Interaction of Muc4 and ErbB2 in a transgenic mouse model of gallbladder carcinoma: Potential pathobiological implications

  • Authors:
    • Naoki Miyahara
    • Junichi Shoda
    • Toru  Kawamoto
    • Hiroyasu  Ishida
    • Tetsuya  Ueda
    • Yoshihiro  Akimoto
    • Hayato  Kawakami
    • Tatsuro Irimura
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  • Published online on: August 25, 2014     https://doi.org/10.3892/or.2014.3443
  • Pages: 1796-1802
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Abstract

The molecular mechanism of gallbladder carcinogenesis and cancer growth remains unknown. BK5.erbB2 transgenic mice in which erbB2 is overexpressed and activated in the biliary epithelia develop adenocarcinoma of the gallbladder at a high incidence. Although it has been reported that erbB2 plays an important role in tumorigenesis, little is known about the involvement of its ligand(s). The expression level of Muc4, a potential functional ligand for erbB2, and its interaction with erbB2 in the gallbladder of BK5.erbB2 mice were determined. By immunohistochemistry and in situ hybridization, both Muc4 mRNA and protein levels were strongly expressed in the cancerous epithelia of gallbladder from BK5.erbB2 mice. Also, in the hyperplastic (precancerous) epithelia, the protein levels were modestly expressed. Immunostaining with Muc4 (ASGP2) Ab overlapped with that with erbB2 Ab in the apical membranous components of the cancerous epithelia, indicating the co-localization of Muc4 and erbB2. Immunoprecipitation experiments revealed an interaction between Muc4 and erbB2 in the gallbladders. The interaction was associated with the hyperphosphorylation of erbB2, MAPK and Akt, and also with the overexpression of cyclooxygenase-2. However, in other organs that overexpressed erbB2 (trachea, esophagus and forestomach), Muc4 was expressed in only trace or modest amounts, and erbB2 was not hyperphosphorylated. Collectively, Muc4 is upregulated and interacts with erbB2 in gallbladders from BK5.erbB2 mice. It is likely that Muc4 plays an important role during gallbladder carcinogenesis and/or cancer growth by potentiating erbB2 signaling.
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Miyahara N, Shoda J, Kawamoto T, Ishida H, Ueda T, Akimoto Y, Kawakami H and Irimura T: Interaction of Muc4 and ErbB2 in a transgenic mouse model of gallbladder carcinoma: Potential pathobiological implications. Oncol Rep 32: 1796-1802, 2014
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Miyahara, N., Shoda, J., Kawamoto, T., Ishida, H., Ueda, T., Akimoto, Y. ... Irimura, T. (2014). Interaction of Muc4 and ErbB2 in a transgenic mouse model of gallbladder carcinoma: Potential pathobiological implications. Oncology Reports, 32, 1796-1802. https://doi.org/10.3892/or.2014.3443
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Miyahara, N., Shoda, J., Kawamoto, T., Ishida, H., Ueda, T., Akimoto, Y., Kawakami, H., Irimura, T."Interaction of Muc4 and ErbB2 in a transgenic mouse model of gallbladder carcinoma: Potential pathobiological implications". Oncology Reports 32.5 (2014): 1796-1802.
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Miyahara, N., Shoda, J., Kawamoto, T., Ishida, H., Ueda, T., Akimoto, Y., Kawakami, H., Irimura, T."Interaction of Muc4 and ErbB2 in a transgenic mouse model of gallbladder carcinoma: Potential pathobiological implications". Oncology Reports 32, no. 5 (2014): 1796-1802. https://doi.org/10.3892/or.2014.3443