Abstract
Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF), a cytokine involved in tumorigenesis and most metastases, initiates cell migration by binding to the protooncogene c-Met receptor. In epithelial carcinoma cells, c-Met activation causes the breakdown of E-cadherin cell-cell contacts leading to cell spreading. While the breakdown of E-cadherin contacts is immediate, HGF-induced migration requires transcription. To test the hypothesis that this de novo mRNA synthesis includes cancer cell-specific transcripts, we performed subtraction hybridization to isolate HGF-induced transcripts from an endometrial epithelial carcinoma cell line, RL95-2 (RL95), known to migrate but not to proliferate with HGF treatment. One novel cDNA we call Mig-7 is induced by HGF in endometrial epithelial carcinoma cell lines RL95 and HEC-1A before migration ensues. Ovarian, oral squamous cell, and colon metastatic tumors but not normal tissues express Mig-7. HGF did not induce Mig-7 in normal primary endometrial epithelial cells. In addition, blocking antibodies to alphavbeta5 integrin inhibited HGF induction of Mig-7 in RL95 cells. Most importantly, Mig-7-specific antisense oligonucleotides inhibited scattering of RL95 cells in vitro. These results are the first to demonstrate that Mig-7 expression may be used as a cancer cell-specific target to inhibit cell scattering.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Aged
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Aged, 80 and over
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Amino Acid Sequence / genetics
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Antibodies / pharmacology
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Base Sequence / genetics
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Biomarkers, Tumor / antagonists & inhibitors
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Biomarkers, Tumor / genetics*
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Biomarkers, Tumor / isolation & purification
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Carcinoma / genetics
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Carcinoma / metabolism*
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Cell Line, Tumor
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DNA, Complementary / analysis
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DNA, Complementary / genetics
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Epithelial Cells / cytology
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Epithelial Cells / drug effects
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Epithelial Cells / metabolism
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Female
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Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic / drug effects
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Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic / genetics*
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Hepatocyte Growth Factor / metabolism*
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Hepatocyte Growth Factor / pharmacology
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Humans
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Integrins / antagonists & inhibitors
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Integrins / metabolism*
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Middle Aged
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Neoplasm Invasiveness / genetics*
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Neoplasm Metastasis / genetics
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Neoplasm Proteins / antagonists & inhibitors
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Neoplasm Proteins / genetics*
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Neoplasm Proteins / isolation & purification
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Oligoribonucleotides, Antisense / pharmacology
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Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-met / metabolism
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RNA, Messenger / genetics
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RNA, Messenger / metabolism
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Receptors, Vitronectin / antagonists & inhibitors
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Receptors, Vitronectin / metabolism*
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Stromal Cells / cytology
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Stromal Cells / metabolism
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Transcription, Genetic / drug effects
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Transcription, Genetic / genetics
Substances
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Antibodies
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Biomarkers, Tumor
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DNA, Complementary
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Integrins
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Neoplasm Proteins
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Oligoribonucleotides, Antisense
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RNA, Messenger
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Receptors, Vitronectin
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TOX4 protein, human
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integrin alphaVbeta5
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Hepatocyte Growth Factor
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Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-met