The subcellular localization of IGFBP5 affects its cell growth and migration functions in breast cancer
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Insulin-like growth factor binding protein 5 (IGFBP5) has been shown to be associated with breast cancer metastasis in clinical marker studies. However, a major difficulty in understanding how IGFBP5 functions in this capacity is the...
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| author | Sahin Aysegul Hu Limei Akkiprik Mustafa Hao Xishan Zhang Wei |
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| description | <p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Insulin-like growth factor binding protein 5 (IGFBP5) has been shown to be associated with breast cancer metastasis in clinical marker studies. However, a major difficulty in understanding how IGFBP5 functions in this capacity is the paradoxical observation that ectopic overexpression of IGFBP5 in breast cancer cell lines results in suppressed cellular proliferation. In cancer tissues, IGFBP5 resides mainly in the cytoplasm; however, in transfected cells, IGFBP5 is mainly located in the nucleus. We hypothesized that subcellular localization of IGFBP5 affects its functions in host cells.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>To test this hypothesis, we generated wild-type and mutant IGFBP5 expression constructs. The mutation occurs within the nuclear localization sequence (NLS) of the protein and is generated by site-directed mutagenesis using the wild-type IGFBP5 expression construct as a template. Next, we transfected each expression construct into MDA-MB-435 breast cancer cells to establish stable clones overexpressing either wild-type or mutant IGFBP5.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>Functional analysis revealed that cells overexpressing wild-type IGFBP5 had significantly lower cell growth rate and motility than the vector-transfected cells, whereas cells overexpressing mutant IGFBP5 demonstrated a significantly higher ability to proliferate and migrate. To illustrate the subcellular localization of the proteins, we generated wild-type and mutant IGFBP5-pDsRed fluorescence fusion constructs. Fluorescence microscopy imaging revealed that mutation of the NLS in IGFBP5 switched the accumulation of IGFBP5 from the nucleus to the cytoplasm of the protein.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>Together, these findings imply that the mutant form of IGFBP5 increases proliferation and motility of breast cancer cells and that mutation of the NLS in IGFBP5 results in localization of IGFBP5 in the cytoplasm, suggesting that subcellular localization of IGFBP5 affects its cell growth and migration functions in the breast cancer cells.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-92121ea108214a2e9ce9730d7ee20bb42022-12-22T01:17:48ZengBMCBMC Cancer1471-24072009-04-019110310.1186/1471-2407-9-103The subcellular localization of IGFBP5 affects its cell growth and migration functions in breast cancerSahin AysegulHu LimeiAkkiprik MustafaHao XishanZhang Wei<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Insulin-like growth factor binding protein 5 (IGFBP5) has been shown to be associated with breast cancer metastasis in clinical marker studies. However, a major difficulty in understanding how IGFBP5 functions in this capacity is the paradoxical observation that ectopic overexpression of IGFBP5 in breast cancer cell lines results in suppressed cellular proliferation. In cancer tissues, IGFBP5 resides mainly in the cytoplasm; however, in transfected cells, IGFBP5 is mainly located in the nucleus. We hypothesized that subcellular localization of IGFBP5 affects its functions in host cells.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>To test this hypothesis, we generated wild-type and mutant IGFBP5 expression constructs. The mutation occurs within the nuclear localization sequence (NLS) of the protein and is generated by site-directed mutagenesis using the wild-type IGFBP5 expression construct as a template. Next, we transfected each expression construct into MDA-MB-435 breast cancer cells to establish stable clones overexpressing either wild-type or mutant IGFBP5.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>Functional analysis revealed that cells overexpressing wild-type IGFBP5 had significantly lower cell growth rate and motility than the vector-transfected cells, whereas cells overexpressing mutant IGFBP5 demonstrated a significantly higher ability to proliferate and migrate. To illustrate the subcellular localization of the proteins, we generated wild-type and mutant IGFBP5-pDsRed fluorescence fusion constructs. Fluorescence microscopy imaging revealed that mutation of the NLS in IGFBP5 switched the accumulation of IGFBP5 from the nucleus to the cytoplasm of the protein.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>Together, these findings imply that the mutant form of IGFBP5 increases proliferation and motility of breast cancer cells and that mutation of the NLS in IGFBP5 results in localization of IGFBP5 in the cytoplasm, suggesting that subcellular localization of IGFBP5 affects its cell growth and migration functions in the breast cancer cells.</p>http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/9/103 |
| spellingShingle | Sahin Aysegul Hu Limei Akkiprik Mustafa Hao Xishan Zhang Wei The subcellular localization of IGFBP5 affects its cell growth and migration functions in breast cancer BMC Cancer |
| title | The subcellular localization of IGFBP5 affects its cell growth and migration functions in breast cancer |
| title_full | The subcellular localization of IGFBP5 affects its cell growth and migration functions in breast cancer |
| title_fullStr | The subcellular localization of IGFBP5 affects its cell growth and migration functions in breast cancer |
| title_full_unstemmed | The subcellular localization of IGFBP5 affects its cell growth and migration functions in breast cancer |
| title_short | The subcellular localization of IGFBP5 affects its cell growth and migration functions in breast cancer |
| title_sort | subcellular localization of igfbp5 affects its cell growth and migration functions in breast cancer |
| url | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/9/103 |
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