Concomitant down-regulation of expression of integrin subunits by N-myc in human neuroblastoma cells: differential regulation of alpha2, alpha3 and beta1

Oncogene
R Judware, L A Culp

Abstract

Amplification and over-expression of the N-myc oncogene is associated with the progression of neuroblastoma in children and in a nude mouse model system. Neuroblastoma cell lines with widely different levels of N-myc illustrate an inverse relationship between N-myc over-expression and reduced expression of several integrin extracellular matrix receptors. Transfection and over-expression of N-myc in a neuroblastoma cell line not normally expressing the protein resulted in cells that grew loosely associated with tissue culture plates; this correlated with reduced levels of beta1 integrin subunit. Evidence is now presented that alpha2 and alpha3 integrin subunit levels are also reduced in cells that over-express N-myc, with virtually no association of alpha2 or alpha3 subunits with beta1. Consequently, maturation of the beta1 subunit and cell surface expression of the integrins are greatly reduced in N-myc-transfected cells. A small amount of beta1 protein does get to the cell surface, however, suggesting that an as yet unidentified alpha subunit is produced by the N-myc-expressing cells. Finally, the observed reductions in integrin protein levels are reflections of greatly reduced levels of integrin alpha2 and alpha3 mRNAs, as we...Continue Reading

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