Cytospin-A Regulates Colorectal Cancer Cell Division and Migration by Modulating Stability of Microtubules and Actin Filaments

Overview

Journal Cancers (Basel)

Publisher MDPI

Specialty Oncology

Date 2022 Apr 23

PMID 35454887

Authors

Fan Fan

Jason Roszik

Ling Xia

Susmita Ghosh

Rui Wang

Xiangcang Ye

David Hawke

Lee M Ellis

Rajat Bhattacharya

Affiliations

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Abstract

Proteins that interact with cytoskeletal elements play important roles in cell division and are potentially important targets for therapy in cancer. Cytospin-A (CYTSA), a protein known to interact with actin and microtubules, has been previously described to be important in various developmental disorders, including oblique facial clefting. We hypothesized that CYTSA plays an important role in colorectal cancer (CRC) cell division. The effects of CYTSA depletion on CRC cell proliferation were analyzed using cell growth assays, microscopic analyses of live and fixed cells, and time-lapse imaging. CYTSA depletion led to inhibition of cell proliferation, significant increases in CRC cell death, and accumulation of doublet cells during and following cell division. Depletion of CYTSA also resulted in strong inhibition of CRC cell migration and invasion. Mechanistically, CYTSA depletion resulted in significant decreases in the stability of microtubules and altered polymerization of actin filaments in CRC cells. Finally, bioinformatic analyses were performed to determine the correlation between CYTSA expression and survival of patients with CRC. Interestingly, a strong correlation between high CYTSA expression and poor survival was observed in the TCGA adenocarcinoma data set but not in an independent data set. Since inhibiting CYTSA significantly reduces CRC cell proliferation, migration, and invasion, targeting CYTSA may be a potential novel therapeutic option for patients with metastatic CRC.

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