Transmembrane protein with unknown function 16A overexpression promotes glioma formation through the nuclear factor‑κB signaling pathway
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- Published online on: January 8, 2014 https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2014.1888
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Abstract
Introduction
In previous years, the association between ion channels and tumors has drawn particular attention. Increasing evidence has demonstrated that ion channels are involved in the regulation of tumor progression, including potassium (1–3), calcium (4) and sodium channels (5,6). Therefore, understanding the underlying molecular mechanisms of ion channels in tumorigenesis, and tumor progression and migration provides novel insights into tumor pathogenesis, and also identifies potential targets for tumor prevention and treatment.
Chloride channels are expressed ubiquitously and are important in various cellular processes, including the cell cycle and proliferation, cell volume modulation, epithelial secretion and membrane excitability (7). To date, chloride channel family members, including CLC proteins, ionotropic receptors for γ-aminobutyric acid and glycine, and the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR), have been described (8). Calcium-activated chloride channels (CaCCs) are reported to be major modulators of cell volume and epithelial secretion (9). However, the composition of CaCCs remains unknown. More recently, transmembrane protein with unknown function 16 (TMEM16) A, also known as anoctamin 1, has been hypothesized to be a candidate CaCC (10–12). TMEM16A belongs to the TMEM16 family, which consists of nine other members, including TMEM16B-K, characterized by eight transmembrane segments and a highly conserved domain of unknown function. TMEM16A has been demonstrated to be involved in the regulation of gastrointestinal tract motility, epithelial fluid transport and saliva production (13–16). CaCCs have been found to be proapoptotic, acting as tumor suppressor genes in mammary epithelium (17). However, bestrophin, a putative CaCC that promotes cell proliferation, has been shown to be overexpressed in colon cancer (18). Notably, TMEM16A is localized on chromosome 11q13, a region that is frequently amplified in human cancers, including those of the head and neck, esophagus, bladder and breast (19–21). Therefore, TMEM16A dysregulation may be associated with tumor progression. As hypothesized, several studies have revealed that TMEM16A is overexpressed in various tumor types, including gastrointestinal stromal tumors, esophageal cancers, and head and neck cancers (22–24). However, the molecular mechanisms of TMEM16A in the regulation of tumors remains poorly understood.
Several studies have hypothesized that chloride channels are associated with the nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) signaling pathway (25–29). NF-κB, which is tightly controlled, regulates a wide range of cellular processes and is extensively involved in cancer progression (30). Normally, the binding of NF-κB to inhibitory inhibitor of κB (IκB) proteins inactivates NF-κB in the cytoplasm (31). Degradation of IκB proteins releases NF-κB and enables it to translocate to the nucleus and activate target genes. Dysregulation of this process is involved in a number of diseases (32,33). NF-κB has also been demonstrated to be a critical regulator of tumorigenesis involved in cell survival, metastasis and angiogenesis (31). However, although TMEM16A has been hypothesized to be a transmembrane protein regulating cellular ion exchanges, its role in the regulation of the NF-κB signal pathway remains unclear.
To date, no studies have determined the exact role of TMEM16A in gliomas. The aim of the present study was to determine whether TMEM16A is involved in gliomas and the potential underlying mechanisms.
Materials and methods
Cell lines and cell culture
One normal human astrocyte line (SVGp12) and four glioma cell lines (U87MG, U118, U251 and SHG44) were obtained from the American Type Culture Collection (Manassas, VA, USA). All cells were maintained according to standard protocols. Briefly, cells were cultured in Dulbecco’s modified Eagle’s medium (DMEM) supplemented with 10% fetal bovine serum to which 100 U/ml penicillin, 100 μg/ml streptomycin and 2 mM L-glutamate were added. All cells were cultured at 37°C with 5% CO2 in an incubator (Invitrogen Life Technologies, Carlsbad, CA, USA).
Tumor tissue preparation
All tumor tissues were obtained from Tangdu Hospital (Xi’an, China) according to institutional guidelines for consent with the approval of patients and the hospital. Brain tissue was obtained from 20 patients with gliomas (eight females and 12 males; median age, 43.6 years; range, 16–78 years; five each of grade I, II, III and IV). Normal brain tissue samples were obtained from five patients with brain trauma (median age, 42 years; range, 21–68 years). All samples were obtained from the initial surgery, prior to chemotherapy and radiotherapy. The malignant grades of the tumor tissues were analyzed as per the standard classification established by the World Health Organization (34).
Quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) analysis
Total RNA was extracted from cultured cells using TRIzol reagent (Invitrogen Life Technologies), following the manufacturer’s instructions. In total, ≤5 μg RNA was reverse-transcribed into cDNA using Maloney-murine leukemia virus reverse transcriptase (Clontech Laboratories, Inc., Palo Alto, CA, USA). The cDNA molecules were used as templates for qPCR. Genes were amplified using primers for TMEM16A, cyclin D1, cyclin E and c-myc. The primers were as follows: TMEM16A forward, 5′-CACAAGAGAGCCTCGGGTAG-3′ and reverse, 5′-ATCTTCACAAACCCGACACC-3′; cyclin D1 forward, 5′-GCCAACCTCCTCAACGACCGG-3′ and reverse, 5′-GTCCATGTTCTGCTGGGCCTG-3′; cyclin E forward, 5′-GTCCTGGCTGAATGATACATC-3′ and reverse, 5′-CCCTATTTTGTTCAGACAACATGGC-3′; c-myc forward 5′-ACACATCAGCACAACTACGC-3′ and reverse, 5′-CCTCTTGACATTCTCCTCGGT-3′; GAPDH forward, 5′-CGGAGTCAACGGATTTGGTCGTAT-3′ and reverse 5′-AGCCTTCTCCATGGTGGTGAA-3′. The qPCR mixture system contained 5 μl SsoFast™ EvaGreen Supermix (Bio-Rad, Hercules, CA, USA), 1 μl cDNA (diluted at 1:50) and 2 μl each of the forward and reverse primers (1 μM), to a final volume of 10 μl. The PCR procedure was as follows: 94°C for 4 min; 94°C for 20 sec, 55°C for 30 sec and 72°C for 20 sec; 2 sec for plate reading for 35 cycles; melting curve, 65–95°C. GAPDH was used as a control for normalizing the gene expression. Three independent experiments were performed. The data obtained were analyzed by the 2−ΔΔCt method and statistically analyzed as described previously (35), followed by Student’s unpaired sample t-test.
Nuclear protein extraction
Nuclear proteins were extracted using a Nuclear Extraction kit (Sangon Biotech, Shanghai, China) according to the manufacturer’s instructions. Briefly, cells were lysed in cytoplasmic buffer containing protease inhibitors, mixed and incubated for 15 min at 4°C. Next, cells were centrifuged at 12,000 rpm for 20 min at 4°C. Supernatants containing cytoplasmic extraction products were collected. Cell sediments were collected and resuspended in nucleus buffer for 10 min at 4°C. Next, the sample was centrifuged at 12,000 rpm for 10 min at 4°C and the supernatant was collected for analysis.
Western blotting
A total of 20–30 μg protein was fractionated by 12% SDS-PAGE electrophoresis and transferred to nitrocellulose membranes (Amersham, Little Chalfont, UK). The membrane was treated under agitation and blocking at room temperature, with 2% non-fat dry milk in Tris-buffered saline (TBS) for 1 h, followed by incubation with primary rabbit anti-human TMEM16A, IκB, p65, MMP-2, MMP-9, GAPDH and Histone polyclonal antibodies. (Santa Cruz Biotechnology, CA, USA). Antibodies were diluted in blocking buffer (1:2,000) and incubated with the membrane at 4°C overnight. Next, membranes were washed three times with TBS and Tween 20 [TBST; 10 mM Tris-HCl (pH 7.5), 150 mM NaCl and 0.05% Tween-20] for 10 min at room temperature. Subsequently, the membrane was incubated in horseradish peroxidase (HRP)-conjugated secondary antibody goat anti-rabbit Ig G (diluted 1:5,000 in the blocking buffer; Boster Biological Technology Ltd., Wuhan, China) for 1 h. Following washing three times with TBST and once with TBS each for 10 min, 1 ml 4-chloro-1-naphthol was used as the HRP substrate, with 9 ml TBS and 6 μl H2O2, to visualize the target protein in the dark for 5–30 min.
