine Kinases/metabolism MH - Humans MH - Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins/genetics/metabolism MH - Melanoma/*metabolism/pathology MH - Melanoma, Experimental/*metabolism/pathology MH - Mice MH - Mice, Inbred C57BL MH - Phenotype MH - Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase/biosynthesis/*metabolism MH - Phosphoinositide-3 Kinase Inhibitors MH - Phosphorylation MH - Promoter Regions, Genetic MH - Proto-Oncogene Proteins/*metabolism MH - Receptor-Like Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases, Class 5/antagonists & inhibitors/biosynthesis/*metabolism MH - Signal Transduction MH - Transplantation, Heterologous PMC - PMC3822947 EDAT- 2010/12/07 06:00 MHDA- 2012/04/11 06:00 PMCR- 2011/11/01 CRDT- 2010/12/07 06:00 PHST- 2010/12/07 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2010/12/07 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2012/04/11 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2011/11/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1111/j.1582-4934.2010.01222.x [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Cell Mol Med. 2011 Nov;15(11):2353-63. doi: 10.1111/j.1582-4934.2010.01222.x.