Affiliation:
1. Hebei Normal University
Abstract
Abstract
Transmembrane serine protease 6 (Tmprss6) has been correlated with the occurrence and progression of tumors, but any specific molecular mechanism linking the enzyme to oncogenesis has remained elusive thus far. In the present study, we found that Tmprss6 markedly inhibited mouse neuroblastoma N2a (neuro-2a) cell proliferation and tumor growth in nude mice. Tmprss6 inhibits Smad1/5/8 phosphorylation by cleaving the bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) co-receptor, hemojuvelin (HJV). Ordinarily, phosphorylated Smad1/5/8 binds to Smad4 for nuclear translocation, which stimulates the expression of hepcidin, ultimately decreasing the export of iron through ferroportin 1 (FPN1). The decrease in cellular iron levels in neuro-2a cells with elevated Tmprss6 expression limited the availability of the metal forribo nucleotide reductase (RNR) activity, thereby arresting the cell cycle prior to S phase. Interestingly, Smad4 promoted nuclear translocation of activating transcription factor 3 (ATF3) to activate the p38 mitogen-activated protein kinases signaling pathway by binding to ATF3, inducing apoptosis of neuro-2a cells and inhibiting tumor growth. Disruption of ATF3 expressing significantly decreased apoptosis in Tmprss6 overexpressed neuro-2a cells. Our study describes a mechanism whereby Tmprss6 regulates the cell cycle and apoptosis. Thus, we propose Tmprss6 as a candidate target for inhibiting neuronal tumor growth.
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Research Square Platform LLC
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