کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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5505593 | 1400273 | 2017 | 4 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
- Copper chaperone Atox1 is found to have new role in cancer.
- Atox1 accumulates in lamellipodia borders of breast cancer cells.
- Silencing of Atox1 reduced cell mobility in wound healing assay.
- Atox1 appears necessary for breast cancer cell migration.
Copper (Cu) is an essential transition metal ion required as cofactor in many key enzymes. After cell uptake of Cu, the metal is transported by the cytoplasmic Cu chaperone Atox1 to P1B-type ATPases in the Golgi network for incorporation into Cu-dependent enzymes in the secretory path. Cu is vital for many steps of cancer progression and Atox1 was recently suggested to have additional functionality as a nuclear transcription factor. We here investigated the expression level, cellular localization and role in cell migration of Atox1 in an aggressive breast cancer cell line upon combining immunostaining, microscopy and a wound healing assay. We made the unexpected discovery that Atox1 accumulates at lamellipodia borders of migrating cancer cells and Atox1 silencing resulted in migration defects as evidenced from reduced wound closure. Therefore, we have discovered an unknown role of the Cu chaperone Atox1 in breast cancer cell migration.
Journal: Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications - Volume 483, Issue 1, 29 January 2017, Pages 301-304