PMID- 22785201 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20121214 LR - 20221207 IS - 1555-8576 (Electronic) IS - 1538-4047 (Print) IS - 1538-4047 (Linking) VI - 13 IP - 10 DP - 2012 Aug TI - HuR's post-transcriptional regulation of Death Receptor 5 in pancreatic cancer cells. PG - 946-55 LID - 10.4161/cbt.20952 [doi] AB - Apoptosis is one of the core signaling pathways disrupted in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDA). Death receptor 5 (DR5) is a member of the tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-receptor superfamily that is expressed in cancer cells. Binding of TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) to DR5 is a potent trigger of the extrinsic apoptotic pathway, and numerous clinical trials are based on DR5-targeted therapies for cancer, including PDA. Human antigen R (HuR), an RNA-binding protein, regulates a select number of transcripts under stress conditions. Here we report that HuR translocates from the nucleus to the cytoplasm of PDA cells upon treatment with a DR5 agonist. High doses of DR5 agonist induce cleavage of both HuR and caspase 8. HuR binds to DR5 mRNA at the 5'-untranslated region (UTR) in PDA cells in response to different cancer-associated stressors and subsequently represses DR5 protein expression; silencing HuR augments DR5 protein production by enabling its translation and thus enhances apoptosis. In PDA specimens (n = 53), negative HuR cytoplasmic expression correlated with elevated DR5 expression (odds ratio 16.1, p < 0.0001). Together, these data demonstrate a feedback mechanism elicited by HuR-mediated repression of the key apoptotic membrane protein DR5. FAU - Pineda, Danielle M AU - Pineda DM AD - Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Research, Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA. FAU - Rittenhouse, David W AU - Rittenhouse DW FAU - Valley, Christopher C AU - Valley CC FAU - Cozzitorto, Joseph A AU - Cozzitorto JA FAU - Burkhart, Richard A AU - Burkhart RA FAU - Leiby, Benjamin AU - Leiby B FAU - Winter, Jordan M AU - Winter JM FAU - Weber, Matthew C AU - Weber MC FAU - Londin, Eric R AU - Londin ER FAU - Rigoutsos, Isidore AU - Rigoutsos I FAU - Yeo, Charles J AU - Yeo CJ FAU - Gorospe, Myriam AU - Gorospe M FAU - Witkiewicz, Agnieska K AU - Witkiewicz AK FAU - Sachs, Jonathan N AU - Sachs JN FAU - Brody, Jonathan R AU - Brody JR LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20120801 PL - United States TA - Cancer Biol Ther JT - Cancer biology & therapy JID - 101137842 RN - 0 (5' Untranslated Regions) RN - 0 (Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic) RN - 0 (ELAV Proteins) RN - 0 (RNA, Messenger) RN - 0 (Receptors, TNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand) RN - 0W860991D6 (Deoxycytidine) RN - 0 (Gemcitabine) SB - IM MH - 5' Untranslated Regions MH - Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic/pharmacology MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Cytoplasm/metabolism MH - Deoxycytidine/analogs & derivatives/pharmacology MH - ELAV Proteins/genetics/*metabolism MH - Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic MH - Gene Silencing MH - Humans MH - Pancreatic Neoplasms/*genetics/*metabolism MH - Protein Transport/drug effects MH - Proteolysis/drug effects MH - *RNA Processing, Post-Transcriptional MH - RNA, Messenger MH - Receptors, TNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand/agonists/*genetics/metabolism MH - Gemcitabine PMC - PMC3414415 EDAT- 2012/07/13 06:00 MHDA- 2012/12/15 06:00 PMCR- 2013/08/01 CRDT- 2012/07/13 06:00 PHST- 2012/07/13 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2012/07/13 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2012/12/15 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2013/08/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 20952 [pii] AID - 2012CBT5745 [pii] AID - 10.4161/cbt.20952 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Cancer Biol Ther. 2012 Aug;13(10):946-55. doi: 10.4161/cbt.20952. Epub 2012 Aug 1.