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| Author(s): |
Mariana Tamazato Longhi
Total Authors: 1
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| Document type: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Press: | São Paulo. |
| Institution: | Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas (ICB/SDI) |
| Defense date: | 2018-06-11 |
| Examining board members: |
Nathalie Cella;
Patricia Pereira Coltri;
Marcelo Damario Gomes;
Leticia Labriola;
Marilene Hohmuth Lopes
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| Advisor: | Nathalie Cella |
| Abstract | |
Maspin, a 42 kDa tumor suppressor protein, belongs to the serpin (serine protease inhibitors) superfamily, however, its mechanism of action does not depend on protease inhibition. Maspin is expressed by epithelium of different organs and presents differential regulation during tumor progression. Among its biological activities, regulation of cell adhesion, migration, death, gene expression and oxidative stress response were described. Subcellular localization of maspin is related to the regulation of its biological functions. Recent clinical studies indicate that nuclear localization of maspin, not its expression levels, correlates with good prognostic factors and overall survival in some types of cancer, including breast cancer. However, little is known about how maspin subcellular localization is regulated. Most studies on maspin are conducted in tumor cell lines, which show great variability in cell context. Therefore, it is important to use a nontransformed cell line for this approach. Here we investigated soluble factors, cell-cell interaction and cell-substrate interaction as possible regulators of maspin subcellular localization and the signaling pathways involved. Using the MCF10A untransformed mammary epithelial cell line as a model system, we observed by immunofluorescence experiments that the Epidermal Growth Factor (EGF) promotes nuclear localization of maspin. EGF also alters the phosphorylation of the protein as observed by 2D-SDSPAGE and gel containing Phos-tag. Phosphorylation occurs on serine residues and dephosphorylation, on tyrosine residues. Looking for signaling pathways downstream of EGF receptor involved in regulation of maspin subcelular localization, we identified the PI3K and STAT3 pathways. On the other hand, cell-cell adhesion seems to block nuclear localization of maspin. In an attempt to investigate cellular functions related to regulation of maspin by EGFR, we identified proteins that co-immunoprecipitate with maspin in EGF-treated cells. The functional grouping of these proteins suggests that maspin may be involved with RNA metabolism, cell adhesion and cytoskeleton. Thus, this study identified different mechanisms that regulate subcellular localization of maspin, which depends on PI3K and STAT3 activation downstream of EGFR pathway. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 13/00815-4 - Role of maspin in cell migration and proliferation |
| Grantee: | Mariana Tamazato Longhi |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate |