Transglutaminase Interaction with α6/β4-Integrin Stimulates YAP1-Dependent ΔNp63α Stabilization and Leads to Enhanced Cancer Stem Cell Survival and Tumor Formation.

Authors :: Fisher ML
Kerr C
Adhikary G
Grun D
Xu W
Keillor JW
Eckert RL
Source :: Cancer research [Cancer Res] 2016 Dec 15; Vol. 76 (24), pp. 7265-7276. Date of Electronic Publication: 2016 Oct 25.
Publication Year :: 2016
Abstract: Transglutaminase 2 (TG2) expression is required for epidermal squamous cell carcinoma cancer stem cell survival. However, the molecular signaling mechanisms triggered by TG2 that mediate this survival action are not well understood. Here we show that TG2 is constitutively expressed in ECS cells, where it interacts with α6/β4 integrin to stimulate FAK and Src signaling, leading to PI3K activation of phosphoinositide-dependent kinase 1 (PDK1). PDK1 inhibits Hippo signaling, leading to enhanced nuclear accumulation of YAP1, which interacted with and stabilized ΔNp63α to enhance epidermal squamous cell carcinoma spheroid formation, invasion, and migration. Overall, these findings suggest that constitutive TG2 expression results in stabilization of ΔNp63α, leading to maintenance of cancer stem cell properties and enhanced tumor formation. Cancer Res; 76(24); 7265-76. ©2016 AACR.<br />Competing Interests: The authors declare no conflict of interest.<br /> (©2016 American Association for Cancer Research.)

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