PMID- 22086850 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20120409 LR - 20211021 IS - 1538-7445 (Electronic) IS - 0008-5472 (Print) IS - 0008-5472 (Linking) VI - 72 IP - 2 DP - 2012 Jan 15 TI - Regulation of matrix metalloproteinase genes by E2F transcription factors: Rb-Raf-1 interaction as a novel target for metastatic disease. PG - 516-26 LID - 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-11-2647 [doi] AB - The retinoblastoma (Rb)-E2F transcriptional regulatory pathway plays a major role in cell-cycle regulation, but its role in invasion and metastasis is less well understood. We find that many genes involved in the invasion of cancer cells, such as matrix metalloproteinases (MMP), have potential E2F-binding sites in their promoters. E2F-binding sites were predicted on all 23 human MMP gene promoters, many of which harbored multiple E2F-binding sites. Studies presented here show that MMP genes such as MMP9, MMP14, and MMP15 which are overexpressed in non-small cell lung cancer, have multiple E2F-binding sites and are regulated by the Rb-E2F pathway. Chromatin immunoprecipitation assays showed the association of E2F1 with the MMP9, MMP14, and MMP15 promoters, and transient transfection experiments showed that these promoters are E2F responsive. Correspondingly, depletion of E2F family members by RNA interference techniques reduced the expression of these genes with a corresponding reduction in collagen degradation activity. Furthermore, activating Rb by inhibiting the interaction of Raf-1 with Rb by using the Rb-Raf-1 disruptor RRD-251 was sufficient to inhibit MMP transcription. This led to reduced invasion and migration of cancer cells in vitro and metastatic foci development in a tail vein lung metastasis model in mice. These results suggest that E2F transcription factors may play a role in promoting metastasis through regulation of MMP genes and that targeting the Rb-Raf-1 interaction is a promising approach for the treatment of metastatic disease. FAU - Johnson, Jackie L AU - Johnson JL AD - Department of Tumor Biology, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA. FAU - Pillai, Smitha AU - Pillai S FAU - Pernazza, Danielle AU - Pernazza D FAU - Sebti, Said M AU - Sebti SM FAU - Lawrence, Nicholas J AU - Lawrence NJ FAU - Chellappan, Srikumar P AU - Chellappan SP LA - eng GR - P01 CA118210/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - P01 CA118210-05/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - P30 CA076292/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - CA118120/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural DEP - 20111115 PL - United States TA - Cancer Res JT - Cancer research JID - 2984705R RN - 0 (E2F Transcription Factors) RN - 0 (Phosphatidylethanolamine Binding Protein) RN - 0 (Retinoblastoma Protein) RN - 9000-70-8 (Gelatin) RN - EC 3.4.24.- (Matrix Metalloproteinases) SB - IM EIN - Cancer Res. 2012 Mar 1;72(5):1317 MH - Animals MH - Breast Neoplasms/genetics/metabolism/pathology MH - Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung/genetics/metabolism/pathology MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - E2F Transcription Factors/*genetics/metabolism MH - Enzyme Assays/methods MH - Female MH - Gelatin/metabolism MH - *Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic MH - *Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic MH - Humans MH - Lung Neoplasms/genetics/metabolism/pathology MH - Matrix Metalloproteinases/biosynthesis/*genetics/metabolism MH - Mice MH - Mice, SCID MH - Neoplasm Metastasis MH - Phosphatidylethanolamine Binding Protein/*metabolism MH - Retinoblastoma Protein/genetics/*metabolism MH - Transcription, Genetic MH - Transfection PMC - PMC3261351 MID - NIHMS339355 EDAT- 2011/11/17 06:00 MHDA- 2012/04/10 06:00 PMCR- 2013/01/15 CRDT- 2011/11/17 06:00 PHST- 2011/11/17 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2011/11/17 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2012/04/10 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2013/01/15 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 0008-5472.CAN-11-2647 [pii] AID - 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-11-2647 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Cancer Res. 2012 Jan 15;72(2):516-26. doi: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-11-2647. Epub 2011 Nov 15.