Disruption of c-Jun reduces cellular migration and invasion through inhibition of c-Src and hyperactivation of ROCK II kinase

Xuanmao Jiao, Sanjay Katiyar, Manran Liu, Susette C. Mueller, Michael P. Lisanti, Anping Li, Timothy G. Pestell, Kongming Wu, Xiaoming Ju, Zhiping Li, Erwin F. Wagner, Tatsuo Takeya, Chenguang Wang, Richard G. Pestell

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    Abstract

    The spread of metastatic tumors to different organs is associated with poor prognosis. The metastatic process requires migration and cellular invasion. The protooncogene c-jun encodes the founding member of the activator protein-1 family and is required for cellular proliferation and DNA synthesis in response to oncogenic signals and plays an essential role in chemical carcinogenesis. The role of c-Jun in cellular invasion remains to be defined. Genetic deletion of c-Jun in transgenic mice is embryonic lethal; therefore, transgenic mice encoding a c-Jun gene flanked by LoxP sites (c-junf/f) were used. c-jun gene deletion reduced c-Src expression, hyperactivated ROCK II signaling, and reduced cellular polarity, migration, and invasiveness. c-Jun increased c-Src mRNA abundance and c-Src promoter activity involving an AP-1 site in the c-Src promoter. Transduction of c-jun-/- cells with either c-Jun or c-Src retroviral expression systems restored the defective cellular migration of c-jun-/- cells. As c-Src is a critical component of pathways regulating proliferation, survival, and metastasis, the induction of c-Src abundance, by c-Jun, provides a novel mechanism of cooperative signaling in cellular invasion. © 2008 by The American Society for Cell Biology.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)1378-1390
    Number of pages12
    JournalMolecular Biology of the Cell
    Volume19
    Issue number4
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Apr 2008

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