A novel role for extracellular signal-regulated kinase 5 and myocyte enhancer factor 2 in medulloblastoma cell death.
A novel role for extracellular signal-regulated kinase 5 and myocyte enhancer factor 2 in medulloblastoma cell death.
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细胞外信号调节激酶 5 和肌细胞增强因子 2 在髓母细胞瘤细胞死亡中的新作用。
DOI:
10.1158/0008-5472.can-04-2283
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发表时间:
2005
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影响因子:
11.2
通讯作者:
Pomeroy,ScottL
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作者:
Sturla,Lisa-Marie;Cowan,ChristopherW;Guenther,Lillian;Castellino,RobertC;Kim,JohnYH;Pomeroy,ScottL
Expression of the neurotrophin-3 receptor, tyrosine kinase C (TrkC), is associated with favorable prognosis in medulloblastoma patients. This may be due to increased tumor apoptosis induced by TrkC activation. Neurotrophin-3/TrkC–induced apoptosis is inhibited by the mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase (MAPK) pharmacologic antagonists SB203580 and PD98059. In addition to extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK)-1/2, PD98059 also inhibits the more recently identified neurotrophin-responsive MAPK, ERK5 (big MAPK 1). In the present study, we investigate the contribution of ERK5 and its target myocyte enhancer factor 2 (MEF2) to neurotrophin-3/TrkC–induced medulloblastoma cell death. Neurotrophin-3 not only enhanced ERK5 phosphorylation but also significantly enhanced the transcriptional activity of MEF2, a specific target of ERK5. Overexpression of both ERK5 and MEF2 induced a statistically significant increase in cell death of neurotrophin-3–responsive and nonresponsive medulloblastoma cell lines (Daoy-trkC and Daoy) and primary cultures ofpatchedheterozygous mouse medulloblastomas. Only those cells expressing MAP/ERK kinase 5 (MEK5) plus ERK5 or MEF2 constructs underwent apoptosis, indicating that overexpression of either is sufficient to induce medulloblastoma cell death. Expression of a dominant-negative MEF2 or small interfering RNA for the ERK5 activator, MEK5, significantly inhibited neurotrophin-3–induced cell death. The dominant-negative MEF2 construct also blocked MEK5/ERK5-induced cell death, supporting a role for MEF2 downstream of ERK5. Coimmunoprecipitation studies revealed direct interaction of phosphorylated ERK5 with MEF2 in response to neurotrophin-3. Our investigation of the mechanism of neurotrophin-3/TrkC–induced apoptosis has identified a novel role for both MEK5/ERK5 and MEF2 in cell death, suggesting that these molecules can be exploited to induce apoptosis in both TrkC-expressing and nonexpressing medulloblastoma cells.
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DOI:
10.1016/s0169-328x(96)00135-0
发表时间:
1996-12-01
期刊:
MOLECULAR BRAIN RESEARCH
影响因子:
--
作者:
Lin, X;Shah, S;Bulleit, RF
通讯作者:
Bulleit, RF
影响因子:
3.8
作者:
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Burow, ME
影响因子:
2.7
作者:
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通讯作者:
Pomeroy, SL
影响因子:
14.9
作者:
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通讯作者:
C. Prody
影响因子:
56.9
作者:
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