Papillomavirus-Mediated Neoplastic Progression Is Associated with Reciprocal Changes in Jagged1 and Manic Fringe Expression Linked to Notch Activation†

AUTOR(ES)

Veeraraghavalu, Karthikeyan

FONTE

American Society for Microbiology

RESUMO

Infection by high-risk human papillomaviruses (HPV) and persistent expression of viral oncogenes E6 and E7 are causally linked to the development of cervical cancer. These oncogenes are necessary but insufficient for complete transformation of human epithelial cells in vivo. Intracellular Notch1 protein is detected in invasive cervical carcinomas (ICC), and truncated Notch1 alleles complement the function of E6/E7 in the transformation of human epithelial cells. Here we investigate potential mechanisms of Notch activation in a human cervical neoplasia. We have analyzed human cervical lesions and serial passages of an HPV type 16-positive human cervical low-grade lesion-derived cell line, W12, that shows abnormalities resembling those seen in cervical neoplastic progression in vivo. Late-passage, but not early-passage, W12 and progression of the majority of human high-grade cervical lesions to ICC showed upregulation of Notch ligand and Jagged1 and downregulation of Manic Fringe, a negative regulator of Jagged1-Notch1 signaling. Concomitantly, an increase in Notch/CSL (CBF1, Suppressor of Hairless, Lag1)-driven reporter activity and a decrease in Manic Fringe upstream regulatory region (MFng-URR)-driven reporter activity was observed in late-passage versus early passage W12. Analysis of the MFng-URR revealed that Notch signaling represses this gene through Hairy Enhancer of Split 1, a transcriptional target of the Notch pathway. Expression of Manic Fringe by a recombinant adenovirus, dominant-negative Jagged1, or small interfering RNA against Jagged1 inhibits the tumorigenicity of CaSki, an ICC-derived cell line that was previously shown to be susceptible to growth inhibition induced by antisense Notch1. We suggest that activation of Notch in cervical neoplasia is Jagged1 dependent and that its susceptibility to the influence of Manic Fringe is of therapeutic value.

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