title: SHP-2 promoting migration and metastasis of MCF-7 with loss of E-cadherin, dephosphorylation of FAK and secretion of MMP-9 induced by IL-1beta in vivo and in vitro.
abstract: Shp-2, an src homology (SH) two-containing phosphotyrosine phosphatase, appears to be involved in cytoplasmic signaling downstream of a variety of cell surface receptors. It also plays an important role in the control of cell spreading, migration, and cytoskeletal architecture. In our study, abrogation of SHP-2 catalytic activity with a'dominant-negative mutant (SHP-2C > S) displayed an increased number of focal adhesion, high expression of E-cadhenrin and phosphorylation of the focal adhesion kinase (FAK). Interestingly, the cells expressing SHP-2C > S showed reduced IL-1beta-stimulated chemotaxis compared with either mock- or SHP-2 wild type-transfected cells. We also found that SHP-2-GFP-transfected cell lines did not express E-cadherin nearly and produced high level of the matrix metalloproteinase MMP-9 in the supernatants. The loss of E-cadherin-mediated adhesion and the increase of MMP-9-induced migration had been shown to play an important role in the transition of epithelial tumors from a benign to an invasive state. These findings have raised the possibility that SHP-2 can promote the cancer cell to invasion the distant tissues. To determine whether SHP-2 promotes invasion and metastasis, we transfected MCF-7 breast cancer cell lines with SHP-2-GFP, SHP-2C > S-GFP and analyzed the effects of the SHP-2 on cell migration, invasion, and metastasis. In vitro, SHP-2-GFP-transfected cells migrated more efficiently, showed an increased invasion of Matrigel, and adhered less efficiently to monolayers of fibroblast cells. When injected into the abdominal cavity of nude mice, SHP-2-GFP-transfected cells metastasized widely to the lung, kidney, but MCF-7 with SHP-2C > S-GFP was not observed in the these organs. These results demonstrate that SHP-2 promotes invasion and metastasis of MCF-7 with the loss of E-cadherin, the dephosphorylation of FAK and the secretion of MMP-9 induced by IL-1beta.
authors.affiliation: Department of Embryology and Histology, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Feng-mei
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Hou-qi
authors.initials: HQ
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Shan-rong
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Shu-ping
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Ling
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Gen-sheng
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Feng
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000503:physiopathology*; D015820:Cadherins / Q000378:metabolism*; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D002465:Cell Movement; D005260:Female; D051417:Focal Adhesion Kinase 1; D051416:Focal Adhesion Protein-Tyrosine Kinases; D022001:Focal Adhesions / Q000737:chemistry*; D015870:Gene Expression; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007375:Interleukin-1; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D020780:Matrix Metalloproteinase 9 / Q000378:metabolism*; D051379:Mice; D008819:Mice, Nude; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis / Q000235:genetics / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010766:Phosphorylation; D054592:Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 11; D017027:Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D015820:Cadherins; D007375:Interleukin-1; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases; D051417:Focal Adhesion Kinase 1; D051416:Focal Adhesion Protein-Tyrosine Kinases; C496051:Ptk2 protein, mouse; D054592:Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 11; D017027:Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases; C516725:Ptpn11 protein, mouse; D020780:Matrix Metalloproteinase 9