A novel role for BRCA1 in regulating breast cancer cell spreading and motility.
BRCA1 C-terminal (BRCT) domains in BRCA1 are essential for tumor suppressor function, though the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. We identified ezrin, radixin, and moesin as BRCA1 BRCT domain-interacting proteins. Ezrin-radixin-moesin (ERM) and F-actin colocalized with BRCA1 at the plasma membr...
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| author | Coene, E Gadelha, C White, N Malhas, A Thomas, B Shaw, M Vaux, D |
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| description | BRCA1 C-terminal (BRCT) domains in BRCA1 are essential for tumor suppressor function, though the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. We identified ezrin, radixin, and moesin as BRCA1 BRCT domain-interacting proteins. Ezrin-radixin-moesin (ERM) and F-actin colocalized with BRCA1 at the plasma membrane (PM) of cancer cells, especially at leading edges and focal adhesion sites. In stably expressing cancer cells, high levels of enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP)-BRCA1(1634-1863) acted as a dominant-negative factor, displacing endogenous BRCA1 from the PM. This led to delayed cell spreading, increased spontaneous motility, and irregular monolayer wound healing. MCF-7 cells (intact BRCA1) showed lower motility than HCC1937 cells (truncated BRCA1), but expression of EGFP-BRCA1(1634-1863) in MCF-7 increased motility. Conversely, full-length BRCA1 expression in HCC1937 decreased motility but only if the protein retained ubiquitin ligase activity. We conclude that full-length BRCA1 is important for complete tumor suppressor activity via interaction of its BRCT domains with ERM at the PM, controlling spreading and motility of cancer cells via ubiquitin ligase activity. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:bee8c0b7-c4ce-4362-84c2-3856e52888162022-03-27T05:43:32ZA novel role for BRCA1 in regulating breast cancer cell spreading and motility.Journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:bee8c0b7-c4ce-4362-84c2-3856e5288816EnglishSymplectic Elements at Oxford2011Coene, EGadelha, CWhite, NMalhas, AThomas, BShaw, MVaux, DBRCA1 C-terminal (BRCT) domains in BRCA1 are essential for tumor suppressor function, though the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. We identified ezrin, radixin, and moesin as BRCA1 BRCT domain-interacting proteins. Ezrin-radixin-moesin (ERM) and F-actin colocalized with BRCA1 at the plasma membrane (PM) of cancer cells, especially at leading edges and focal adhesion sites. In stably expressing cancer cells, high levels of enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP)-BRCA1(1634-1863) acted as a dominant-negative factor, displacing endogenous BRCA1 from the PM. This led to delayed cell spreading, increased spontaneous motility, and irregular monolayer wound healing. MCF-7 cells (intact BRCA1) showed lower motility than HCC1937 cells (truncated BRCA1), but expression of EGFP-BRCA1(1634-1863) in MCF-7 increased motility. Conversely, full-length BRCA1 expression in HCC1937 decreased motility but only if the protein retained ubiquitin ligase activity. We conclude that full-length BRCA1 is important for complete tumor suppressor activity via interaction of its BRCT domains with ERM at the PM, controlling spreading and motility of cancer cells via ubiquitin ligase activity. |
| spellingShingle | Coene, E Gadelha, C White, N Malhas, A Thomas, B Shaw, M Vaux, D A novel role for BRCA1 in regulating breast cancer cell spreading and motility. |
| title | A novel role for BRCA1 in regulating breast cancer cell spreading and motility. |
| title_full | A novel role for BRCA1 in regulating breast cancer cell spreading and motility. |
| title_fullStr | A novel role for BRCA1 in regulating breast cancer cell spreading and motility. |
| title_full_unstemmed | A novel role for BRCA1 in regulating breast cancer cell spreading and motility. |
| title_short | A novel role for BRCA1 in regulating breast cancer cell spreading and motility. |
| title_sort | novel role for brca1 in regulating breast cancer cell spreading and motility |
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