RRC ID 45406
Author Yajima I, Kumasaka MY, Ohnuma S, Ohgami N, Naito H, Shekhar HU, Omata Y, Kato M.
Title Arsenite-mediated promotion of anchorage-independent growth of HaCaT cells through placental growth factor.
Journal J Invest Dermatol
Abstract Various cancers including skin cancer are increasing in 45 million people exposed to arsenic above the World Health Organization's guideline value of 10 μg l(-1). However, there is limited information on key molecules regulating arsenic-mediated carcinogenesis. Our fieldwork in Bangladesh demonstrated that levels of placental growth factor (PlGF) in urine samples from residents of cancer-prone areas with arsenic-polluted drinking water were higher than those in urine samples from residents of an area that was not polluted with arsenic. Our experimental study in human nontumorigenic HaCaT skin keratinocytes showed that arsenite promoted anchorage-independent growth with increased expression and secretion of PlGF, a ligand of vascular endothelial growth factor receptor1 (VEGFR1), and increased VEGFR1/mitogen-activated protein kinase/ERK kinase (MEK)/extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) activities. The arsenite-mediated promotion of anchorage-independent growth was strongly inhibited by PlGF depletion with decreased activities of the PlGF/VEGFR1/MEK/ERK pathway. Moreover, arsenite proteasome-dependently degrades metal-regulatory transcription factor-1 (MTF-1) protein, resulting in a decreased amount of MTF-1 protein binding to the PlGF promoter. MTF-1 negatively controlled PlGF transcription in HaCaT cells, resulting in increased PlGF transcription. These results suggest that arsenite-mediated MTF-1 degradation enhances the activity of PlGF/VEGFR1/MEK/ERK signaling, resulting in promotion of the malignant transformation of keratinocytes. Thus, this study proposed a molecular mechanism for arsenite-mediated development of skin cancer.
Volume 135(4)
Pages 1147-1156
Published 2015-4-1
DOI 10.1038/jid.2014.514
PII S0022-202X(15)37216-X
PMID 25493652
MeSH Animals Arsenic / chemistry Arsenic / toxicity* Arsenic Poisoning / metabolism* Arsenites / chemistry* Arsenites / urine Bangladesh Cell Adhesion Cell Line Cell Line, Tumor Cell Transformation, Neoplastic Disease Models, Animal Environmental Pollutants Humans Immunohistochemistry Keratinocytes / drug effects MAP Kinase Kinase Kinases / metabolism Mice Placenta Growth Factor Pregnancy Proteins / metabolism Pregnancy Proteins / physiology* Pregnancy Proteins / urine Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex / chemistry RNA Interference RNA, Messenger / metabolism Signal Transduction Skin Neoplasms / chemically induced* Urine / chemistry Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-1 / metabolism Water Pollutants, Chemical / urine
IF 7.143
Times Cited 13
WOS Category DERMATOLOGY
Resource
Human and Animal Cells A431