Myoferlin Contributes To The Metastatic Phenotype Of Pancreatic Cancer Cells By Enhancing Their Migratory Capacity Through The Control Of Oxidative Phosphorylation
CANCERS(2019)
摘要
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is one of the deadliest malignancies with an overall survival of 5% and is the second cause of death by cancer, mainly linked to its high metastatic aggressiveness. Accordingly, understanding the mechanisms sustaining the PDAC metastatic phenotype remains a priority. In this study, we generated and used a murine in vivo model to select clones from the human Panc-1 PDAC cell line that exhibit a high propensity to seed and metastasize into the liver. We showed that myoferlin, a protein previously reported to be overexpressed in PDAC, is significantly involved in the migratory abilities of the selected cells. We first report that highly metastatic Panc-1 clones expressed a significantly higher myoferlin level than the corresponding low metastatic ones. Using scratch wound and Boyden's chamber assays, we show that cells expressing a high myoferlin level have higher migratory potential than cells characterized by a low myoferlin abundance. Moreover, we demonstrate that myoferlin silencing leads to a migration decrease associated with a reduction of mitochondrial respiration. Since mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation has been shown to be implicated in the tumor progression and dissemination, our data identify myoferlin as a valid potential therapeutic target in PDAC.
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myoferlin,pancreas cancer,mitochondria,oxidative phosphorylation,metastasis
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