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- Title
Activated mutant forms of PIK3 CA cooperate with RasV12 or c-Met to induce liver tumour formation in mice via AKT2/ mTORC1 cascade.
- Authors
Wang, Chunmei; Che, Li; Hu, Junjie; Zhang, Shanshan; Jiang, Lijie; Latte, Gavinella; Demartis, Maria I.; Tao, Junyan; Gui, Bing; Pilo, Maria G.; Ribback, Silvia; Dombrowski, Frank; Evert, Matthias; Calvisi, Diego F.; Chen, Xin
- Abstract
Background & Aims Activating mutations of PIK3 CA occur in various tumour types, including human hepatocellular carcinoma. The mechanisms whereby PIK3 CA contributes to hepatocarcinogenesis remain poorly understood. Methods PIK3 CA mutants H1047R or E545K were hydrodynamically transfected, either alone or in combination with NRasV12 or c-Met genes, in the mouse liver. Results Overexpression of H1047R or E545K alone was able to induce AKT/ mTOR signalling in the mouse liver, leading to hepatic steatosis. However, none of the mice developed liver tumours over long term. In contrast, H1047R or E545K cooperated with NRasV12 or c-Met to rapidly induce liver tumour formation in mice. At the molecular level, all the tumour nodules displayed activation of AKT/ mTOR and Ras/ MAPK cascades. Ablation of AKT2 significantly inhibited hepatic steatosis induced by H1047R or E545K and carcinogenesis induced by H1047R/c-Met or E545K/c-Met. Furthermore, tumourigenesis induced by H1047R/c-Met was abolished in conditional Raptor knockout mice. Conclusions Both H1047R and E545K are able to activate the AKT/ mTOR pathway. An intact AKT2/ mTOR complex 1 cascade is required for tumourigenesis induced by H1047R/c-Met or E545K/c-Met in the liver.
- Subjects
CANCER risk factors; LIVER cancer; LIVER tumors; GENETIC mutation; CARCINOGENESIS; FATTY degeneration; TUMOR risk factors
- Publication
Liver International, 2016, Vol 36, Issue 8, p1176
- ISSN
1478-3223
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/liv.13055