Cell transfection and luciferase assay
The full length cDNA-encoding sequence of TMEM16A was subcloned into pcDNA3.1 vectors according to standard protocols. Small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) targeting TMEM16A and control siRNA were purchased from Santa Cruz Biotechnology. Cells were transfected with vectors or siRNA according to the manufacturer’s instructions. Briefly, plasmid DNA (1 μg) or siRNA (30 pmol) were diluted in 500 μl DMEM with 5 μl Lipofectamine (Invitrogen Life Technologies), mixed and incubated at room temperature for 15 min. Next, the mixtures were added to the cells at a final volume of 3 ml medium and incubated for 24 h. Cells were co-transfected with the promoter luciferase reporter plasmid and harvested after 24 h. Luciferase activity was analyzed by the Dual Luciferase Reporter Assay system (Promega Corporation, Madison, WA, USA).
Cell proliferation assay
For the MTT assay, cells were plated in 96-well plates and cultured under standard conditions until they reached 80% confluency. Plasmids or siRNA were transfected, according to standard protocols, and incubated with cells for the indicated times. Next, the initial culture medium was replaced with fresh medium containing MTT (5 mg/ml in PBS; 200 μl/well; Sigma, St. Louis, MO, USA) and incubated for an additional 4 h. The formazan was dissolved in dimethylsulfoxide (150 μl/well; Sigma) for 10 min and the absorbance at 490 nm was determined with an ELISA reader (Bio-Tek Instruments, Winooski, VA, USA). Each cell viability assay was performed in quadruplicate and repeated three times. For the 5-bromo-2-deoxyuridine (BrdU) assay, a BrdU Cell Proliferation Assay kit (Millipore, Billerica, MA, USA) was used. A total of 10 μl BrdU solution was added per well and incubated with cells for 2 h. Next, the medium was discarded and 100 μl/well fixing/denaturing solution was added for 15 min. Following this, the solution was removed and 100 μl/well antibody detection solution was added and incubated for 1 h at room temperature. Thereafter, plates were washed three times with wash buffer, followed by the addition of 100 μl/well prepared HRP-conjugated secondary antibody solution, and incubated for 30 min at room temperature. Plates were washed three times with wash buffer and 100 μl 3,3′,5,5′-tetramethylbenzidine substrate was added prior to incubation for 30 min at room temperature. The volume of BrdU incorporated into the cells was determined at 450 nm by a microplate reader (Bio-Rad). Data are expressed as the mean ± standard error of the mean and differences were analyzed by Student’s-t test.
Cell invasion and migration assays
Cells were suspended in a volume of 50 μl serum-free medium, which was then added to the upper chamber of chemotaxis chambers (Neuro Probe, Inc., Gaithersburg, MD, USA). Complete medium was added to the lower chamber. Polycarbonate membrane was placed between the two chambers and culture medium, supplemented with 20 μl Matrigel (BD Biosciences, Franklin Lakes, NJ, USA), was applied. Cells were incubated for 36 h at 37°C. Next, the membrane was fixed and stained with methanol and Giemsa, respectively. In total, ~10 visual fields were randomly selected and quantified per membrane. Each sample was assayed in triplicate. A similar system was performed for the migration assay.
Statistical analysis
All experiments were performed independently at least three times. Differences between groups were analyzed by Student’s t-test and P<0.01 was considered to indicate a statistically significant difference.
Results
TMEM16A expression is high in glioma tissue
To determine whether TMEM16A is involved in glioma formation, the expression profiles of TMEM16A in the tissue sample of patients with various pathological grade gliomas were analyzed by qPCR and western blotting. Results demonstrated that mRNA expression levels increased with increasing pathological glioma grades (Fig. 1A), with particularly high levels seen in grade III and IV gliomas. The data were further confirmed by western blotting, which demonstrated that TMEM16A proteins were also overexpressed in glioma tissues and correlated with high pathological grade (Fig. 1B).
TMEM16A expression is high in glioma cell lines
Next, the expression profiles of TMEM16A were measured in four cultured glioma cell lines and one normal astrocyte line. Consistent with results from glioma tissues, TMEM16A demonstrated high mRNA expression levels in the four cultured glioma cell lines, U87MG, U251, SHG44 and U118, compared with the normal astrocyte cell line, SVGp12 (Fig. 2A; P<0.05). Additionally, TMEM16A levels were more abundant in U87MG cells (P<0.01). These results were further confirmed by western blotting of the protein levels of TMEM16A in these cell lines (Fig. 2B). Collectively, these results indicate that dysregulation of TMEM16A is associated with gliomas.
