色氨酸 3-单加氧酶的表面表达促进三阴性乳腺癌的增殖和转移。
Surface Expression of Kynurenine 3-Monooxygenase Promotes Proliferation and Metastasis in Triple-Negative Breast Cancers.
机构信息
Department of Veterinary Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei.
Department of Medical Laboratory and Biotechnology, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung.
出版信息
Cancer Control. 2021 Jan-Dec;28:10732748211009245. doi: 10.1177/10732748211009245.
Kynurenine 3-monooxygenase (KMO) is the pivotal enzyme in the kynurenine pathway and is located on the mitochondrial outer membrane. The dysregulation of KMO leads to various neurodegenerative diseases; however, it is rarely mentioned in cancer progression. Our previous study showed that KMO overexpression in canine mammary gland tumors (cMGT) is associated with poor prognosis in cMGT patients. Surprisingly, it was also found that KMO can be located on the cell membranes of cMGT cells, unlike its location in normal cells, where KMO is expressed only within the cytosol. Since cMGT and human breast cancer share similar morphologies and pathogenesis, this study investigated the possibility of detecting surface KMO in human breast cancers and the role of surface KMO in tumorigenesis. Using immunohistochemistry (IHC), flow cytometry (FC), immunofluorescence assay (IFA), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM), we demonstrated that KMO can be aberrantly and highly expressed on the cell membranes of breast cancer tissues and in an array of cell lines. Masking surface KMO with anti-KMO antibody reduced the cell viability and inhibited the migration and invasion of the triple-negative breast cancer cell line, MDA-MB-231. These results indicated that aberrant surface expression of KMO may be a potential therapeutic target for human breast cancers.
犬尿氨酸 3-单加氧酶(KMO)是犬尿氨酸途径中的关键酶,位于线粒体的外膜上。KMO 的失调导致各种神经退行性疾病;然而,它在癌症进展中很少被提及。我们之前的研究表明,犬乳腺肿瘤(cMGT)中 KMO 的过表达与 cMGT 患者的预后不良有关。令人惊讶的是,还发现 KMO 可以位于 cMGT 细胞的细胞膜上,与正常细胞不同,正常细胞中的 KMO 仅表达在细胞质内。由于 cMGT 和人乳腺癌具有相似的形态和发病机制,因此本研究探讨了在人乳腺癌中检测表面 KMO 的可能性以及表面 KMO 在肿瘤发生中的作用。通过免疫组织化学(IHC)、流式细胞术(FC)、免疫荧光测定(IFA)和透射电子显微镜(TEM),我们证明 KMO 可以在乳腺癌组织的细胞膜上以及一系列细胞系中异常且高度表达。用抗 KMO 抗体掩盖表面 KMO 降低了三阴性乳腺癌细胞系 MDA-MB-231 的细胞活力,并抑制了其迁移和侵袭。这些结果表明,KMO 的异常表面表达可能是人类乳腺癌的一个潜在治疗靶点。