SDF-1alpha concentration dependent modulation of RhoA and Rac1 modifies breast cancer and stromal cells interaction. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • BACKGROUND: The interaction of SDF-1alpha with its receptor CXCR4 plays a role in the occurrence of distant metastasis in many solid tumors. This interaction increases migration from primary sites as well as homing at distant sites. METHODS: Here we investigated how SDF-1α could modulate both migration and adhesion of cancer cells through the modulation of RhoGTPases. RESULTS: We show that different concentrations of SDF-1α modulate the balance of adhesion and migration in cancer cells. Increased migration was obtained at 50 and 100 ng/ml of SDF-1α; however migration was reduced at 200 ng/ml. The adhesion between breast cancer cells and BMHC was significantly increased by SDF-1α treatment at 200 ng/ml and reduced using a blocking monoclonal antibody against CXCR4. We showed that at low SDF-1α concentration, RhoA was activated and overexpressed, while at high concentration Rac1 was promoting SDF-1α mediating-cell adhesion. CONCLUSION: We conclude that SDF-1α concentration modulates migration and adhesion of breast cancer cells, by controlling expression and activation of RhoGTPases.

publication date

  • August 1, 2015

Research

keywords

  • Breast Neoplasms
  • Chemokine CXCL12
  • Stromal Cells
  • rac1 GTP-Binding Protein
  • rhoA GTP-Binding Protein

Identity

PubMed Central ID

  • PMC4522077

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 84938055758

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1186/s12885-015-1556-7

PubMed ID

  • 26231656

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 15