Alteration of TMEM16A expression impairs cell proliferation, migration and invasion
To investigate the role of TMEM16A in gliomas, the expression of TMEM16A was silenced in U87MG cells by specific siRNAs (Fig. 3A). First, the effects of TMEM16A knockdown on cell proliferation were detected. The MTT assay revealed that cell growth and viability were significantly inhibited compared with controls (Fig. 3B). This was further confirmed by BrdU assay, which demonstrated that cell proliferation was markedly decreased upon knockdown of TMEM16A (Fig. 3C). Furthermore, the migration (Fig. 3D) and invasion (Fig. 3E) ability were also significantly impaired upon TMEM16A knockdown. These results indicate that TMEM16A is important in cell proliferation and in the migration and invasion of glioma cells. By contrast, SVGp12 cells transfected with TMEM16A overexpression vectors exhibited high levels of cell proliferation, migration and invasion (data not shown).
TMEM16A is involved in activation of NF-κB
Various studies have demonstrated that chloride channels are involved in the activation of NF-κB (25,26). In order to assess whether TMEM16A is associated with the activation of NF-κB, SVGp12 cells were used to generate stable TMEM16A overexpression cell lines. Cells transfected with TMEM16A overexpression vectors exhibited an increase in TMEM16A expression levels compared with the vector control (Fig. 4A). Cytoplasmic and nuclear extracts were prepared from various cell groups. Results revealed that IκBα phosphorylation was decreased in TMEM16A overexpressing cells, while unphosphorylated IκBα was increased in the cytoplasm (Fig. 4B), compared with control vector-transfected cells. Furthermore, the NF-κB subunit p65 accumulated in the nucleus in TMEM16A-overexpressing cells (Fig. 4C). The data suggest that TMEM16A is associated with activation of the NF-κB signaling pathway.
TMEM16A regulates NF-κB-mediated gene transcription
In order to further determine whether TMEM16A regulates NF-κB-mediated gene transcription in glioma cells, a luciferase reporter vector containing the NF-κB response element promoter and TMEM16A siRNA were co-transfected into U87MG cells. Results demonstrated that the luciferase activity was decreased three-fold in TMEM16A-silenced cells compared with the control group (Fig. 5A). In TMEM16A-overexpressing SVGp12 cells, luciferase activity increased four-fold (Fig. 5B). The results indicate that TMEM16A promotes NF-κB-mediated gene transcription.
TMEM16A increases cell proliferation through cyclin D1, cyclin E and c-myc activated by NF-κB
Various studies have demonstrated that NF-κB is involved in the regulation of cell proliferation through cyclin D1, cyclin E and c-myc (36–38). In order to define whether overexpression of TMEM16A activates NF-κB-mediated cell proliferation, the transcription levels of cyclin D1, cyclin E and c-myc were determined by qPCR. TMEM16A overexpression, compared with controls, significantly increased the expression of cyclin D1, cyclin E and c-myc in SVGp12 cells (Fig. 6). These results indicate that TMEM16A promotes cell proliferation in glioma cells via the NF-κB-target gene.
TMEM16A promotes cell migration and invasion by MMP-2 and -9 mediated by NF-κB
Previous studies have demonstrated that MMPs, particularly MMP-2 and -9, are markedly associated with cell migration and invasion of gliomas and are the target genes of NF-κB (39–41). The present study aimed to determine whether TMEM16A impaired cell migration and invasion by MMP-2 and -9, mediated by NF-κB. Results revealed that knockdown of TMEM16A in U87MG cells effectively downregulated MMP-2 and -9 protein expression levels (Fig. 7A). Additionally, it was found that overexpression of TMEM16A in SVGp12 cells markedly upregulated protein expression levels of MMP-2 and -9 (Fig. 7B). These results indicate that TMEM16A is involved in the regulation of MMP-2 and -9.
Discussion
In previous years, increasing evidence has demonstrated that chloride channels regulate tumor growth and progression (42,43). In addition, contradictory functions of CaCCs, including upregulation and downregulation of tumor growth, have been reported (17,18). High levels of TMEM16A have been reported in gastrointestinal stromal tumors, squamous cell carcinomas of the head and neck, and esophageal cancer (22–24). In the present study, TMEM16A was demonstrated to be overexpressed in gliomas. Notably, a higher abundance was found in grade III and IV gliomas, indicating that high TMEM16A expression may be correlate with pathological grade. However, low levels of TMEM16A were also detected in normal brain tissues and normal human astrocytes, indicating that TMEM16A may be essential for maintaining basic cellular activities. In addition, TMEM16A has been shown to be expressed in a broad spectrum of mouse and human tissues (44). However, the precise mechanism by which TMEM16A regulates tumor development and progression remains poorly understood.
