Calpains : Markers of tumor aggressiveness ?
2010
ROUMES , Hélène (INRA (France). ) | Leloup , Ludovic (University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh(Etats-Unis). Department of Pathology) | Dargelos , Elise (Université Bordeaux 1, Talence(France). Unité Protéolyse, Croissance et Développement Musculaire, INRA USC-2009) | Brustis , Jean-Jacques (Université Bordeaux 1, Talence(France). Unité Protéolyse, Croissance et Développement Musculaire, INRA USC-2009) | Daury , Laetitia(auteur de correspondance) (Université Bordeaux 1, Talence(France). Unité Protéolyse, Croissance et Développement Musculaire, INRA USC-2009) | Cottin , Patrick (INRA (France). )
Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) are soft-tissue sarcoma commonly encountered in childhood. RMS cells can acquire invasive behavior and form metastases. The metastatic dissemination implicates many proteases among which are μ-calpain and m-calpain. Study of calpain expression and activity underline the deregulation of calpain activity in RMS. Analysis of kinetic characteristics of RMS cells, compared to human myoblasts LHCN-M2 cells, shows an important migration velocity in RMS cells. One of the major results of this study is the positive linear correlation between calpain activity and migration velocity presenting calpains as a marker of tumor aggressiveness. The RMS cytoskeleton is disorganized. Specifying the role of μ- and m-calpain using antisense oligonucleotides led to show that both calpains up-regulate α- and β-actin in ARMS cells. Moreover, the invasive behavior of these cells is higher than that of LHCN-M2 cells. However, it is similar to that of non-treated LHCN-M2 cells, when calpains are inhibited. In summary, calpains may be involved in the anarchic adhesion, migration and invasion of RMS. The direct relationship between calpain activity and migration velocities or invasive behavior indicates that calpains could be considered as markers of tumor aggressiveness and as potential targets for limiting development of RMS tumor as well as their metastatic behavior.
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