GPER deletion triggers inhibitory effects in triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) cells through the JNK/c-Jun/p53/Noxa transduction pathway.


Journal

Cell death discovery
ISSN: 2058-7716
Titre abrégé: Cell Death Discov
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101665035

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
26 Sep 2023
Historique:
received: 10 05 2023
accepted: 18 09 2023
revised: 28 06 2023
medline: 26 9 2023
pubmed: 26 9 2023
entrez: 25 9 2023
Statut: epublish

Résumé

The G protein-coupled estrogen receptor (GPER) mediates estrogen action in different pathophysiological conditions, including cancer. GPER expression and signaling have been found to join in the progression of triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), even though controversial data have been reported. In present study, we aimed at providing new mechanistic and biological discoveries knocking out (KO) GPER expression by CRISPR/Cas9 technology in MDA-MB-231 TNBC cells. GPER KO whole transcriptome respect to wild type (WT) MDA-MB-231 cells was determined through total RNA sequencing (RNA-Seq) and gene ontology (GO) enrichment analysis. We ascertained that anti-proliferative and pro-apoptotic gene signatures characterize GPER KO MDA-MB-231 cells. Thereafter, we determined that these cells exhibit a reduced proliferative, clonogenic and self-renewal potential along with an increased mitochondria-dependent apoptosis phenotype. In addition, we recognized that decreased cAMP levels trigger the JNK/c-Jun/p53/Noxa axis, which in turn orchestrates the pro-apoptotic effects observed in GPER KO cells. In accordance with these data, survival analyses in TNBC patients of the Molecular Taxonomy of Breast Cancer International Consortium (METABRIC) dataset indicated that high Noxa expression correlates with improved outcomes in TNBC patients. Furthermore, we demonstrated that GPER KO in TNBC cells impairs the expression and secretion of the well-acknowledged GPER target gene named CTGF, thus resulting in the inhibition of migratory effects in cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs). Overall, the present study provides novel mechanistic and biological insights on GPER KO in TNBC cells suggesting that GPER may be considered as a valuable target in comprehensive therapeutic approaches halting TNBC progression.

Identifiants

pubmed: 37749101
doi: 10.1038/s41420-023-01654-0
pii: 10.1038/s41420-023-01654-0
pmc: PMC10520078
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

353

Subventions

Organisme : Associazione Italiana per la Ricerca sul Cancro (Italian Association for Cancer Research)
ID : 21322
Organisme : Associazione Italiana per la Ricerca sul Cancro (Italian Association for Cancer Research)
ID : 21651
Organisme : Associazione Italiana per la Ricerca sul Cancro (Italian Association for Cancer Research)
ID : 23369
Organisme : Associazione Italiana per la Ricerca sul Cancro (Italian Association for Cancer Research)
ID : 27386
Organisme : Ministero della Salute (Ministry of Health, Italy)
ID : RF-2019-12368937
Organisme : Ministero della Salute (Ministry of Health, Italy)
ID : RF-2019-12368937
Organisme : Ministero della Salute (Ministry of Health, Italy)
ID : RF-2019-12368937

Informations de copyright

© 2023. Cell Death Differentiation Association (ADMC).

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Auteurs

Francesca Cirillo (F)

Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, 87036, Rende, Italy.

Marianna Talia (M)

Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, 87036, Rende, Italy.

Maria Francesca Santolla (MF)

Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, 87036, Rende, Italy.

Michele Pellegrino (M)

Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, 87036, Rende, Italy.

Domenica Scordamaglia (D)

Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, 87036, Rende, Italy.

Asia Spinelli (A)

Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, 87036, Rende, Italy.

Salvatore De Rosis (S)

Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, 87036, Rende, Italy.

Francesca Giordano (F)

Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, 87036, Rende, Italy.

Lucia Muglia (L)

Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, 87036, Rende, Italy.

Azzurra Zicarelli (A)

Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, 87036, Rende, Italy.

Marika Di Dio (M)

Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, 87036, Rende, Italy.

Damiano Cosimo Rigiracciolo (DC)

Department of Experimental Oncology, IEO, European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, Via Adamello 16, 20139, Milano, Italy.

Anna Maria Miglietta (AM)

Breast and General Surgery Unit, Regional Hospital Cosenza, 87100, Cosenza, Italy.

Gianfranco Filippelli (G)

Oncology Department, Hospital of Paola, 87100, Cosenza, Italy.

Ernestina Marianna De Francesco (EM)

Endocrinology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, Garibaldi-Nesima Hospital, 95122, Catania, Italy.

Antonino Belfiore (A)

Endocrinology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, Garibaldi-Nesima Hospital, 95122, Catania, Italy.

Rosamaria Lappano (R)

Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, 87036, Rende, Italy. rosamaria.lappano@unical.it.

Marcello Maggiolini (M)

Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, 87036, Rende, Italy. marcello.maggiolini@unical.it.

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