Roles of ERK, PI3 kinase, and PLC-gamma pathways induced by overexpression of translationally controlled tumor protein in HeLa cells

Arch Biochem Biophys. 2009 May 1;485(1):82-7. doi: 10.1016/j.abb.2009.02.002.

Abstract

We reported previously that translationally controlled tumor protein (TCTP) is a cytoplasmic repressor of Na,K-ATPase in HeLa cells. In the current study, we showed that TCTP overexpression using adenovirus as vehicle, induced partial inhibition of Na,K-ATPase; phosphorylation of EGFR tyrosine residues 845, 992,1068, and 1148; activation of Ras/Raf/ERK pathway; activation of PI3K/Akt pathway; and phosphorylation of PLC-gamma in HeLa cells. Specific inhibition of PI3K/Akt pathway in contrast to the inhibition of ERK,significantly decreased TCTP overexpression-induced survival signal. Inhibition of PLC-gamma pathway significantly decreased TCTP overexpression-induced cell migration but inhibition of ERK had less effect. These results suggest that TCTP plays a key physiological role in cell survival through Akt pathway and migration through PLC-gamma pathway.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adenoviridae / genetics
  • Animals
  • Biomarkers, Tumor / biosynthesis
  • Biomarkers, Tumor / genetics
  • Biomarkers, Tumor / metabolism*
  • ErbB Receptors / metabolism
  • Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases / metabolism*
  • Gene Expression
  • HeLa Cells
  • Humans
  • Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases / metabolism*
  • Phospholipase C gamma / metabolism*
  • Phosphorylation
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt / metabolism
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-raf / metabolism
  • Signal Transduction*
  • Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase / metabolism
  • Tumor Protein, Translationally-Controlled 1
  • ras Proteins / metabolism

Substances

  • Biomarkers, Tumor
  • TPT1 protein, human
  • Tumor Protein, Translationally-Controlled 1
  • ErbB Receptors
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-raf
  • Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases
  • Phospholipase C gamma
  • ras Proteins
  • Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase