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Title: Endometrial PTEN Deficiency Leads to SMAD2/3 Nuclear Translocation
Author: Eritja, Núria
Navaridas, Raúl
Ruiz Mitjana, Anna
Vidal Sabanés, Maria
Egea, Joaquim
Encinas, Mario
Matias-Guiu, Xavier
Dolcet, Xavier
Keywords: Càncer d'endometri
Proteïnes
Endometrial cancer
Proteins
Issue Date: 5-Oct-2021
Publisher: MDPI AG
Abstract: TGF-β has a dichotomous function, acting as tumor suppressor in premalignant cells but as a tumor promoter for cancerous cells. These contradictory functions of TGF-β are caused by different cellular contexts, including both intracellular and environmental determinants. The TGF-β/SMAD and the PI3K/PTEN/AKT signal transduction pathways have an important role in the regulation of epithelial cell homeostasis and perturbations in either of these two pathways' contributions to endometrial carcinogenesis. We have previously demonstrated that both PTEN and SMAD2/3 display tumor-suppressive functions in the endometrium, and genetic ablation of either gene results in sustained activation of PI3K/AKT signaling that suppresses TGF-β-induced apoptosis and enhances cell proliferation of mouse endometrial cells. However, the molecular and cellular effects of PTEN deficiency on TGF-β/SMAD2/3 signaling remain controversial. Here, using an in vitro and in vivo model of endometrial carcinogenesis, we have demonstrated that loss of PTEN leads to a constitutive SMAD2/3 nuclear translocation. To ascertain the function of nuclear SMAD2/3 downstream of PTEN deficiency, we analyzed the effects of double deletion PTEN and SMAD2/3 in mouse endometrial organoids. Double PTEN/SMAD2/3 ablation results in a further increase of cell proliferation and enlarged endometrial organoids compared to those harboring single PTEN, suggesting that nuclear translocation of SMAD2/3 constrains tumorigenesis induced by PTEN deficiency.
Note: Reproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers13194990
It is part of: Cancers, 2021, vol. 13, num. 19, p. 4990
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2445/180961
Related resource: https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers13194990
ISSN: 2072-6694
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