title: Snail and E47 repressors of E-cadherin induce distinct invasive and angiogenic properties in vivo.
abstract: The transcription factors Snail and E47 are direct repressors of E-cadherin, with both inducing a full epithelial-mesenchymal transition and invasive behaviour in vitro when expressed in the prototypic epithelial MDCK cell line. The role of these repressors in the invasive process and in other tumorigenic properties is, nevertheless, still poorly understood. However, organotypic cultures and in vivo transplantation assays indicate that cells expressing MDCK-Snail and MDCK-E47 exhibit significant differences. MDCK-Snail cells have a higher infiltrative potential than MDCK-E47 cells. Interestingly, both cell types induce angiogenesis of the host stromal tissue in transplantation assays, but this property is greatly enhanced in transplants of MDCK-E47 cells. Xenografted tumours induced in nude mice also show signs of strong angiogenic potential, again markedly increased in tumours induced by MDCK-E47 which exhibit a higher vessel density and proliferation rate than those induced by MDCK-Snail cells. These results suggest differential roles for Snail and E47 E-cadherin repressors in tumour progression where Snail is implicated in promoting the initial invasion and E47 plays an active role in tumour cell growth by promoting angiogenesis.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Bioquímica, UAM. Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas Alberto Sols (CSIC-UAM), Arturo Duperier 4, 28029 Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Hector
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Peinado
authors.forename: Faustino
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Marin
authors.forename: Eva
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cubillo
authors.forename: Hans-Juergen
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Stark
authors.forename: Norbert
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Fusenig
authors.forename: M Angela
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Nieto
authors.forename: Amparo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cano
mesh_terms: D000199:Actins / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D015820:Cadherins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D002455:Cell Division; D002460:Cell Line; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D004285:Dogs; D016326:Extracellular Matrix Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007700:Kinetics; D051379:Mice; D008819:Mice, Nude; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009368:Neoplasm Transplantation; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000098:blood supply; D009389:Neovascularization, Pathologic; D019408:Platelet Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 / Q000378:metabolism; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D012097:Repressor Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D000071250:Snail Family Transcription Factors; D051820:TCF Transcription Factors; D058125:Transcription Factor 7-Like 1 Protein; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta / Q000378:metabolism; D014183:Transplantation, Heterologous; D042461:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A / Q000378:metabolism; D000099222:betaIG-H3 Protein
chemical_list: D000199:Actins; D015820:Cadherins; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D016326:Extracellular Matrix Proteins; D019408:Platelet Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule-1; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D012097:Repressor Proteins; D000071250:Snail Family Transcription Factors; D051820:TCF Transcription Factors; D058125:Transcription Factor 7-Like 1 Protein; D014157:Transcription Factors; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta; D042461:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A; D000099222:betaIG-H3 Protein; C544913:Tcf7l1 protein, mouse