Oncogenic functions of secreted Frizzled-related protein 2 in human renal cancer.
The secreted Frizzled-related proteins (sFRP) are modulators of the Wnt signaling pathway, which is involved in embryonic development and tumor progression. The functions of sFRP2 have not been studied in renal cancer. Transient transfection of sFRP2 promoted cell growth in renal carcinoma cells, whereby the largest effect was observed in A498 cells. To further study the functions of sFRP2 gene in renal carcinoma cells, we established A498 renal cancer cell lines, which stably expressed sFRP2. Stably expressed sFRP2 significantly promoted cell proliferation in vitro and in vivo tumor growth. The stably expressed sFRP2 cells were also found to have reduced UV-induced apoptosis and increased G(2) phase of the cell cycle. The phosphorylation level at Ser(33/37)/Thr(41) of beta-catenin was lower in the stable sFRP2 cell lines compared with the control cell line. sFRP2 significantly activated T-cell factor/lymphoid enhancer factor transcriptional activity. In the stable sFRP2 cell line, expression of c-Fos, Bcl2, Bcl-w, cyclin B2, and cyclin E2 genes was significantly increased and p53 expression was decreased. This is the first report documenting that sFRP2 activates the canonical Wnt pathway and promotes cell growth by evoking diverse signaling cascades in renal cancer cells. This study may provide better strategies for the management of renal cancer through regulation of sFRP2 pathways.
Yamamura
Soichiro
S
Department of Urology, San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center and University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94121, USA.
Kawakami
Kazumori
K
Hirata
Hiroshi
H
Ueno
Koji
K
Saini
Sharanjot
S
Majid
Shahana
S
Dahiya
Rajvir
R
D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000528:radiation effects; D002453:Cell Cycle / Q000528:radiation effects; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D049109:Cell Proliferation / Q000528:radiation effects; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic / Q000528:radiation effects; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology*; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D051379:Mice; D009857:Oncogenes / Q000235:genetics*; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000528:radiation effects; D014162:Transfection; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays; D051153:Wnt Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D000094742:Secreted Frizzled-Related Proteins
D008565:Membrane Proteins; D051153:Wnt Proteins; C109618:SFRP2 protein, human; D000094742:Secreted Frizzled-Related Proteins