作者: Elena A. Goncharova , Dmitriy A. Goncharov , Poay N. Lim , Daniel Noonan , Vera P. Krymskaya
关键词: Mesenchymal stem cell 、 Gene knockdown 、 Biology 、 Focal adhesion 、 Cell migration 、 TSC1 、 Cancer research 、 TSC2 、 RHOA 、 Lymphangioleiomyomatosis
摘要: The loss of TSC2 function is associated with the pathobiology lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM), which characterized by abnormal proliferation, migration, and differentiation smooth muscle–like cells within lungs. Although etiology LAM remains unknown, clinical genetic evidence provides support for neoplastic nature LAM. goal this study was to determine role tumor suppressor in potential cells. We show that primary cultures human exhibit increased migratory activity invasiveness, abolished re-expression. found also inhibits cell migration through its N-terminus, independent GTPase-activating protein activity. stress fiber focal adhesion formation, attenuated small GTPase RhoA activated compared normal mesenchymal Pharmacologic inhibition Rho abrogates migration; re-expression or TSC1 knockdown specific siRNA. These data demonstrate controls N-terminus associating regulating activity, suggesting may play a critical modulating contributes