Journal
PIGMENT CELL & MELANOMA RESEARCH
Volume 24, Issue 5, Pages 922-931Publisher
WILEY-BLACKWELL
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-148X.2011.00891.x
Keywords
microenvironment; melanoma; senescence; aging
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- Hormel Foundation
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The cancer microenvironment affects cancer cell proliferation and growth. Embryonic stem (ES)-preconditioned 3-dimensional (3-D) culture of cancer cells induces cancer cell reprogramming and results in a change in cancer cell properties such as differentiation and migration in skin melanoma. However, the mechanism has not yet been clarified. Using the ES-preconditioned 3-D microenvironment model, we provide evidence showing that the ES microenvironment inhibits proliferation and anchorage-independent growth of SK-MEL-28 melanoma cells. We also found that the ES microenvironment suppresses telomerase activity and thereby induces senescence in SK-MEL-28 cells. Furthermore, we observed that gremlin, an antagonist of BMP4, is secreted from ES cells and plays an important role in cellular senescence. Knocking down gremlin in the ES microenvironment increases proliferation and anchorage-independent growth of SK-MEL-28 melanoma cells. Taken together, these results demonstrated that gremlin is a crucial factor responsible for abrogating melanoma properties in the ES-preconditioned 3-D microenvironment.
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