Immunological and Functional Characterization of RhoGDI3 and Its Molecular Targets RhoG and RhoB in Human Pancreatic Cancerous and Normal Cells


Por: Piedad de Leon-Bautista, Mercedes, del Carmen Cardenas-Aguayo, Maria, Casique-Aguirre, Diana, Almaraz-Salinas, Manuel, Parraguirre-Martinez, Sara, Olivo-Diaz, Angelica, del Rocio Thompson-Bonilla, Maria, Vargas, Miguel

Publicada: 10 nov 2016
Resumen:
RhoGDI proteins have been implicated in several human cancers; changes in their expression levels have shown pro-or anti-tumorigenic effects. Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a complex pathology, with poor prognosis, and most patients die shortly after diagnosis. Efforts have been focused on understanding the role of RhoGDI's in PDAC, specially, RhoGDI1 and RhoGDI2. However, the role of RhoGDI3 has not been studied in relation to cancer or to PDAC. Here, we characterized the expression and functionality of RhoGDI3 and its target GTPases, RhoG and RhoB in pancreatic cell lines from both normal pancreatic tissue and tissue in late stages of PDAC, and compared them to human biopsies. Through immunofluorescences, pulldown assays and subcellular fractionation, we found a reduction in RhoGDI3 expression in the late stages of PDAC, and this reduction correlates with tumor progression and aggressiveness. Despite the reduction in the expression of RhoGDI3 in PDAC, we found that RhoB was underexpressed while RhoG was overexpressed, suggesting that cancerous cells preserve their capacity to activate this pathway, thus these cells may be more eager to response to the stimuli needed to proliferate and become invasive unlike normal cells. Surprisingly, we found nuclear localization of RhoGDI3 in non -cancerous pancreatic cell line and normal pancreatic tissue biopsies, which could open the possibility of novel nuclear functions for this protein, impacting gene expression regulation and cellular homeostasis.

Filiaciones:
Piedad de Leon-Bautista, Mercedes:
 Inst Politecn Nacl, Ctr Invest & Estudios Avanzados, Dept Biomed Mol, Ave Inst Politecn Nacl 2508, Mexico City 07360, DF, Mexico

del Carmen Cardenas-Aguayo, Maria:
 Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Fac Med, Dept Fisiol, Ave Univ 3000, Delegacion Coyoacan 04510, Mexico

Casique-Aguirre, Diana:
 Inst Politecn Nacl, Ctr Invest & Estudios Avanzados, Dept Biomed Mol, Ave Inst Politecn Nacl 2508, Mexico City 07360, DF, Mexico

Almaraz-Salinas, Manuel:
 Inst Tecnol Milpa Alta, Fac Bioquim, Independencia 36, Mexico City 12300, DF, Mexico

Parraguirre-Martinez, Sara:
 Hosp Gen Doctor Manuel Gea Gonzalez, Dept Anat Patol, Av Calzada Tlalpan 4800,Sect 16, Mexico City 14080, DF, Mexico

Olivo-Diaz, Angelica:
 Hosp Doctor Manuel Gea Gonzalez, Dept Biol Mol & Histocompatibilidad, Av Calzada Tlalpan 4800,Sect 16, Mexico City 14080, DF, Mexico

del Rocio Thompson-Bonilla, Maria:
 Hosp 1 Octubre, ISSSTE, Lab Med Genom, Invest Biomed Traslac, Av Inst Politecn Nacl 1669, Mexico City 07760, DF, Mexico

Vargas, Miguel:
 Inst Politecn Nacl, Ctr Invest & Estudios Avanzados, Dept Biomed Mol, Ave Inst Politecn Nacl 2508, Mexico City 07360, DF, Mexico
ISSN: 19326203
Editorial
PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE, 1160 BATTERY STREET, STE 100, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94111 USA, Estados Unidos America
Tipo de documento: Article
Volumen: 11 Número: 11
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WOS Id: 000387725000112
ID de PubMed: 27832197