Killing of human melanoma cells induced by activation of class I interferon-regulated signaling pathways via MDA-7/IL-24
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UMass Chan Affiliations
Department of Molecular Genetics and MicrobiologyDepartment of Experimental Therapeutics
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
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Journal ArticlePublication Date
2008-05-31Keywords
Cell Death; Cell Line; Cell Line, Tumor; Coculture Techniques; Humans; Interferon-alpha; Interferon-beta; Interleukins; Melanoma; Signal Transduction; Up-RegulationLife Sciences
Medicine and Health Sciences
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Restoration of the tumor-suppression function by gene transfer of the melanoma differentiation-associated gene 7 (MDA7)/interleukin 24 (IL-24) successfully induces apoptosis in melanoma tumors in vivo. To address the molecular mechanisms involved, we previously revealed that MDA7/IL-24 treatment of melanoma cells down-regulates interferon regulatory factor (IRF)-1 expression and concomitantly up-regulates IRF-2 expression, which competes with the activity of IRF-1 and reverses the induction of IRF-1-regulated inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS). Interferons (IFNs) influence melanoma cell survival by modulating apoptosis. A class I IFN (IFN-alpha) has been approved for the treatment of advanced melanoma with some limited success. A class II IFN (IFN-gamma), on the other hand, supports melanoma cell survival, possibly through constitutive activation of iNOS expression. We therefore conducted this study to explore the molecular pathways of MDA7/IL-24 regulation of apoptosis via the intracellular induction of IFNs in melanoma. We hypothesized that the restoration of the MDA7/IL-24 axis leads to upregulation of class I IFNs and induction of the apoptotic cascade. We found that MDA7/IL-24 induces the secretion of endogenous IFN-beta, another class I IFN, leading to the arrest of melanoma cell growth and apoptosis. We also identified a series of apoptotic markers that play a role in this pathway, including the regulation of tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) and Fas-FasL. In summary, we described a novel pathway of MDA7/IL-24 regulation of apoptosis in melanoma tumors via endogenous IFN-beta induction followed by IRF regulation and TRAIL/FasL system activation.Source
Cytokine. 2008 Jul;43(1):34-44. Epub 2008 Jun 3. Link to article on publisher's siteDOI
10.1016/j.cyto.2008.04.010Permanent Link to this Item
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/32957PubMed ID
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10.1016/j.cyto.2008.04.010