GSBS Student Publications
Title
Killing of human melanoma cells induced by activation of class I interferon-regulated signaling pathways via MDA-7/IL-24
Publication Date
2008-05-31
UMMS Affiliation
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences; Department of Experimental Therapeutics; Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
Document Type
Article
Disciplines
Life Sciences | Medicine and Health Sciences
Abstract
Restoration of the tumor-suppression function by gene transfer of the melanoma differentiation-associated gene 7 (MDA7)/interleukin 24 (IL-24) successfully induces apoptosis in melanoma tumors in vivo. To address the molecular mechanisms involved, we previously revealed that MDA7/IL-24 treatment of melanoma cells down-regulates interferon regulatory factor (IRF)-1 expression and concomitantly up-regulates IRF-2 expression, which competes with the activity of IRF-1 and reverses the induction of IRF-1-regulated inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS). Interferons (IFNs) influence melanoma cell survival by modulating apoptosis. A class I IFN (IFN-alpha) has been approved for the treatment of advanced melanoma with some limited success. A class II IFN (IFN-gamma), on the other hand, supports melanoma cell survival, possibly through constitutive activation of iNOS expression. We therefore conducted this study to explore the molecular pathways of MDA7/IL-24 regulation of apoptosis via the intracellular induction of IFNs in melanoma. We hypothesized that the restoration of the MDA7/IL-24 axis leads to upregulation of class I IFNs and induction of the apoptotic cascade. We found that MDA7/IL-24 induces the secretion of endogenous IFN-beta, another class I IFN, leading to the arrest of melanoma cell growth and apoptosis. We also identified a series of apoptotic markers that play a role in this pathway, including the regulation of tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) and Fas-FasL. In summary, we described a novel pathway of MDA7/IL-24 regulation of apoptosis in melanoma tumors via endogenous IFN-beta induction followed by IRF regulation and TRAIL/FasL system activation.
DOI of Published Version
10.1016/j.cyto.2008.04.010
Source
Cytokine. 2008 Jul;43(1):34-44. Epub 2008 Jun 3. Link to article on publisher's site
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Cytokine
Related Resources
PubMed ID
18511292
Repository Citation
Ekmekcioglu, Suhendan; Mumm, John B.; Udtha, Malini; Chada, Sunil; and Grimm, Elizabeth A., "Killing of human melanoma cells induced by activation of class I interferon-regulated signaling pathways via MDA-7/IL-24" (2008). GSBS Student Publications. 1509.
https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/gsbs_sp/1509