title: Regulatory role of c-Met in insulin-like growth factor-I receptor-mediated migration and invasion of human pancreatic carcinoma cells.
abstract: Pancreatic carcinoma cells overexpress the insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) receptor (IGF-IR) and the hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) receptor, c-Met, which are both known to mediate tumor cell migration and invasion. We hypothesized that IGF-IR and c-Met cooperate to induce migration and invasion of human pancreatic carcinoma cells and that IGF-I-mediated migration and invasion depend on c-Met. Migration and invasion assays were done with the human pancreatic cancer cell line L3.6pl treated with PBS, IGF-I, HGF, or IGF-I plus HGF. To determine if c-Met is necessary for IGF-IR-mediated migration and invasion, c-Met was down-regulated in L3.6pl cells via adenoviral infection with a c-Met ribozyme before IGF-I treatment. IGF-I and HGF increased cell migration and invasion. Furthermore, IGF-I plus HGF had a greater than additive effect on cell migration and invasion compared with either growth factor alone. Down-regulation of c-Met nearly completely inhibited IGF-I-mediated migration and invasion. Our findings suggest that IGF-IR and c-Met cooperate to induce migration and invasion of human pancreatic carcinoma cells. Furthermore, c-Met is required for both HGF- and IGF-I-mediated migration and invasion. Elucidation of the signaling pathways that contribute to tumor progression and metastasis should provide a foundation for the development of targeted therapies for pancreatic carcinoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Oncology, Unit 444, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
authors.forename: Todd W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Bauer
authors.forename: Ray J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Somcio
authors.forename: Fan
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.forename: Wenbiao
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Marjorie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: Donald P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Lesslie
authors.forename: Douglas B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Evans
authors.forename: Gary E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Gallick
authors.forename: Lee M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Ellis
mesh_terms: D002277:Carcinoma / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D002465:Cell Movement / Q000187:drug effects; D017228:Hepatocyte Growth Factor / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / Q000494:pharmacology; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D010766:Phosphorylation; D019859:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-met / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism*; D017526:Receptor, IGF Type 1 / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D017228:Hepatocyte Growth Factor; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I; D019859:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-met; D017526:Receptor, IGF Type 1