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Naito Y, Suzuki N, Huang P, Hasegawa H, Sohara Y, Iwamoto T, Hamaguchi M: Requirement of multiple signaling pathways for the augmented production of hyaluronan by v-Src. Nagoya J Med Sci. 2005 Jun;67(3-4):101-8. Malignant transformation of cells is frequently associated with an augmented production of hyaluronan and the subsequent formation of a hyaluronan-matrix. In v-Src-transformed cells, hyaluronan directly activate cell motility in a tumor-specific manner. Despite its importance, the mechanism by which v-Src activates hyaluronan production remains unclear. Here we report that multiple signaling pathways are required for the augmented production of hyaluronan. Either the expression of a dominant negative Ras or the treatment of cells with manumycin A, a Ras farnesyltransferase inhibitor, was able to suppress hyaluronan production. In contrast, expression of MEK1EE, a constitutive form of MEK1, activated both hyaluronan synthase expression and hyaluronan production. AG-490, a Jak-2 inhibitor, or LY294002, a PI3K inhibitor, similarly suppressed the augmented production of hyarulonan. Taken together, our results suggest the involvement of multiple signaling pathways, including Ras-dependent and independent ones, in augmented hyaluronan production by v-Src. |
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