High-mobility group boxes mediate cell proliferation and radiosensitivity via retinoblastoma-interaction-dependent and -independent mechanisms |
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Authors: | Wang Li-Li Meng Qing-Hui Jiao Yang Xu Jia-Ying Ge Chun-Min Zhou Ju-Ying Rosen Eliot M Wang Hai-Chao Fan Sai-Jun |
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Institution: | Department of Radiotherapy, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China. |
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Abstract: | Our previous studies have shown that high-mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) could physically associate with the retinoblastoma (RB) protein via an LXCXE (leucine-X-cysteine-X-glutamic; X=any amino acid) motif. An identical LXCXE motif is present in the HMGB1-3 protein sequences, whereas a near-consensus LXCXD (leucine-X-cysteine-X-asparagine; X=any amino acid) motif is found in the HMGB4 protein. In this study, we have demonstrated that like HMGB1, HMGB2-3 also associated with the RB in vitro and in vivo, as evidenced by glutathione-s-transferase capture and immunoprecipitation-Western blot assays. A point mutation of the LXCXE or LXCXD motif led to disruption of RB:HMGB1-4 interactions. Enforced expression of HMGB1-3 or HMGB4 by adenoviral-vector-mediated gene transfer resulted in significant inhibition of breast cancer cell proliferation through an LXCXE- or LXCXD-dependent mechanism and an increased radiosensitivity through an LXCXE- or LXCXD-independent mechanism. These results suggest an important role of the LXCXE/D motif in RB:HMGB1-4 association and modulation of cancer cell growth, but not radiosensitivity. |
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