EWI2/PGRL associates with the metastasis suppressor KAI1/CD82 and inhibits the migration of prostate cancer cells.
Cancer metastasis suppressor KAI1/CD82 belongs to the tetraspanin superfamily and inversely correlates with the metastatic potential of a variety of cancers. The mechanism of KAI1/CD82-mediated metastasis suppression remains unclear. In this study, we found a M(r) 68,00 cell-surface protein physically associated with KAI1/CD82 and named it KASP: a KAI1/CD82-associated surface protein. Distinctive from known KAI1/CD82 associations that usually occur in the context of "tetraspanin web," the KAI1/CD82-KASP association is likely to be direct because it is: (a) highly stoichiometric; (b) stabilized by chemical cross-linking; and (c) independent of cholesterol-enriched lipid rafts. Therefore, KASP is one of the major transmembrane proteins that associates with KAI1/CD82. Consistent with the wide distribution of KAI1/CD82, KASP is expressed ubiquitously in human tissues. Through peptide sequencing, KASP was identified as an immunoglobulin superfamily member called EWI2 or PGRL. Although EWI2/PGRL has been found to associate with tetraspanins CD9 and CD81, it forms distinct complexes with different tetraspanins, and its association with KAI1/CD82 could be independent of CD81 and CD9. Overexpression of EWI2/PGRL in Du145 metastatic prostate cancer cells inhibits cell migration on both fibronectin- and laminin-coated substratum, indicating that EWI2/PGRL directly regulates cell migration. Furthermore, EWI2/PGRL synergizes KAI1/CD82 in inhibiting cell migration, indicating that EWI2/PGRL is likely required for the function of KAI1/CD82. In summary, we identified a major KAI1/CD82-associated protein, EWI2/PGRL, that is important for KAI1/CD82-mediated suppression of cancer cell migration.
Vascular Biology Center and Department of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee 38163, USA. xazhang@utmem.edu
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Zhang
William S
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Charrin
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D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D015703:Antigens, CD; D001483:Base Sequence; D002465:Cell Movement / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007136:Immunoglobulins / Q000378:metabolism*; D019169:Jurkat Cells; D051861:Kangai-1 Protein; D008297:Male; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
D015703:Antigens, CD; C497688:CD82 protein, human; C440028:IGSF8 protein, human; D007136:Immunoglobulins; D051861:Kangai-1 Protein; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins