Ligand Bound Fatty Acid Binding Protein 7 (FABP7) Drives Melanoma Cell Proliferation Via Modulation of Wnt/β-Catenin Signaling
Ligand Bound Fatty Acid Binding Protein 7 (FABP7) Drives Melanoma Cell Proliferation Via Modulation of Wnt/β-Catenin Signaling
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DOI:
10.1007/s11095-021-03009-9
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发表时间:
2021-03-01
影响因子:
3.7
通讯作者:
Owada, Yuji
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作者:
Umaru, Banlanjo Abdulaziz;Kagawa, Yoshiteru;Owada, Yuji
Purpose Fatty acid-binding protein 7 (FABP7) involved in intracellular lipid dynamics, is highly expressed in melanomas and associated with decreased patient survival. Several studies put FABP7 at the center of melanoma cell proliferation. However, the underlying mechanisms are not well deciphered. This study examines the effects of FABP7 on Wnt/beta-catenin signaling that enhances proliferation in melanoma cells.Methods Slonel23 cells with FABP7 silencing and Mel2 cells overexpressed with wild-type FABP7 (FABP7wt) and mutated FABP7 (FABP7mut) were used. Cell proliferation and migration were analyzed by proliferation and wound-healing assay, respectively. Transcriptional activation of the Wnt/beta-catenin signaling was measured by luciferase reporter assay. The effects of a specific FABP7 inhibitor, MF6, on proliferation, migration, and modulation of the Wnt/beta-catenin signaling were examined.Results FABP7 siRNA knockdown in Skinel23 decreased proliferation and migration, cyclin D1 expression, as well as Wnt/beta-catenin activity. Similarly, FABP7wt overexpression in Mel2 cells increased these effects, hut FABP7mut abrogated these effects. Pharmacological inhibition of FABP7 function with MF6 suppressed FABP7-regulated proliferation of melanoma cells.Conclusion These results suggest the importance of the interaction between FABP7 and its ligands in melanoma proliferation modulation, and the beneficial implications of therapeutic targeting of FABP7 for melanoma treatment.