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Sema6A and Mical1 control cell growth and survival of BRAF V600E human melanoma cells

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Title
Sema6A and Mical1 control cell growth and survival of BRAF V600E human melanoma cells
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Oncotarget, December 2014
DOI 10.18632/oncotarget.2995
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Authors

Rossella Loria, Giulia Bon, Valentina Perotti, Enzo Gallo, Ilaria Bersani, Paola Baldassari, Manuela Porru, Carlo Leonetti, Selene Di Carlo, Paolo Visca, Maria Felice Brizzi, Andrea Anichini, Roberta Mortarini, Rita Falcioni

Abstract

We used whole genome microarray analysis to identify potential candidate genes with differential expression in BRAFV600E vs NRASQ61R melanoma cells. We selected, for comparison, a peculiar model based on melanoma clones, isolated from a single tumor characterized by mutually exclusive expression of BRAFV600E and NRASQ61R in different cells. This effort led us to identify two genes, SEMA6A and MICAL1, highly expressed in BRAF-mutant vs NRAS-mutant clones. Real-time PCR, Western blot and immunohistochemistry confirmed preferential expression of Sema6A and Mical1 in BRAFV600E melanoma. Sema6A is a member of the semaphorin family, and it complexes with the plexins to regulate actin cytoskeleton, motility and cell proliferation. Silencing of Sema6A in BRAF-mutant cells caused cytoskeletal remodeling, and loss of stress fibers, that in turn induced cell death. Furthermore, Sema6A depletion caused loss of anchorage-independent growth, inhibition of chemotaxis and invasion. Forced Sema6A overexpression, in NRASQ61R clones, induced anchorage-independent growth, and a significant increase of invasiveness. Mical1, that links Sema/PlexinA signaling, is also a negative regulator of apoptosis. Indeed, Mical-1 depletion in BRAF mutant cells restored MST-1-dependent NDR phosphorylation and promoted a rapid and massive NDR-dependent apoptosis. Overall, our data suggest that Sema6A and Mical1 may represent new potential therapeutic targets in BRAFV600E melanoma.

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Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Researcher 11 22%
Student > Ph. D. Student 9 18%
Student > Master 7 14%
Student > Doctoral Student 3 6%
Student > Bachelor 3 6%
Other 8 16%
Unknown 9 18%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 19 38%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 11 22%
Medicine and Dentistry 6 12%
Neuroscience 2 4%
Social Sciences 1 2%
Other 1 2%
Unknown 10 20%
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