Gao Lin, Zhao Ru, Liu Junmei, Zhang Wenbo, Sun Feifei, Yin Qianshuo, Wang Xin, Wang Meng, Feng Tingting, Qin Yiming, Cai Wenjie, Li Qianni, Dong Hanchen, Chen Xueqing, Xiong Xueting, Liu Hui, Hu Jing, Chen Weiwen, Han Bo
The Key Laboratory of Experimental Teratology, Ministry of Education and Department of Pathology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Front Oncol. 2021 Nov 4;11:679173. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2021.679173. eCollection 2021.
Castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) continues to be a major clinical problem and its underlying mechanisms are still not fully understood. The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) activation is an important event that regulates mitogenic signaling. EGFR signaling plays an important role in the transition from androgen dependence to castration-resistant state in prostate cancer (PCa). Kinesin family member 15 (KIF15) has been suggested to be overexpressed in multiple malignancies. Here, we demonstrate that KIF15 expression is elevated in CRPC. We show that KIF15 contributes to CRPC progression by enhancing the EGFR signaling pathway, which includes complex network intermediates such as mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/AKT pathways. In CRPC tumors, increased expression of KIF15 is positively correlated with EGFR protein level. KIF15 binds to EGFR, and prevents EGFR proteins from degradation in a Cdc42-dependent manner. These findings highlight the key role of KIF15 in the development of CRPC and rationalize KIF15 as a potential therapeutic target.
去势抵抗性前列腺癌(CRPC)仍然是一个主要的临床问题,其潜在机制仍未完全阐明。表皮生长因子受体(EGFR)激活是调节有丝分裂信号的重要事件。EGFR信号传导在前列腺癌(PCa)从雄激素依赖状态向去势抵抗状态的转变中起重要作用。驱动蛋白家族成员15(KIF15)已被证实在多种恶性肿瘤中过表达。在此,我们证明KIF15在CRPC中表达升高。我们表明,KIF15通过增强EGFR信号通路促进CRPC进展,该信号通路包括复杂的网络中间体,如丝裂原活化蛋白激酶(MAPK)和磷脂酰肌醇3激酶(PI3K)/AKT通路。在CRPC肿瘤中,KIF15表达增加与EGFR蛋白水平呈正相关。KIF15与EGFR结合,并以Cdc42依赖的方式阻止EGFR蛋白降解。这些发现突出了KIF15在CRPC发生发展中的关键作用,并使KIF15成为一个潜在的治疗靶点。