Binding blockade between TLN1 and integrin β1 represses triple-negative breast cancer

  1. Yixiao Zhang
  2. Lisha Sun  Is a corresponding author
  3. Haonan Li
  4. Liping Ai
  5. Qingtian Ma
  6. Xinbo Qiao
  7. Jie Yang
  8. Hao Zhang
  9. Xunyan Ou
  10. Yining Wang
  11. Guanglei Chen
  12. Jinqi Xue
  13. Xudong Zhu
  14. Yu Zhao
  15. Yongliang Yang  Is a corresponding author
  16. Caigang Liu  Is a corresponding author
  1. Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, China
  2. Dalian University of Technology, China
  3. Mayo Clinic, United States

Abstract

Background: Integrin family are known as key gears in focal adhesion for triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) metastasis. However, the integrin independent factor TLN1 remains vague in TNBC.

Methods: Bioinformatics analysis was performed based on TCGA database and Shengjing Hospital cohort. Western blot and RT-PCR were used to detect the expression of TLN1 and integrin pathway in cells. A small-molecule C67399 was screened for blocking TLN1 and integrin β1 through a novel computational screening approach by targeting the protein-protein binding interface. Drug pharmacodynamics were determined through xenograft assay.

Results: Upregulation of TLN1 in TNBC samples correlates with metastasis and worse prognosis. Silencing TLN1 in TNBC cells significantly attenuated the migration of tumour cells through interfering the dynamic formation of focal adhesion with integrin β1, thus regulating FAK-AKT signal pathway and epithelial-mesenchymal transformation. Targeting the binding between TLN1 and integrin β1 by C67399 could repress metastasis of TNBC.

Conclusions: TLN1 overexpression contributes to TNBC metastasis and C67399 targeting TLN1 may hold promise for TNBC treatment.

Funding: This study was supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 81872159, 81902607, 81874301), Liaoning Colleges Innovative Talent Support Program (Name: Cancer Stem Cell Origin and Biological Behaviour), Outstanding Scientific Fund of Shengjing Hospital (201803) and Outstanding Young Scholars of Liaoning Province (2019-YQ-10).

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  1. Yixiao Zhang

    Department of Oncology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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  2. Lisha Sun

    Department of Oncology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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    sunlisha1224@126.com
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  3. Haonan Li

    School of Bioengineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China
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  4. Liping Ai

    Cancer Stem Cell and Translational Medicine Laboratory, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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  5. Qingtian Ma

    Department of Oncology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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  6. Xinbo Qiao

    Department of Oncology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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  7. Jie Yang

    Cancer Stem Cell and Translational Medicine Laboratory, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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  8. Hao Zhang

    Cancer Stem Cell and Translational Medicine Laboratory, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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  9. Xunyan Ou

    Cancer Stem Cell and Translational Medicine Laboratory, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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  10. Yining Wang

    Cancer Stem Cell and Translational Medicine Laboratory, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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  11. Guanglei Chen

    Department of Oncology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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  12. Jinqi Xue

    Department of Oncology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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  13. Xudong Zhu

    Department of Oncology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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  14. Yu Zhao

    Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, United States
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  15. Yongliang Yang

    School of Bioengineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China
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    everbright99@foxmail.com
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  16. Caigang Liu

    Department of Oncology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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    angel-s205@163.com
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    Caigang Liu, Reviewing editor, eLife.
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Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (81872159)

  • Caigang Liu

Liaoning Colleges Innovative Talent Support Program (Cancer Stem Cell Origin and Biological Behavior)

  • Caigang Liu

Outstanding Scientific Fund of Shengjing Hospital (201803)

  • Caigang Liu

Outstanding Young Scholars of Liaoning Province (2019-YQ-10)

  • Caigang Liu

National Natural Science Foundation of China (81902607)

  • Yixiao Zhang

National Natural Science Foundation of China (81874301)

  • Yongliang Yang

The funders had no role in study design, data collection and interpretation, or the decision to submit the work for publication.

Ethics

Animal experimentation: The current study was approved by the institutional research ethics committee of Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University (Project identification code: 2018PS304K, date on 03/05/2018), and each participant signed an informed consent before being included in the study. Meanwhile, this study was performed in very strict accordance with the recommendations in the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals of the National Institutes of Health. All surgery was performed under sodium pentobarbital anesthesia, and every effort was made to minimize suffering of the animals, and all the animals were handled according to approved Animal Ethics and Experimentation Committee protocols of Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University (Project identification code: 2018PS312K, date on 03/05/2018).

Human subjects: Written informed consent was obtained from all the patients, and this study was approved by the institutional research ethics committee of China Medical University

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© 2022, Zhang et al.

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  1. Yixiao Zhang
  2. Lisha Sun
  3. Haonan Li
  4. Liping Ai
  5. Qingtian Ma
  6. Xinbo Qiao
  7. Jie Yang
  8. Hao Zhang
  9. Xunyan Ou
  10. Yining Wang
  11. Guanglei Chen
  12. Jinqi Xue
  13. Xudong Zhu
  14. Yu Zhao
  15. Yongliang Yang
  16. Caigang Liu
(2022)
Binding blockade between TLN1 and integrin β1 represses triple-negative breast cancer
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