PMID- 23022228 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20130125 LR - 20161125 IS - 1873-2968 (Electronic) IS - 0006-2952 (Linking) VI - 84 IP - 12 DP - 2012 Dec 15 TI - Knockdown of stromal interaction molecule 1 (STIM1) suppresses store-operated calcium entry, cell proliferation and tumorigenicity in human epidermoid carcinoma A431 cells. PG - 1592-603 LID - S0006-2952(12)00652-1 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.bcp.2012.09.021 [doi] AB - Store-operated calcium (Ca(2+)) entry (SOCE) is important for cellular activities such as gene transcription, cell cycle progression and proliferation in most non-excitable cells. Stromal interaction molecule 1 (STIM1), a newly identified Ca(2+)-sensing protein, monitors the depletion of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) Ca(2+) stores and activates store-operated Ca(2+) channels at the plasma membrane to induce SOCE. To investigate the possible roles of STIM1 in tumor growth in relation to SOCE, we established STIM1 knockdown (KD) clones of human epidermoid carcinoma A431 cells by RNA interference. Thapsigargin, an inhibitor of ER Ca(2+)-ATPase, -induced and phospholipase C-coupled receptor agonist-induced SOCEs were reduced in two STIM1 KD clones compared to a negative control clone. Re-expression of a KD-resistant full-length STIM1, but not a Ca(2+) release-activated Ca(2+) channel activation domain (CAD)-deleted STIM1 mutant, in the KD clone restored the amplitude of SOCE, suggesting the specificity of the STIM1 knockdown. The cell growth of the STIM1 KD clones was slower than that of the negative control clone. DNA synthesis assessed by BrdU incorporation, as well as EGF-stimulated EGF receptor activation, decreased in the STIM1 KD clones. Xenograft growth of the STIM1 KD clones was significantly retarded compared with that of the negative control. Cell migration was attenuated in the STIM1 KD clone and the STIM1 silencing effect was reversed by transient re-expression of the full-length STIM1 but not CAD-deletion mutant. These results indicate that STIM1 plays an important role in SOCE, cell-growth and tumorigenicity in human epidermoid carcinoma A431cells, suggesting the potential use of STIM1-targeting agents for treating epidermoid carcinoma. CI - Copyright (c) 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. FAU - Yoshida, Junko AU - Yoshida J AD - Departments of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Kanazawa Medical University, Uchinada, Ishikawa 920-0293, Japan. yayuyo@kanazawa-med.ac.jp FAU - Iwabuchi, Kuniyoshi AU - Iwabuchi K FAU - Matsui, Tadashi AU - Matsui T FAU - Ishibashi, Takaharu AU - Ishibashi T FAU - Masuoka, Takayoshi AU - Masuoka T FAU - Nishio, Matomo AU - Nishio M LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20120926 PL - England TA - Biochem Pharmacol JT - Biochemical pharmacology JID - 0101032 RN - 0 (DNA Primers) RN - 0 (Membrane Proteins) RN - 0 (Neoplasm Proteins) RN - 0 (STIM1 protein, human) RN - 0 (Stromal Interaction Molecule 1) RN - SY7Q814VUP (Calcium) SB - IM MH - Base Sequence MH - Calcium/*metabolism MH - Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/metabolism/*pathology MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - *Cell Proliferation MH - *Cell Transformation, Neoplastic MH - DNA Primers MH - *Gene Knockdown Techniques MH - Humans MH - Membrane Proteins/genetics/*physiology MH - Neoplasm Proteins/genetics/*physiology MH - Stromal Interaction Molecule 1 EDAT- 2012/10/02 06:00 MHDA- 2013/01/26 06:00 CRDT- 2012/10/02 06:00 PHST- 2012/07/31 00:00 [received] PHST- 2012/09/18 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2012/09/19 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2012/10/02 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2012/10/02 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2013/01/26 06:00 [medline] AID - S0006-2952(12)00652-1 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.bcp.2012.09.021 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Biochem Pharmacol. 2012 Dec 15;84(12):1592-603. doi: 10.1016/j.bcp.2012.09.021. Epub 2012 Sep 26.