GAIP-interacting protein, C-terminus is involved in the induction of zinc-finger protein 143 in response to insulin-like growth factor-1 in colon cancer cells

Mol Cells. 2011 Nov;32(5):415-9. doi: 10.1007/s10059-011-0078-7. Epub 2011 Sep 5.

Abstract

Previously, we reported that the expression of zinc-finger protein 143 (ZNF143) was induced by insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) via reactive oxygen species (ROS)- and phosphatidylinositide-3-kinase (PI3-kinase)-linked pathways in colon cancer cells. Here, we investigated whether GAIP-interacting protein, C-terminus (GIPC), a binding partner of IGF-1R, is involved in ZNF143 expression through IGF-1 and IGF-1R signaling in colon cancer cells. The knockdown of GIPC in colon cancer cells reduced ZNF143 expression in response to IGF-1. IGF-1 signaling through its receptor, leading to the phosphorylation and activation of the PI3-kinase-Akt pathway and mitogenactivated protein kinases (MAPKs) was unaffected by the knockdown of GIPC, indicating the independence of the GIPC-linked pathway from PI3-kinase- and MAPK-linked signaling in IGF-1-induced ZNF143 expression. In accordance with previous results in breast cancer cells (Choi et al., 2010), the knockdown of GIPC reduced ROS production in response to IGF-1 in colon cancer cells. Furthermore, the knockdown of GIPC reduced the expression of Rad51, which is regulated by ZNF143, in response to IGF-1 in colon cancer cells. Taken together, these data suggest that GIPC is involved in IGF-1 signaling leading to ZNF143 expression through the regulation of ROS production, which may play a role for colon cancer tumorigenesis.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing / deficiency
  • Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing / genetics
  • Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing / metabolism*
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Colonic Neoplasms / metabolism*
  • Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases / metabolism
  • Gene Knockdown Techniques
  • HCT116 Cells
  • Humans
  • Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / metabolism*
  • MAP Kinase Kinase 4 / metabolism
  • Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases / metabolism
  • Rad51 Recombinase / biosynthesis
  • Reactive Oxygen Species / metabolism
  • Signal Transduction
  • Trans-Activators / biosynthesis*
  • Trans-Activators / metabolism
  • p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / metabolism

Substances

  • Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing
  • GIPC1 protein, human
  • Reactive Oxygen Species
  • Trans-Activators
  • ZNF143 protein, human
  • Insulin-Like Growth Factor I
  • Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases
  • Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases
  • p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases
  • MAP Kinase Kinase 4
  • RAD51 protein, human
  • Rad51 Recombinase