PUBLICATION
Suppression of TGFβ and Angiogenesis by Type VII Collagen in Cutaneous SCC
- Authors
- Martins, V.L., Caley, M.P., Moore, K., Szentpetery, Z., Marsh, S.T., Murrell, D.F., Kim, M.H., Avari, M., McGrath, J.A., Cerio, R., Kivisaari, A., Kähäri, V.M., Hodivala-Dilke, K., Brennan, C.H., Chen, M., Marshall, J.F., O'Toole, E.A.
- ID
- ZDB-PUB-151019-1
- Date
- 2015
- Source
- Journal of the National Cancer Institute 108(1): (Journal)
- Registered Authors
- Brennan, Caroline
- Keywords
- none
- MeSH Terms
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- Angiogenesis Inhibitors/pharmacology*
- Animals
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/drug therapy*
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/genetics
- Collagen Type VII/genetics*
- Collagen Type VII/metabolism
- Epidermolysis Bullosa Dystrophica/complications*
- Epidermolysis Bullosa Dystrophica/genetics
- Humans
- Immunoblotting
- Immunohistochemistry
- Integrin alpha2beta1/metabolism
- Mice
- Mutation
- Neovascularization, Pathologic/drug therapy
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- Signal Transduction/drug effects
- Skin Neoplasms/drug therapy*
- Skin Neoplasms/genetics
- Smad2 Protein/metabolism
- Transforming Growth Factor beta1/antagonists & inhibitors*
- Transforming Growth Factor beta1/genetics
- Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays
- PubMed
- 26476432 Full text @ J. Nat. Cancer Inst.
Citation
Martins, V.L., Caley, M.P., Moore, K., Szentpetery, Z., Marsh, S.T., Murrell, D.F., Kim, M.H., Avari, M., McGrath, J.A., Cerio, R., Kivisaari, A., Kähäri, V.M., Hodivala-Dilke, K., Brennan, C.H., Chen, M., Marshall, J.F., O'Toole, E.A. (2015) Suppression of TGFβ and Angiogenesis by Type VII Collagen in Cutaneous SCC. Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 108(1).
Abstract
Background Individuals with severe generalized recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (RDEB), an inherited blistering disorder caused by mutations in the COL7A1 gene, develop unexplained aggressive squamous cell carcinomas (SCC). Here we report that loss of type VII collagen (Col7) in SCC results in increased TGFβ signaling and angiogenesis in vitro and in vivo.
Methods Stable knockdown (KD) of Col7 was established using shRNA, and cells were used in a mouse xenograft model. Angiogenesis was assessed by immunohistochemistry, endothelial tube-forming assays, and proteome arrays. Mouse and zebrafish models were used to examine the effect of recombinant Col7 on angiogenesis. Findings were confirmed in anonymized, archival human tissue: RDEB SCC tumors, non-EB SCC tumors, RDEB skin, normal skin; and two human RDEB SCC cell lines. The TGFβ pathway was examined using immunoblotting, immunohistochemistry, biochemical inhibition, and siRNA. All statistical tests were two-sided.
Results Increased numbers of cross-cut blood vessels were observed in Col7 KD compared with control xenografts (n = 4 to 7 per group) and in RDEB tumors (n = 21) compared with sporadic SCC (n = 24, P < .001). Recombinant human Col7 reversed the increased SCC angiogenesis in Col7 KD xenografts in vivo (n = 7 per group, P = .04). Blocking the interaction between α2β1 integrin and Col7 increased TGFB1 mRNA expression 1.8-fold and p-Smad2 levels two-fold. Increased TGFβ signaling and VEGF expression were observed in Col7 KD xenografts (n = 4) compared with control (n = 4) and RDEB tumors (TGFβ markers, n = 6; VEGF, n = 17) compared with sporadic SCC (TGFβ markers, n = 6; VEGF, n = 21). Inhibition of TGFβ receptor signaling using siRNA resulted in decreased endothelial cell tube formation (n = 9 per group, mean tubes per well siC = 63.6, SD = 17.1; mean tubes per well siTβRII = 29.7, SD = 6.1, P = .02).
Conclusions Type VII collagen suppresses TGFβ signaling and angiogenesis in cutaneous SCC. Patients with RDEB SCC may benefit from anti-angiogenic therapy.
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