Previous studies have demonstrated that the glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) heparan sulfate (HS) and hyaluronic acid (HA) are mechanosensors for interstitial flow on cancer cells. The proteins that link the GAGs to the cancer cell for mechanotransduction, however, are not known.
OBJECTIVE:
To assess whether the HS proteoglycan core proteins, Glypican-1 and Syndecan-1, or the HA receptor, CD44, provides the mechanical linkage to the cell.
METHODS:
The highly metastatic renal carcinoma cell line (SN12L1) and its companion low metastatic cell line (SN12C) were analyzed by Western blot, siRNA, and a 3-dimensional interstitial flow migration assay.
RESULTS:
There was significant elevation of Glypican-1 protein expression in the SN12L1 cells relative to the SN12C cells while there were no significant differences in Syndecan-1 or CD44. Knock down of Glypican-1 by siRNA completely blocked flow induced migration in SN12L1 cells. MAPK inhibitors also blocked flow induced migration in SN12L1 cells.
CONCLUSIONS:
Glypican-1 provides the mechanical linkage from HS (the flow sensor) to the SN12L1 cell where mechanotransduction leading to the enhancement of migration (metastasis) occurs. MAPKs downstream of Glypican-1 propagate the signal. The HS, Glypican-1, MAPK signaling axis suggests opportunities for pharmaceutical intervention.
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