Abstract
The molecular determinants which dictate survival and apoptosis/anoikis in human intestinal crypt cells remain to be fully understood. To this effect, the roles of β1 integrin/Fak/Src signaling to the PI3-K/Akt-1, MEK/Erk, and p38 pathways, were investigated. The regulation of six Bcl-2 homologs (Bcl-2, Mcl-1, Bcl-XL, Bax, Bak, Bad) was likewise analyzed. We report that: (1) Anoikis causes a down-activation of Fak, Src, Akt-1 and Erk1/2, a loss of Fak–Src association, and a sustained/enhanced activation of p38β, which is required as apoptosis/anoikis driver; (2) PI3-K/Akt-1 up-regulates the expression of Bcl-XL and Mcl-1, down-regulates Bax and Bak, drives Bad phosphorylation (both serine112/136 residues) and antagonizes p38β activation; (3) MEK/Erk up-regulates Bcl-2, drives Bad phosphorylation (serine112 residue), but does not antagonize p38β activation; (4) PI3-K/Akt-1 is required for survival, whereas MEK/Erk is not; (5) Src acts as a cornerstone in the engagement of both pathways by β1 integrins/Fak, and is crucial for survival; and (6) β1 integrins/Fak and/or Src regulate Bcl-2 homologs as both PI3-K/Atk-1 and MEK/Erk combined. Hence, β1 integrin/Fak/Src signaling translates into integrated mediating functions of p38β activation and regulation of Bcl-2 homologs by PI3-K/Akt-1 and MEK/Erk, consequently determining their requirement (or not) for survival.
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The authors thank Drs. J. Landry (Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de l’Université Laval, C.H.U.L., QC, Canada), J.T. Parsons (Health Science Center, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA), J.C. Reed (The Burnham Institute, LaJolla, CA, USA) and E. Ruoslahti (The Burnham Institute, LaJolla, CA) for the kind gift of tools. Financial support: Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and The Cancer Research Society Inc. P.H.V. is a Chercheur-Boursier Sénior du Fonds de la Recherche en Santé du Québec (FRSQ) and a Chercheur de la Fondation Canadienne pour l’Innovation (FCI/CFI).
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Bouchard, V., Harnois, C., Demers, MJ. et al. β1 integrin/Fak/Src signaling in intestinal epithelial crypt cell survival: integration of complex regulatory mechanisms. Apoptosis 13, 531–542 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10495-008-0192-y
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