PMID- 26300003 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20170905 LR - 20181113 IS - 1476-5594 (Electronic) IS - 0950-9232 (Linking) VI - 35 IP - 20 DP - 2016 May 19 TI - Dysregulated CRTC1 activity is a novel component of PGE2 signaling that contributes to colon cancer growth. PG - 2602-14 LID - 10.1038/onc.2015.283 [doi] AB - First identified as a dedicated CREB (cAMP response element-binding protein) co-activator, CRTC1 (CREB-regulated transcription co-activator 1) has been widely implicated in various neuronal functions because of its predominant expression in the brain. However, recent evidences converge to indicate that CRTC1 is aberrantly activated in an expanding number of adult malignancies. In this study, we provide strong evidences of enhanced CRTC1 protein content and transcriptional activity in mouse models of sporadic (APC(min/+) mice) or colitis-associated colon cancer azoxymethane/dextran sulfate sodium (AOM/DSS-treated mice), and in human colorectal tumors specimens compared with adjacent normal mucosa. Among signals that could trigger CRTC1 activation during colonic carcinogenesis, we demonstrate that treatment with cyclooxygenase 2 (COX2) inhibitors reduced nuclear CRTC1 active form levels in colonic tumors of APC(min/+) or AOM/DSS mice. In accordance, prostaglandins E2 (PGE2) exposure to human colon cancer cell lines promoted CRTC1 dephosphorylation and parallel nuclear translocation, resulting in enhanced CRTC1 transcriptional activity, through EP1 and EP2 receptors signaling and consecutive calcineurin and protein kinase A activation. In vitro CRTC1 loss of function in colon cancer cell lines was associated with reduced viability and cell division rate as well as enhanced chemotherapy-induced apoptosis on PGE2 treatment. Conversely, CRTC1 stable overexpression significantly increased colonic xenografts tumor growth, therefore demonstrating the role of CRTC1 signaling in colon cancer progression. Identification of the transcriptional program triggered by enhanced CRTC1 expression during colonic carcinogenesis, revealed some notable pro-tumorigenic CRTC1 target genes including NR4A2, COX2, amphiregulin (AREG) and IL-6. Finally, we demonstrate that COX2, AREG and IL-6 promoter activities triggered by CRTC1 are dependent on functional AP1 and CREB transcriptional partners. Overall, our study establishes CRTC1 as new mediator of PGE2 signaling, unravels the importance of its dysregulation in colon cancer and strengthens its use as a bona fide cancer marker. FAU - Schumacher, Y AU - Schumacher Y AD - Inserm U1016, Institut Cochin, Paris, France. AD - CNRS UMR 8104, Paris, France. AD - Universite Paris Descartes, Paris, France. AD - Universite Paris Diderot, Paris, France. FAU - Aparicio, T AU - Aparicio T AD - Gastroenterology and Digestive Oncology Unit, Avicenne Hospital, HUPSSD, APHP, Universite Paris 13, Bobigny, France. FAU - Ourabah, S AU - Ourabah S AD - Inserm U1016, Institut Cochin, Paris, France. AD - CNRS UMR 8104, Paris, France. AD - Universite Paris Descartes, Paris, France. FAU - Baraille, F AU - Baraille F AD - Inserm U1016, Institut Cochin, Paris, France. AD - CNRS UMR 8104, Paris, France. AD - Universite Paris Descartes, Paris, France. FAU - Martin, A AU - Martin A AD - Pathology Unit, Avicenne Hospital, HUPSSD, APHP, Universite Paris 13, Bobigny, France. FAU - Wind, P AU - Wind P AD - Digestive Surgery Unit, Avicenne Hospital, HUPSSD, APHP, Universite Paris 13, Bobigny, France. FAU - Dentin, R AU - Dentin R AD - Inserm U1016, Institut Cochin, Paris, France. AD - CNRS UMR 8104, Paris, France. AD - Universite Paris Descartes, Paris, France. FAU - Postic, C AU - Postic C AD - Inserm U1016, Institut Cochin, Paris, France. AD - CNRS UMR 8104, Paris, France. AD - Universite Paris Descartes, Paris, France. FAU - Guilmeau, S AU - Guilmeau S AD - Inserm U1016, Institut Cochin, Paris, France. AD - CNRS UMR 8104, Paris, France. AD - Universite Paris Descartes, Paris, France. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20150824 PL - England TA - Oncogene JT - Oncogene JID - 8711562 RN - 0 (CRTC1 protein, human) RN - 0 (Cyclic AMP Response Element-Binding Protein) RN - 0 (Receptors, Prostaglandin E, EP1 Subtype) RN - 0 (Receptors, Prostaglandin E, EP2 Subtype) RN - 0 (Transcription Factor AP-1) RN - 0 (Transcription Factors) RN - K7Q1JQR04M (Dinoprostone) SB - IM MH - Carcinogenesis MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Cell Proliferation MH - Colonic Neoplasms/*pathology MH - Cyclic AMP Response Element-Binding Protein/metabolism MH - Dinoprostone/*metabolism MH - Humans MH - Receptors, Prostaglandin E, EP1 Subtype/metabolism MH - Receptors, Prostaglandin E, EP2 Subtype/metabolism MH - *Signal Transduction MH - Transcription Factor AP-1/metabolism MH - Transcription Factors/*metabolism EDAT- 2015/08/25 06:00 MHDA- 2017/09/07 06:00 CRDT- 2015/08/25 06:00 PHST- 2014/08/16 00:00 [received] PHST- 2015/05/27 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2015/06/05 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2015/08/25 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2015/08/25 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/09/07 06:00 [medline] AID - onc2015283 [pii] AID - 10.1038/onc.2015.283 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Oncogene. 2016 May 19;35(20):2602-14. doi: 10.1038/onc.2015.283. Epub 2015 Aug 24.