title: Upregulation of the GRIM-19 gene suppresses invasion and metastasis of human gastric cancer SGC-7901 cell line.
abstract: Gene associated with retinoid-IFN-induced mortality 19 (GRIM-19), as a novel IFN-beta/RA-inducible gene product, was identified as a potential tumor suppressor associated with growth inhibition and cell apoptosis. Recently, it has been reported that the apoptotic effects and apoptosis-related gene induction of GRIM-19 can be attenuated by GW112, indicating that GRIM-19 and GW112 are involved in a common signal transduction pathway. To investigate the signaling mechanisms that link GRIM-19 to GW112 and their functional role in tumor cell invasion and metastasis, we utilized adenovirus-mediated overexpression of GRIM-19 in the gastric cancer SGC-7901 cell line. We observed that enhanced expression of GRIM-19 not only downregulated GW112 but also decreased NF-small ka, CyrillicB binding activity. As a result, we found that tumor cell adhesion, migration, invasion and liver metastasis were inhibited. Additionally, upregulation of GRIM-19 also suppressed secretion of urokinase-type plasminogen activator (u-PA), matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-2, 9 and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). These results indicate that GRIM-19 acts as an upstream regulator of GW112 to block NF-small ka, CyrillicB binding activity, thereby inhibiting gastric cancer cell migration, invasion and metastasis. We conclude that adenoviral transfer of the GRIM-19 gene may be an efficacious approach to controlling the invasion and metastasis of human gastric cancer.
authors.affiliation: Center for Clinical Molecular Medicine, Children's Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400014, People's Republic of China. yihuang828@yahoo.com.cn
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: MeiHua
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Huaan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: ZhaoChun
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zeng
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D051017:Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D015153:Blotting, Western; D002448:Cell Adhesion; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D002465:Cell Movement; D024202:Electrophoretic Mobility Shift Assay; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000556:secondary; D020778:Matrix Metalloproteinase 2 / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D020780:Matrix Metalloproteinase 9 / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D008819:Mice, Nude; D009247:NADH, NADPH Oxidoreductases / Q000235:genetics*; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D015398:Signal Transduction; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control*
chemical_list: D051017:Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D009247:NADH, NADPH Oxidoreductases; C439057:NDUFA13 protein, human; D020778:Matrix Metalloproteinase 2; D020780:Matrix Metalloproteinase 9