Chloride channels have previously been hypothesized to be involved in the regulation of cellular proliferation. The present study found that knockdown of TMEM16A significantly suppressed the proliferation of glioma cells. In addition, silencing of TMEM16A downregulated the migration and invasion of glioma cells. It has been reported that TMEM16A overexpression contributes to tumor metastasis by promoting cell motility (45). Recently, TMEM16A was suggested to influence cellular proliferation through activation of the Ras-Raf-mitogen-activated protein kinase-extracellular signal-related kinase 1/2 pathway (46). Blockade of TMEM16A has also been shown to markedly increase the expression of insulin-like growth factor-binding protein 5, a potent anti-angiogenic factor, therefore implicating TMEM16A in the modulation of the tumor microenvironment through the signaling pathway (47). However, it was also demonstrated that suppression of TMEM16A did not affect cell growth in vitro but significantly delayed the growth of xenografts in vivo. Mazzone et al (48) reported that inhibition of TMEM16A, by its selective inhibitor T16A(inh)-A01, reduced the proliferation of cultured pancreatic cancer cells and interstitial cells. Liu et al (49) provided data demonstrating that TMEM16A was involved in tumorigenesis and the development of metastatic prostate cancer. Increasing evidence has indicated that TMEM16A is involved in the development and progression of tumors. Thus, further study into the exact role of TMEM16A in tumors is of extreme importance.
Chloride channels have been hypothesized to be involved in the regulation of NF-κB. A decrease in intracellular chloride concentration activates the NF-κB signaling pathway through the chloride channel CLC-3 (25). Inhibition of the CFTR impairs tight junctions through activation of the NF-κB signaling pathway (26). However, whether TMEM16A is associated with the activation of NF-κB remains unclear. NF-κB is important in the regulation of various cellular functions that are frequently overactivated in tumor cells. In order to determine whether TMEM16A overexpression is involved in the activation of NF-κB, in the present study, the key components of the activation of NF-κB were examined in TMEM16A-expressing SVGp12 cells. Phosphorylation levels of the inhibitor of NF-κB, IκBα, were high following TMEM16A overexpression, which was further confirmed by the accumulation of the NF-κB subunit p65 protein in the nucleus. Furthermore, a luciferase reporter assay also demonstrated that overexpression of TMEM16A significantly upregulated NF-κB-mediated gene transcription activity. These results suggest that the increased activity of NF-κB is associated with TMEM16A overexpression. Thus, the present study may present a mechanism for the role of TMEM16A in tumors.
NF-κB has been implicated in the regulation of glioma cell proliferation through the upregulation of oncogenes, including cyclin D1, cyclin E, and c-myc (50–54). The present study revealed that overexpression of TMEM16A significantly increased transcription levels of these genes, which may explain why TMEM16A promotes cell proliferation in gliomas. MMPs, the target genes of NF-κB, have long been implicated in tumor progression processes, for example cell migration and invasion (39). In particular, MMP-2 and -9 are heavily implicated in tumor progression and have been shown to regulate cell migration and the invasion of gliomas (40,41). In the present study, TMEM16A was demonstrated to be closely associated with the expression of MMP-2 and -9.
The present study has shown that TMEM16A is overexpressed in gliomas, particularly in high grade gliomas (III and IV). Furthermore, it has been demonstrated that TMEM16A overexpression promotes cell proliferation, migration and invasion through activation of the NF-κB signaling pathway. In conclusion, the present study provides novel insights into the role of TMEM16A in the development and progression of gliomas, indicating that this protein may act as a potential therapeutic target. However, the specific role of TMEM16A in the regulation of tumors requires further study.
Abbreviations:
CaCCs |
calcium-activated chloride channels |
TMEM16A |
transmembrane protein with unknown function 16A |
MMP |
matrix metalloproteinase |
NF-κB |
nuclear factor-κB |
CFTR |
cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator |
BrdU |
5-bromo-2-deoxyuridine |
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