title: Targeting choline phospholipid metabolism: GDPD5 and GDPD6 silencing decrease breast cancer cell proliferation, migration, and invasion.
abstract: Abnormal choline phospholipid metabolism is associated with oncogenesis and tumor progression. We have investigated the effects of targeting choline phospholipid metabolism by silencing two glycerophosphodiesterase genes, GDPD5 and GDPD6, using small interfering RNA (siRNA) in two breast cancer cell lines, MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231. Treatment with GDPD5 and GDPD6 siRNA resulted in significant increases in glycerophosphocholine (GPC) levels, and no change in the levels of phosphocholine or free choline, which further supports their role as GPC-specific regulators in breast cancer. The GPC levels were increased more than twofold during GDPD6 silencing, and marginally increased during GDPD5 silencing. DNA laddering was negative in both cell lines treated with GDPD5 and GDPD6 siRNA, indicating absence of apoptosis. Treatment with GDPD5 siRNA caused a decrease in cell viability in MCF-7 cells, while GDPD6 siRNA treatment had no effect on cell viability in either cell line. Decreased cell migration and invasion were observed in MDA-MB-231 cells treated with GDPD5 or GDPD6 siRNA, where a more pronounced reduction in cell migration and invasion was observed under GDPD5 siRNA treatment as compared with GDPD6 siRNA treatment. In conclusion, GDPD6 silencing increased the GPC levels in breast cancer cells more profoundly than GDPD5 silencing, while the effects of GDPD5 silencing on cell viability/proliferation, migration, and invasion were more severe than those of GDPD6 silencing. Our results suggest that silencing GDPD5 and GDPD6 alone or in combination may have potential as a new molecular targeting strategy for breast cancer treatment. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
authors.affiliation: Department of Circulation and Medical Imaging, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway.|St. Olav's Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway.|Division of Cancer Imaging Research, Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Maria Dung
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.affiliation: Division of Cancer Imaging Research, Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Menglin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.affiliation: Division of Cancer Imaging Research, Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Asif
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rizwan
authors.affiliation: Division of Cancer Imaging Research, Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Lu
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.affiliation: Division of Cancer Imaging Research, Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Balaji
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Krishnamachary
authors.affiliation: Division of Cancer Imaging Research, Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.|Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MS, USA.
authors.forename: Zaver M
authors.initials: ZM
authors.lastname: Bhujwalla
authors.affiliation: Department of Circulation and Medical Imaging, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway.
authors.forename: Tone F
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Bathen
authors.affiliation: Division of Cancer Imaging Research, Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.|Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MS, USA.
authors.forename: Kristine
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Glunde
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D002465:Cell Movement; D049109:Cell Proliferation; D020868:Gene Silencing; D015316:Genetic Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005997:Glycerylphosphorylcholine / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D061986:MCF-7 Cells; D058990:Molecular Targeted Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D010740:Phospholipases / Q000378:metabolism*; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering / Q000008:administration & dosage; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D034741:RNA, Small Interfering; D005997:Glycerylphosphorylcholine; C573928:GPCPD1 protein, human; D010740:Phospholipases
keywords: GDPD5; GDPD6; breast cancer; choline phospholipid metabolism; gene targeted treatment