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The Role of C-X-C Chemokine Receptor Type 4 (CXCR4) in Cell Adherence and Spheroid Formation of Human Ewing’s Sarcoma Cells under Simulated Microgravity

We studied the behavior of Ewing’s Sarcoma cells of the line A673 under simulated microgravity (s-µg). These cells express two prominent markers—the oncogene EWS/FLI1 and the chemokine receptor CXCR4, which is used as a target of treatment in several types of cancer. The cells were exposed to s-µg i...

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Autores principales: Romswinkel, Alexander, Infanger, Manfred, Dietz, Carlo, Strube, Florian, Kraus, Armin
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6929163/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31810195
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms20236073
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author Romswinkel, Alexander
Infanger, Manfred
Dietz, Carlo
Strube, Florian
Kraus, Armin
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Infanger, Manfred
Dietz, Carlo
Strube, Florian
Kraus, Armin
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description We studied the behavior of Ewing’s Sarcoma cells of the line A673 under simulated microgravity (s-µg). These cells express two prominent markers—the oncogene EWS/FLI1 and the chemokine receptor CXCR4, which is used as a target of treatment in several types of cancer. The cells were exposed to s-µg in a random-positioning machine (RPM) for 24 h in the absence and presence of the CXCR4 inhibitor AMD3100. Then, their morphology and cytoskeleton were examined. The expression of selected mutually interacting genes was measured by qRT-PCR and protein accumulation was determined by western blotting. After 24 h incubation on the RPM, a splitting of the A673 cell population in adherent and spheroid cells was observed. Compared to 1 g control cells, EWS/FLI1 was significantly upregulated in the adherent cells and in the spheroids, while CXCR4 and CD44 expression were significantly enhanced in spheroids only. Transcription of CAV-1 was upregulated and DKK2 and VEGF-A were down-regulated in both, adherent in spheroid cells, respectively. Regarding, protein accumulation EWS/FLI1 was enhanced in adherent cells only, but CD44 decreased in spheroids and adherent cells. Inhibition of CXCR4 did not change spheroid count, or structure. Under s-µg, the tumor marker EWS/FLI1 is intensified, while targeting CXCR4, which influences adhesion proteins, did not affect spheroid formation.
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spelling pubmed-69291632019-12-26 The Role of C-X-C Chemokine Receptor Type 4 (CXCR4) in Cell Adherence and Spheroid Formation of Human Ewing’s Sarcoma Cells under Simulated Microgravity Romswinkel, Alexander Infanger, Manfred Dietz, Carlo Strube, Florian Kraus, Armin Int J Mol Sci Article We studied the behavior of Ewing’s Sarcoma cells of the line A673 under simulated microgravity (s-µg). These cells express two prominent markers—the oncogene EWS/FLI1 and the chemokine receptor CXCR4, which is used as a target of treatment in several types of cancer. The cells were exposed to s-µg in a random-positioning machine (RPM) for 24 h in the absence and presence of the CXCR4 inhibitor AMD3100. Then, their morphology and cytoskeleton were examined. The expression of selected mutually interacting genes was measured by qRT-PCR and protein accumulation was determined by western blotting. After 24 h incubation on the RPM, a splitting of the A673 cell population in adherent and spheroid cells was observed. Compared to 1 g control cells, EWS/FLI1 was significantly upregulated in the adherent cells and in the spheroids, while CXCR4 and CD44 expression were significantly enhanced in spheroids only. Transcription of CAV-1 was upregulated and DKK2 and VEGF-A were down-regulated in both, adherent in spheroid cells, respectively. Regarding, protein accumulation EWS/FLI1 was enhanced in adherent cells only, but CD44 decreased in spheroids and adherent cells. Inhibition of CXCR4 did not change spheroid count, or structure. Under s-µg, the tumor marker EWS/FLI1 is intensified, while targeting CXCR4, which influences adhesion proteins, did not affect spheroid formation. MDPI 2019-12-02 /pmc/articles/PMC6929163/ /pubmed/31810195 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms20236073 Text en © 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Romswinkel, Alexander
Infanger, Manfred
Dietz, Carlo
Strube, Florian
Kraus, Armin
The Role of C-X-C Chemokine Receptor Type 4 (CXCR4) in Cell Adherence and Spheroid Formation of Human Ewing’s Sarcoma Cells under Simulated Microgravity
title The Role of C-X-C Chemokine Receptor Type 4 (CXCR4) in Cell Adherence and Spheroid Formation of Human Ewing’s Sarcoma Cells under Simulated Microgravity
title_full The Role of C-X-C Chemokine Receptor Type 4 (CXCR4) in Cell Adherence and Spheroid Formation of Human Ewing’s Sarcoma Cells under Simulated Microgravity
title_fullStr The Role of C-X-C Chemokine Receptor Type 4 (CXCR4) in Cell Adherence and Spheroid Formation of Human Ewing’s Sarcoma Cells under Simulated Microgravity
title_full_unstemmed The Role of C-X-C Chemokine Receptor Type 4 (CXCR4) in Cell Adherence and Spheroid Formation of Human Ewing’s Sarcoma Cells under Simulated Microgravity
title_short The Role of C-X-C Chemokine Receptor Type 4 (CXCR4) in Cell Adherence and Spheroid Formation of Human Ewing’s Sarcoma Cells under Simulated Microgravity
title_sort role of c-x-c chemokine receptor type 4 (cxcr4) in cell adherence and spheroid formation of human ewing’s sarcoma cells under simulated microgravity
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6929163/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31810195
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms20236073
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