TY - JOUR
T1 - Mutational and functional analysis reveals ADAMTS18 metalloproteinase as a novel driver in melanoma
AU - Wei, Xiaomu
AU - Prickett, Todd D.
AU - Viloria, Cristina G.
AU - Molinolo, Alfredo
AU - Lin, Jimmy C.
AU - Cardenas-Navia, Isabel
AU - Cruz, Pedro
AU - Rosenberg, Steven A.
AU - Davies, Michael A.
AU - Gershenwald, Jeffrey E.
AU - López-Otín, Carlos
AU - Samuels, Yardena
PY - 2010/11/1
Y1 - 2010/11/1
N2 - The disintegrin-metalloproteinases with thrombospondin domains (ADAMTS) genes have been suggested to function as tumor suppressors as several have been found to be epigenetically silenced in various cancers. We performed a mutational analysis of the ADAMTS gene family in human melanoma and identified a large fraction of melanomas to harbor somatic mutations. To evaluate the functional consequences of the most commonly mutated gene, ADAMTS18, six of its mutations were biologically examined. ADAMTS18 mutations had little effect on melanoma cell growth under standard conditions, but reduced cell dependence on growth factors. ADAMTS18 mutations also reduced adhesion to laminin and increased migration in vitro and metastasis in vivo. Melanoma cells expressing mutant ADAMTS18 had reduced cell migration after short hairpin RNA-mediated knockdown of ADAMTS18, suggesting that ADAMTS18 mutations promote growth, migration, and metastasis in melanoma.
AB - The disintegrin-metalloproteinases with thrombospondin domains (ADAMTS) genes have been suggested to function as tumor suppressors as several have been found to be epigenetically silenced in various cancers. We performed a mutational analysis of the ADAMTS gene family in human melanoma and identified a large fraction of melanomas to harbor somatic mutations. To evaluate the functional consequences of the most commonly mutated gene, ADAMTS18, six of its mutations were biologically examined. ADAMTS18 mutations had little effect on melanoma cell growth under standard conditions, but reduced cell dependence on growth factors. ADAMTS18 mutations also reduced adhesion to laminin and increased migration in vitro and metastasis in vivo. Melanoma cells expressing mutant ADAMTS18 had reduced cell migration after short hairpin RNA-mediated knockdown of ADAMTS18, suggesting that ADAMTS18 mutations promote growth, migration, and metastasis in melanoma.
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U2 - 10.1158/1541-7786.MCR-10-0262
DO - 10.1158/1541-7786.MCR-10-0262
M3 - Article
C2 - 21047771
AN - SCOPUS:78649670618
SN - 1541-7786
VL - 8
SP - 1513
EP - 1525
JO - Molecular Cancer Research
JF - Molecular Cancer Research
IS - 11
ER -