Kim Hyunju, Choi Jung-A, Kim Jae-Hong
From the College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul 136-701, Korea.
From the College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul 136-701, Korea
J Biol Chem. 2014 Aug 8;289(32):22151-60. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M114.556126. Epub 2014 Jul 2.
Inflammation and inflammatory mediators are inextricably linked with epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) through complex pathways in the tumor microenvironment. However, the mechanism by which inflammatory mediators, such as the lipid inflammatory mediators, eicosanoids, contribute to EMT is largely unknown. In the present study we observed that BLT2, leukotriene B4 receptor-2, is markedly up-regulated by oncogenic Ras and promotes EMT in response to transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) in mammary epithelial cells. Blockade of BLT2 by the BLT2 inhibitor LY255283 or by siRNA reduced EMT induced by Ras in the presence of TGF-β. In addition, stimulation of BLT2 by the addition of a BLT2 ligand, such as leukotriene B4, restored EMT in the presence of TGF-β in human immortalized mammary epithelial MCF-10A cells. We further searched BLT2 downstream components and identified reactive oxygen species and nuclear factor κB as critical components that contribute to EMT. Taken together, these results demonstrate for the first time that a BLT2-linked inflammatory pathway contributes to EMT. This provides valuable insight into the mechanism of EMT in mammary epithelial cells. In addition, considering the implications of EMT with the stemness of cancer cells, our finding may contribute to a better understanding of tumor progression.
炎症和炎症介质通过肿瘤微环境中的复杂途径与上皮-间质转化(EMT)紧密相连。然而,诸如脂质炎症介质类花生酸等炎症介质促进EMT的机制在很大程度上尚不清楚。在本研究中,我们观察到白三烯B4受体2(BLT2)在致癌Ras作用下显著上调,并在乳腺上皮细胞中响应转化生长因子-β(TGF-β)促进EMT。在存在TGF-β的情况下,使用BLT2抑制剂LY255283或siRNA阻断BLT2可减少Ras诱导的EMT。此外,在人永生化乳腺上皮MCF-10A细胞中,添加BLT2配体如白三烯B4刺激BLT2,可在存在TGF-β的情况下恢复EMT。我们进一步寻找BLT2的下游成分,并确定活性氧和核因子κB是促成EMT的关键成分。综上所述,这些结果首次证明了与BLT2相关的炎症途径促成EMT。这为乳腺上皮细胞中EMT的机制提供了有价值的见解。此外,考虑到EMT与癌细胞干性的关联,我们的发现可能有助于更好地理解肿瘤进展。