Inhibition of fatty acid synthase by luteolin post-transcriptionally down-regulates c-Met expression independent of proteosomal/lysosomal degradation.
Inhibition of fatty acid synthase by luteolin post-transcriptionally down-regulates c-Met expression independent of proteosomal/lysosomal degradation.
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DOI:
10.1158/1535-7163.mct-08-0722
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发表时间:
2009-01
影响因子:
5.7
通讯作者:
Cardelli JA
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作者:
Coleman DT;Bigelow R;Cardelli JA
The HGF/c-Met signaling pathway is involved in the progression of a number of cancers and associated with increased tumor invasion and metastatic potential. We previously determined that the polyphenol epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) inhibited HGF-induced c-Met phosphorylation in a variety of tumor cell-lines, in part by disrupting lipid rafts. Fatty acid synthase (FASN) is implicated in cancer progression and may regulate lipid raft function. We therefore examined the effects of luteolin, a potent FASN inhibitor, on c-Met signaling. Luteolin blocked HGF-induced c-Met phosphorylation and scattering of DU145 prostate cancer cells, but inhibition required at least a 4 hour preincubation time. Western blot analysis indicated that inhibition of HGF-induced scattering by luteolin occurred coincident with reduction of total c-Met protein in DU145 cells. In addition, luteolin-induced c-Met downregulation was mimicked by a pharmacological inhibitor of FASN, C75, or shRNA knockdown of FASN. Consistent with a role for FASN, loss of c-Met in cells treated with C75 or luteolin was prevented by exogenous addition of palmitate. Luteolin-induced loss of c-Met primarily occurred at a post-transcriptional level and involved cell surface internalization, but did not involve translation inhibition, nor was it dependent on the activity of the 26S proteosome or acidic lysosomes. Taken together, our study demonstrates a novel connection between FASN activity and c-Met protein expression, and suggests that luteolin could act as a novel HGF/c-Met inhibitor by reducing expression of this receptor.