title: DFMO/eflornithine inhibits migration and invasion downstream of MYCN and involves p27Kip1 activity in neuroblastoma.
abstract: Neuroblastoma (NB) is the most common extracranial pediatric tumor. NB patients over 18 months of age at the time of diagnosis are often in the later stages of the disease, present with widespread dissemination, and often possess MYCN tumor gene amplification. MYCN is a transcription factor that regulates the expression of a number of genes including ornithine decarboxylase (ODC), a rate-limiting enzyme in the biosynthesis of polyamines. Inhibiting ODC in NB cells produces many deleterious effects including G(1) cell cycle arrest, inhibition of cell proliferation, and decreased tumor growth, making ODC a promising target for drug interference. DFMO treatment leads to the accumulation of the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor p27(Kip1) protein and causes p27(Kip1)/Rb-coupled G(1) cell cycle arrest in MYCN-amplified NB tumor cells through a process that involves p27(Kip1) phosphorylation at residues Ser10 and Thr198. While p27(Kip1) is well known for its role as a cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor, recent studies have revealed a novel function of p27(Kip1) as a regulator of cell migration and invasion. In the present study we found that p27(Kip1) regulates the migration and invasion in NB and that these events are dependent on the state of phosphorylation of p27(Kip1). DFMO treatments induced MYCN protein downregulation and phosphorylation of Akt/PKB (Ser473) and GSK3-β (Ser9), and polyamine supplementation alleviated the DFMO-induced effects. Importantly, we provide strong evidence that p27(Kip1) mRNA correlates with clinical features and the survival probability of NB patients.
authors: Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Hawaii at Hilo, Hilo, HI 96720, USA.
authors: Dana-Lynn T
authors: DL
authors: Koomoa
authors: Dirk
authors: D
authors: Geerts
authors: Ingo
authors: I
authors: Lange
authors: Jan
authors: J
authors: Koster
authors: Anthony E
authors: AE
authors: Pegg
authors: David J
authors: DJ
authors: Feith
authors: André S
authors: AS
authors: Bachmann
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D002465:Cell Movement / Q000187:drug effects*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D050760:Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p27 / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D000518:Eflornithine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015870:Gene Expression; D055785:Gene Knockdown Techniques; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D053208:Kaplan-Meier Estimate; D000071447:N-Myc Proto-Oncogene Protein; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009447:Neuroblastoma / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000401:mortality; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D015513:Oncogene Proteins; D009955:Ornithine Decarboxylase / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D021381:Protein Transport / Q000187:drug effects; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering / Q000235:genetics; D015398:Signal Transduction
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; C459801:MYCN protein, human; D000071447:N-Myc Proto-Oncogene Protein; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D015513:Oncogene Proteins; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering; D050760:Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p27; D009955:Ornithine Decarboxylase; D000518:Eflornithine