Deadly liaisons: fatal attraction between CCN matricellular proteins and the tumor necrosis factor family of cytokines |
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Authors: | Chih-Chiun Chen Lester F Lau |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60607, USA; |
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Abstract: | Recent studies have revealed an unexpected synergism between two seemingly unrelated protein families: CCN matricellular proteins
and the tumor necrosis factor (TNF) family of cytokines. CCN proteins are dynamically expressed at sites of injury repair
and inflammation, where TNF cytokines are also expressed. Although TNFα is an apoptotic inducer in some cancer cells, it activates
NFκB to promote survival and proliferation in normal cells, and its cytotoxicity requires inhibition of de novo protein synthesis
or NFκB signaling. The presence of CCN1, CCN2, or CCN3 overrides this requirement and unmasks the apoptotic potential of TNFα,
thus converting TNFα from a proliferation-promoting protein into an apoptotic inducer. These CCN proteins also enhance the
cytotoxicity of other TNF cytokines, including LTα, FasL, and TRAIL. Mechanistically, CCNs function through integrin α6β1 and the heparan sulfate proteoglycan (HSPG) syndecan-4 to induce reactive oxygen species (ROS) accumulation, which is essential
for apoptotic synergism. Mutant CCN1 proteins defective for binding α6β1-HSPGs are unable to induce ROS or apoptotic synergism with TNF cytokines. Further, knockin mice that express an α6β1-HSPG-binding defective CCN1 are blunted in TNFα- and Fas-mediated apoptosis, indicating that CCN1 is a physiologic regulator
of these processes. These findings implicate CCN proteins as contextual regulators of the inflammatory response by dictating
or enhancing the cytotoxicity of TNFα and related cytokines. |
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Keywords: | Inflammation Apoptosis TNF FasL TRAIL CYR61 CTGF NOV |
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