title: Activation of pro-apoptotic p38-MAPK pathway in the prostate cancer cell line M12 expressing a truncated IGF-IR.
abstract: The type I insulin-like growth factor receptor (IGF-IR) plays a critical role in signaling survival and proliferation in many cell types. Activation of IGF-IR by its ligands promotes cell proliferation via mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) cascade and cell survival via phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) cascade. The IGF-IR emerges as a powerful growth factor for many tumor cells. A truncated IGF-IR 486/STOP, described as a dominant negative IGF-IR mutant, was shown to induce apoptosis and inhibit tumor growth in vivo while endogenous IGF-IR was activated. To investigate the mechanism(s) of the action of 486/STOP, we have introduced 486/STOP into the prostate tumor model cell line M12 and its derivative M12lisn that expresses high levels of wild type IGF-IR. We have found that 486/STOP induces apoptosis in M12 and M12lisn cells in culture and that 486/STOP acts through activation of the pro-apoptotic p38-MAPK without interfering with wild type IGF-IR activation. In addition, our results have indicated that 486/STOP induced activation of p38-MAPK increases through activation of endogenous IGF-IR. These data suggest that activation of the IGF-IR by 486/STOP can selectively enhance the previously reported IGF-IR pro-apoptotic signaling pathways.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98104, USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Haugk
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Plymate
mesh_terms: D017209:Apoptosis; D002455:Cell Division; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D002470:Cell Survival; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D017526:Receptor, IGF Type 1 / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D017384:Sequence Deletion; D048051:p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases
chemical_list: D017526:Receptor, IGF Type 1; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; D048051:p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases