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Query: UMLS:C0043167 (pertussis)
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Besides its involvement in clot lysis, the plasminogen activator (PA) system elicits various cellular responses involved in cell migration, adhesion, and proliferation and plays a key role in the progression of cancers. beta-Catenin interacts with E-cadherins and functions as transcriptional coactivator of the Wnt-signaling pathway, which is implicated in tumor formation when aberrantly activated. We report that tissue-type plasminogen activator (tPA) elicited tyrosine phosphorylation and cytosolic accumulation of an active (non-serine-threonin phosphorylated, nonubiquitinated) form of beta-catenin in ECV304 carcinoma cells. tPA-dependent beta-catenin activation is mediated through epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) transactivation (via Src), suggested by the inhibitory effects of AG1478 and PP2 (specific inhibitors of EGFR and Src, respectively) and by the lack of beta-catenin activation in EGFR-negative B82 fibroblasts. EGFR phosphorylation and beta-catenin activation were inhibited by plasminogen activator inhibitor 1 and pertussis toxin, two inhibitors of the urokinase-type plasminogen activator (uPA)/uPA receptor system. beta-Catenin activation was correlated with the phosphorylation of glycogen synthase kinase-3beta through a phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/Akt-dependent mechanism. Gel shift experiments revealed the activation of beta-catenin/T-cell-specific transcription factor (Tcf)/lymphoid enhancer factor-1 (Lef) transcriptional complex, evidenced by an increased binding of nuclear extracts to oligonucleotides containing the cyclin D1 Lef/Tcf site. beta-Catenin silencing through small interfering RNA and antisense oligonucleotides inhibited both the tPA-mediated cyclin D1 expression and cell proliferation. A similar activation of the beta-catenin pathway was triggered by amino-terminal fragment, the NH(2)-terminal catalytically inactive fragment of tPA, thus suggesting that this effect was independent of the proteolytic activity of plasminogen activators. In conclusion, the beta-catenin/Lef/Tcf pathway is activated by tPA and is involved in cell cycle progression and proliferation.
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PMID:Activation of the {beta}-catenin/T-cell-specific transcription factor/lymphoid enhancer factor-1 pathway by plasminogen activators in ECV304 carcinoma cells. 1569 95

Glioblastoma is the most malignant and common brain tumor. To promote their growth, these glioma cells secrete a variety of soluble factors including plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1), which functions as an inhibitor of plasminogen activators. We report here with the basis of microarray gene expression analysis that CXCR4 expressing glioma cells are capable of expressing PAI-1 mRNA and protein upon CXCL12 stimulation. Pretreatment with U0126, an inhibitor of mitogen activated protein kinase (MAPK)/extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) kinase (MEK) 1/2, abrogated CXCL12-induced PAI-1 expression. Pertussis toxin (PTX), an inhibitor of Galpha(i) proteins, also had inhibitory effects, indicating that the activation of Galpha(i) and ERK MAPK are required for this response. Interestingly, CXCL12 showed additive effects with another PAI-1 inducers, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha and/or tumor growth factor (TGF)-beta1, in increasing PAI-1 expression. These results indicate that CXCL12/CXCR4 signaling in glioma cells may be another mechanism for these cells to express PAI-1, which may be involved in angiogenesis and tumor invasion in brain tumors.
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PMID:CXCL12-mediated induction of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 expression in human CXCR4 positive astroglioma cells. 1933 86


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