A JUN N-terminal kinase inhibitor induces ectodomain shedding of the cancer-associated membrane protease Prss14/epithin via protein kinase CβII

Joobyoung Yoon, Youngkyung Cho, Ki Yeon Kim, Min Ji Yoon, Hyo Seon Lee, Sangjun Davie Jeon, Yongcheol Cho, Chungho Kim, Moon Gyo Kim

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Abstract

Serine protease 14 (Prss14)/epithin is a transmembrane serine protease that plays essential roles in tumor progression and metastasis and therefore is a promising target for managing cancer. Prss14/epithin shedding may underlie its activity in cancer and worsen outcomes; accordingly, a detailed understanding of the molecular mechanisms in Prss14/epithin shedding may inform the design of future cancer therapies. On the basis of our previous observation that an activator of PKC, phorbol 12-my-ristate 13-acetate (PMA), induces Prss14/epithin shedding, here we further investigated the intracellular signaling pathway involved in this process. While using mitogen-activated protein kinase inhibitors to investigate possible effectors of downstream PKC signaling, we unexpectedly found that an inhibitor of c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK), SP600125, induces Prss14/epithin shedding even in the absence of PMA. SP600125-induced shedding, like that stimulated by PMA, was mediated by tumor necrosis factor-α– converting enzyme. In contrast, a JNK activator, anisomycin, partially abolished the effects of SP600125 on Prss14/epithin shedding. Moreover, the results from loss-of-function experiments with specific inhibitors, short hairpin RNA–mediated knockdown, and overexpression of dominant-negative PKCβII variants indicated that PKCβII is a major player in JNK inhibition– and PMA-mediated Prss14/epithin shedding. SP600125 increased phosphorylation of PKCβII and tumor necrosis factor-α– converting enzyme and induced their translocation into the plasma membrane. Finally, in vitro cell invasion experiments and bioinformatics analysis of data in The Cancer Genome Atlas breast cancer database revealed that JNK and PKCβII are important for Prss14/epithin-mediated cancer progression. These results provide important information regarding strategies against tumor metastasis.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)7168-7177
Number of pages10
JournalJournal of Biological Chemistry
Volume295
Issue number20
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2020 May 15

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry
  • Molecular Biology
  • Cell Biology

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