Biglycan Regulates MG63 Osteosarcoma Cell Growth Through a LPR6/?-Catenin/IGFR-IR Signaling Axis.

ABSTRACT: Biglycan, a small leucine rich proteoglycan (SLRP), is an important participant in bone homeostasis and development as well as in bone pathology. In the present study biglycan was identified as a positive regulator of MG63 osteosarcoma cell growth (p ? 0.001). IGF-I was shown to increase biglycan expression (p ? 0.01), whereas biglycan-deficiency attenuated significantly both basal and IGF-I induced cell proliferation of MG63 cells (p ? 0.001; p ? 0.01, respectively). These effects were executed through the IGF-IR receptor whose activation was strongly attenuated (p ? 0.01) in biglycan-deficient MG63 cells. Biglycan, previously shown to regulate Wnt/?-catenin pathway, was demonstrated to induce a significant increase in ?-catenin protein expression evident at cytoplasmic (p ? 0.01), membrane (p ? 0.01), and nucleus fractions in MG63 cells (p ? 0.05). As demonstrated by immunofluorescence, increase in ?-catenin expression is attributed to co-localization of biglycan with the Wnt co-receptor low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 6 (LRP6) resulting in attenuated ?-catenin degradation. Furthermore, applying anti-?-catenin and anti-pIGF-IR antibodies to MG-63 cells demonstrated a cytoplasmic and to the membrane interaction between these molecules that increased upon exogenous biglycan treatment. In parallel, the downregulation of biglycan significantly inhibited both basal and IGF-I-dependent ERK1/2 activation, (p ? 0.001). In summary, we report a novel mechanism where biglycan through a LRP6/?-catenin/IGF-IR signaling axis enhances osteosarcoma cell growth.

SUBMITTER: Aggelidakis J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6206209 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature