Nuclear BAG-1 expression inhibits apoptosis in colorectal adenoma-derived epithelial cells |
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Authors: | J?D?Barnes N?J?Arhel S?S?Lee A?Sharp M?Al-Okail G?Packham A?Hague C?Paraskeva Email author" target="_blank">A?C?WilliamsEmail author |
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Institution: | (1) Cancer Research UK Colorectal Tumour Biology Research Group, Department of Pathology and Microbiology, School of Medical Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK;(2) Department of Oral and Dental Science, University of Bristol, Lower Maudlin Street, Bristol, UK;(3) Cancer Research UK Oncology Unit, Cancer Science Division, University of Southampton School of Medicine, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, UK;(4) Cancer Research UK Colorectal Tumour Biology Research Group, Department of Pathology and Microbiology, University of Bristol, School of Medical Sciences, Bristol, BS8 1TD, U.K. |
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Abstract: | BAG-1 is an anti-apoptotic protein that is frequently deregulated in a variety of malignancies including colorectal cancer. There are three isoforms: BAG-1L is located in the nucleus, BAG-1M and BAG-1S are located both in the nucleus and the cytoplasm. In colon cancer, the expression of nuclear BAG-1 is associated with poorer prognosis and is potentially a useful predictive factor for distant metastasis. However, the function of BAG-1 in colonic epithelial cells has not been studied. Having previously shown a predominant nuclear localisation of BAG-1 in adenoma-derived cell lines,1 we wanted to determine the function of nuclear BAG-1 in these non-tumourigenic cells, to identify whether nuclear BAG-1 was implicated in tumour progression in the colon. In the current report we established that nuclear BAG-1 inhibits apoptosis in a colorectal adenoma-derived cell line. We demonstrate that apoptosis induced by -radiation or the vitamin D analogue EB1089 in the non-tumourigenic human colorectal adenoma-derived S/RG/C2 cell line, was preceded by a decrease in nuclear and an increase in cytoplasmic BAG-1 expression. This change in subcellular localisation of BAG-1 was due to the redistribution of the BAG-1M isoform. In addition, we have shown that the maintenance of high nuclear BAG-1 through enforced expression of the nuclear localised BAG-1L isoform enhanced cellular survival after -radiation or exposure to EB1089. Furthermore the expression of cytoplasmic BAG-1S isoform fused with a nuclear localisation signal protected against -radiation induced apoptosis. This demonstrates that nuclear localisation of the BAG-1 protein confers a survival advantage in colorectal adenoma-derived cells and that nuclear BAG-1 could potentially be an important survival factor in colorectal carcinogenesis. |
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Keywords: | apoptosis BAG-1 chemoprevention colon cancer |
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