Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Rab7a is an enhancer of TPC2 activity regulating melanoma progression through modulation of the GSK3β/β-Catenin/MITF-axis. |
| Authors: |
Abrahamian, Carla, Tang, Rachel, Deutsch, Rebecca, Ouologuem, Lina, Weiden, Eva-Maria, Kudrina, Veronika, Blenninger, Julia, Rilling, Julia, Feldmann, Colin, Kuss, Solveig, Stepanov, Youli, Rosato, Anna Scotto, Calvo, Guadalupe T., Soengas, Maria S., Mayr, Doris, Fröhlich, Thomas, Gudermann, Thomas, Biel, Martin, Wahl-Schott, Christian, Chen, Cheng-Chang |
| Source: |
Nature Communications; 11/19/2024, Vol. 15 Issue 1, p1-16, 16p |
| Subject Terms: |
SKIN cancer, ULTRAVIOLET radiation, MODULATION (Music theory), MELANOMA, TUMOR growth, MELANINS |
| Abstract: |
Melanoma arising from pigment-producing melanocytes is the deadliest form of skin cancer. Extensive ultraviolet light exposure is a major cause of melanoma and individuals with low levels of melanin are at particular risk. Humans carrying gain-of-function polymorphisms in the melanosomal/endolysosomal two-pore cation channel TPC2 present with hypopigmentation, blond hair, and albinism. Loss of TPC2 is associated with decreased cancer/melanoma proliferation, migration, invasion, tumor growth and metastasis formation, and TPC2 depleted melanoma cells show increased levels of melanin. How TPC2 activity is controlled in melanoma and the downstream molecular effects of TPC2 activation on melanoma development remain largely elusive. Here we show that the small GTPase Rab7a strongly enhances the activity of TPC2 and that effects of TPC2 on melanoma hallmarks, in vitro and in vivo strongly depend on the presence of Rab7a, which controls TPC2 activity to modulate GSK3β, β-Catenin, and MITF, a major regulator of melanoma development and progression. Direct interaction between the small GTPase Rab7a and the cation channel TPC2 has been reported but the functional regulation is less clear. Here, the authors show that Rab7a enhances the activity of TPC2 to promote melanoma progression through the GSK3β/β-Catenin/MITF axis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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