Activin type II receptor restoration in ACVR2-deficient colon cancer cells induces transforming growth factor-β response pathway genes

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Deacu, E
Mori, Y
Sato, F
Yin, J
Olaru, A
Sterian, A
Xu, Y
Wang, S
Schulmann, K
Berki, A
Kan, T
Abraham, JM
Meltzer, SJ
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[1] Univ Maryland, Sch Med, Div Gastroenterol, Dept Med, Baltimore, MD 21201 USA
[2] Univ Maryland, Sch Med, Div Gastroenterol, Dept Pathol, Baltimore, MD 21201 USA
[3] Greenbaum Canc Ctr, Baltimore, MD USA
[4] Baltimore VA Hosp, Baltimore, MD USA
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10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-04-2082
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R73 [肿瘤学];
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The activin type II receptor (ACVR2) gene is a putative tumor suppressor gene that is frequently mutated in microsatellite-unstable colon cancers (MSI-H colon cancers). ACVR2 is a member of the transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta type II receptor (TGFBR2) family and controls cell growth and differentiation. SMAD proteins are major intracellular effectors shared by ACVR2 and TGFBR2 signaling; however, additional shared effector mechanisms remain to be explored. To discover novel mechanisms transmitting the ACVR2 signal, we restored ACVR2 function by transfecting wild-type ACVR2 (wt-ACVR2) into a MSI-H colon cancer cell line carrying an ACVR2 frameshift mutation. The effect of ACVR2 restoration on cell growth, SMAD phosphorylation, and global molecular phenotype was then evaluated. Decreased cell growth was observed in wt-ACVR2 transfectants relative to ACVR2-deficient vector-transfected controls. Western blotting revealed higher expression of phosphorylated SMAD2 in wt-ACVR2 transfectants versus controls, suggesting cells deficient in ACVR2 had impaired SMAD signaling. Microarray-based differential expression analysis revealed substantial ACVR2-induced overexpression of genes implicated in the control of cell growth and tumorigenesis, including the activator protein (AP)-1 complex genes JUND, JUN, and FOSB, as well as the small GTPase signal transduction family members, RHOB, ARHE, and ARHGD1A. Overexpression of these genes is shared with TGFBR2 activation. This observed similarity between the activin and TGF-beta signaling systems suggests that activin may serve as an alternative activator of TGF-beta effectors, including SMADs, and that frameshift mutation of ACVR2 may contribute to MSI-H colon tumorigenesis via disruption of alternate TGF-beta effector pathways.
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