Osteoblast-derived WNT-induced secreted protein 1 increases VCAM-1 expression and enhances prostate cancer metastasis by down-regulating miR-126

Oncotarget. 2014 Sep 15;5(17):7589-98. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.2280.

Abstract

Bone metastases of prostate cancer (PCa) may cause intractable pain. Wnt-1-induced secreted protein 1 (WISP-1) belongs to the CCN family (CTGF/CYR61/NOV) that plays a key role in bone formation. We found that osteoblast-conditioned medium (OBCM) stimulates migration and vascular adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM)-1 expression in human PCa (PC3 and DU145) cells. Osteoblast transfection with WISP-1 shRNA reduced OBCM-mediated PCa migration and VCAM-1 expression. Stimulation of PCa with OBCM or WISP-1 elevated focal adhesion kinase (FAK) and p38 phosphorylation. Either FAK and p38 inhibitors or siRNA abolished osteoblast-derived WISP-1-induced migration and VCAM-1 expression. Osteoblast-derived WISP-1 inhibited miR-126 expression. Moreover, miR-216 mimic reversed the WISP-1-enhanced migration and VCAM-1 expression. This study suggests that osteoblast-derived WISP-1 promotes migration and VCAM-1 expression in human PCa cells by down-regulating miR-126 expression via αvβ1 integrin, FAK, and p38 signaling pathways. Thus, WISP-1 may be a new molecular therapeutic target in PCa bone metastasis.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Blotting, Western
  • CCN Intercellular Signaling Proteins / metabolism*
  • Cell Line
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Down-Regulation
  • Humans
  • Male
  • MicroRNAs / biosynthesis*
  • Neoplasm Invasiveness / genetics*
  • Neoplasm Invasiveness / pathology
  • Osteoblasts / metabolism*
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins / metabolism*
  • RNA, Small Interfering
  • Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Transfection
  • Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 / biosynthesis*

Substances

  • CCN Intercellular Signaling Proteins
  • CCN4 protein, human
  • MIRN126 microRNA, human
  • MicroRNAs
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins
  • RNA, Small Interfering
  • Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1