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- Title
The unsulfated extracellular N-terminus of vGPCR reduces the tumorigenicity of hGRO-α in nude mice.
- Authors
Wu, Hui; Fu, YongMing; Xiao, Jun; Zhou, Man; Zhou, Wei; Feng, Hao
- Abstract
The Kaposi's Sarcoma-associated Herpesvirus (KSHV)-encoded G-protein coupled receptor (vGPCR) is an oncoprotein that is implicated in KSHV-associated malignancies. We previously revealed vGPCR incorporates sulfate groups within its extracellular N-terminal tyrosine residues (Y26 and Y28) and that this tyrosine sulfation is crucial for its tumorigenicity in nude mice. hGRO-α binds vGPCR in a sulfotyrosine-dependent manner and promotes its tumorigenicity through autocrine signaling. Interestingly, an unsulfated vGPCR mutant (yydd-vGPCR) attenuated the tumor growth triggered by hGRO-α. In this study, the extracellular N-terminus of vGPCR (wt-vGN) and an unsulfated vGPCR mutant (yydd-vGN) were individually secreted, expressed and purified. A radioactive labeling assay demonstrated that wt-vGN but not yydd-vGN incorporated [(35)S]-sulfate. In nude mice, NIH3T3 cells expressing yydd-vGN but not wt-vGN could significantly inhibit the tumor growth triggered by hGRO-α. All our data support the conclusion that the unsulfated extracellular N-terminus of vGPCR reduces the tumorigenicity of hGRO-α.
- Publication
Science China. Life sciences, 2013, Vol 56, Issue 1, p26
- ISSN
1869-1889
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11427-012-4405-9