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Ras-induced Interleukin-8 expression plays a critical role in tumor growth and angiogenesis
Anke Sparmann,Dafna Bar-Sagi +1 more
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In this article, the authors used oligonucleotide-based DNA microarrays to analyze transcriptional changes resulting from constitutive Ras signaling and found that Ras signaling leads to a significant induction of Interleukin-8 (IL-8) mRNA, which is accompanied by a corresponding increase in protein levels.Abstract:
1749 Ras proteins are important regulators of cell proliferation and their constitutive activation is a key event in cancer development. To discover novel effector pathways that might contribute to the oncogenic properties of Ras, we used oligonucleotide-based DNA microarrays to analyze transcriptional changes resulting from constitutive Ras signaling. We performed the expression analyses with HeLa stable cell lines expressing activated RasG12→V transgenes under a tetracycline responsive promoter (Tet-Off™ Expression System). This system not only mediates tight on/off regulation of gene expression; it also permits the titration of protein levels on a single cell basis allowing the study of dose dependent aspects of gene activity. Ras signaling leads to a significant induction of Interleukin-8 (IL-8) mRNA, which is accompanied by a corresponding increase in protein levels. IL-8 is a chemotactic factor for leukocytes and closely associated with the initiation of an acute inflammatory response. Analysis of signal transduction pathways that link Ras to IL-8 up-regulation suggests a direct effect of Ras on the IL-8 promoter, mediated by the synergistic activation of both MAPK-cascades and the PI3K > NFκB pathway. In addition, the Ras-induced accumulation of IL-8 protein is dependent on the activation of p38 MAP-kinase through a post-transcriptional mechanism involving an increase in IL-8 mRNA stability. Investigation of the functional importance of IL-8 in the context of tumorigenesis shows that IL-8 plays a decisive role in RasV12-mediated acceleration of tumor growth in a nude mouse xenograft model. Ablation of IL-8 function is accompanied by a significant reduction in tumor size. This effect is not due to decreased cell proliferation rates, since we observe no change in the mitogenic index of tumors after inhibition of IL-8. However, tumors devoid of functional IL-8 show a marked reduction in vascularization accompanied by vast tissue necrosis. These observations can be correlated with an IL-8-mediated initiation of an early inflammatory reaction in developing neoplasms that triggers tumor vascularization. In addition, IL-8 may act directly to support angiogenesis by promoting endothelial cell proliferation and migration. These results provide a novel mechanism by which tumor cells harboring oncogenic Ras can appropriate inflammatory mediators to recruit immune cells to the tumor site and facilitate neo-angiogenesis, thus setting the stage for subsequent progression to malignancy.read more
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