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ARHGAP21 is a RhoGAP for RhoA and RhoC with a role in proliferation and migration of prostate adenocarcinoma cells
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Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta-molecular Basis Of Disease. Elsevier Science Bv, v. 1832, n. 2, n. 365, n. 374, 2013.
0925-4439
WOS:000314009200008
10.1016/j.bbadis.2012.11.010
Autor
Lazarini, M
Traina, F
Machado-Neto, JA
Barcellos, KSA
Moreira, YB
Brandao, MM
Verjovski-Almeida, S
Ridley, AJ
Saad, STO
Institución
Resumen
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP) Background: Several Rho GTPase-activating proteins (RhoGAPs) are implicated in tumor progression through their effects on Rho GTPase activity. ARHGAP21 is a RhoGAP with increased expression in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma and with a possible role in glioblastoma tumor progression, yet little is known about the function of ARHGAP21 in cancer cells. Here we studied the role of ARHGAP21 in two prostate adenocarcinoma cell lines, LNCaP and PO, which respectively represent initial and advanced stages of prostate carcinogenesis. Results: ARHGAP21 is located in the nucleus and cytoplasm of both cell lines and its depletion resulted in decreased proliferation and increased migration of PO cells but not LNCaP cells. In PO cells, ARHGAP21 presented GAP activity for RhoA and RhoC and induced changes in cell morphology. Moreover, its silencing altered the expression of genes involved in cell proliferation and cytoskeleton organization, as well as the endothelin-1 canonical pathway. Conclusions: Our results reveal new functions and signaling pathways regulated by ARHGAP21, and indicate that it could contribute to prostate cancer progression. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. 1832 2 365 374 Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP) Cancer Research UK Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)