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The Promigratory Activity of the Matricellular Protein Galectin-3 Depends on the Activation of PI-3 Kinase

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Author(s):
Melo, Fabiana H. M. [1] ; Butera, Diego [2, 1] ; Junqueira, Mara de Souza [1] ; Hsu, Daniel K. [3] ; Moura da Silva, Ana Maria [2] ; Liu, Fu-Tong [3] ; Santos, Marinilice F. [4] ; Chammas, Roger [1, 5]
Total Authors: 8
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Fac Med, Dept Radiol & Oncol, Sao Paulo - Brazil
[2] Inst Butantan, Lab Imunopatol, Sao Paulo - Brazil
[3] Univ Calif Davis, Dept Dermatol, Davis, CA 95616 - USA
[4] Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Ciencias Biomed, Dept Biol Celular & Desenvolvimento, BR-05508 Sao Paulo - Brazil
[5] Inst Canc Estado Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 5
Document type: Journal article
Source: PLoS One; v. 6, n. 12 DEC 28 2011.
Web of Science Citations: 9
Abstract

Expression of galectin-3 is associated with sarcoma progression, invasion and metastasis. Here we determined the role of extracellular galectin-3 on migration of sarcoma cells on laminin-111. Cell lines from methylcholanthrene-induced sarcomas from both wild type and galectin-3(-/-) mice were established. Despite the presence of similar levels of laminin-binding integrins on the cell surface, galectin-3(-/-) sarcoma cells were more adherent and less migratory than galectin-3+/+ sarcoma cells on laminin-111. When galectin-3 was transiently expressed in galectin-3(-/-) sarcoma cells, it inhibited cell adhesion and stimulated the migratory response to laminin in a carbohydrate-dependent manner. Extracellular galectin-3 led to the recruitment of SHP-2 phosphatase to focal adhesion plaques, followed by a decrease in the amount of phosphorylated FAK and phospho-paxillin in the lamellipodia of migrating cells. The promigratory activity of extracellular galectin-3 was inhibitable by wortmannin, implicating the activation of a PI-3 kinase dependent pathway in the galectin-3 triggered disruption of adhesion plaques, leading to sarcoma cell migration on laminin-111. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 98/14247-6 - Center for Research on Cell-Based Therapy
Grantee:Marco Antonio Zago
Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Research, Innovation and Dissemination Centers - RIDC