Heme oxygenase-1 in the forefront of a multi-molecular network that governs cell-cell contacts and filopodia-induced zippering in prostate cancer

Cell Death Dis. 2016 Dec 29;7(12):e2570. doi: 10.1038/cddis.2016.420.

Abstract

Prostate cancer (PCa) cells display abnormal expression of cytoskeletal proteins resulting in an augmented capacity to resist chemotherapy and colonize distant organs. We have previously shown that heme oxygenase 1 (HO-1) is implicated in cell morphology regulation in PCa. Here, through a multi 'omics' approach we define the HO-1 interactome in PCa, identifying HO-1 molecular partners associated with the integrity of the cellular cytoskeleton. The bioinformatics screening for these cytoskeletal-related partners reveal that they are highly misregulated in prostate adenocarcinoma compared with normal prostate tissue. Under HO-1 induction, PCa cells present reduced frequency in migration events, trajectory and cell velocity and, a significant higher proportion of filopodia-like protrusions favoring zippering among neighboring cells. Moreover forced expression of HO-1 was also capable of altering cell protrusions in transwell co-culture systems of PCa cells with MC3T3 cells (pre-osteoblastic cell line). Accordingly, these effects were reversed under siHO. Transcriptomics profiling evidenced significant modulation of key markers related to cell adhesion and cell-cell communication under HO-1 induction. The integration from our omics-based research provides a four molecular pathway foundation (ANXA2/HMGA1/POU3F1; NFRSF13/GSN; TMOD3/RAI14/VWF; and PLAT/PLAU) behind HO-1 regulation of tumor cytoskeletal cell compartments. The complementary proteomics and transcriptomics approaches presented here promise to move us closer to unravel the molecular framework underpinning HO-1 involvement in the modulation of cytoskeleton pathways, pushing toward a less aggressive phenotype in PCa.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cell Communication / drug effects
  • Cell Communication / genetics*
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Cell Movement / drug effects
  • Coculture Techniques
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Culture Media, Conditioned / pharmacology
  • Cytoskeleton / drug effects
  • Cytoskeleton / metabolism
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic / drug effects
  • Gene Regulatory Networks* / drug effects
  • Heme Oxygenase-1 / metabolism*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mice
  • Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / enzymology*
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / genetics
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Protein Binding / drug effects
  • Proteomics
  • Pseudopodia / drug effects
  • Pseudopodia / metabolism*
  • Sequence Analysis, RNA
  • Tandem Mass Spectrometry
  • Transcriptome / drug effects
  • Transcriptome / genetics

Substances

  • Culture Media, Conditioned
  • Heme Oxygenase-1