Original Article Netrin-1 promotes cell migration and invasion by down-regulation of BVES expression in human hepatocellular carcinoma
2015
* Equal contributors. Received January 20, 2015; Accepted March 15, 2015; Epub March 15, 2015; Published April 1, 2015 Abstract: The axon guidance cues netrin-1 has been reported to be associated with cancer progression in various types of human cancers. However, the underlying molecular mechanism of netrin-1-mediated metastasis remains obscure. In this study, we found that overexpression of netrin-1 promoted HCC cell migration and invasion as deter- mined by transwell assay and 3D cell culture assay. However, netrin-1 knockdown inhibited these processes. Further investigation indicated that netrin-1 decreased the expression of Blood Vessel Epicardial Substance (BVES), which was down-regulated in HCC. Interestingly, LY294002, a special inhibitor to PI3K/AKT signaling which was deter- mined as a downstream pathway of netrin-1, restored the reduction in BVES caused by netrin-1. In addition, BVES exhibited an opposite effect on HCC cell metastasis to that of netrin-1. Importantly, up-regulating BVES expression significantly attenuated netrin-1-enhanced migration and invasion, whereas silencing BVES expression rescued the metastatic phenotype in netrin-1 knockdown cells. Moreover, netrin-1 expression was negatively correlated with BVES in HCC tissues and cell lines with different metastatic potential. Taken together, these results reveal that ne- trin-1 promotes HCC cell metastasis by regulating BVES expression via AKT activation.
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