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  3. Magnolin inhibits cell migration and invasion by targeting the ERKs/RSK2 signaling pathway

Magnolin inhibits cell migration and invasion by targeting the ERKs/RSK2 signaling pathway

  • BMC Cancer. 2015 Aug 8;15:576. doi: 10.1186/s12885-015-1580-7.
Cheol-Jung Lee 1,  Mee-Hyun Lee 2,  Sun-Mi Yoo 3,  Kyung-Il Choi 4,  Ji-Hong Song 5,  Jeong-Hoon Jang 6 7,  Sei-Ryang Oh 8,  Hyung-Won Ryu 9,  Hye-Suk Lee 10,  Young-Joon Surh 11,  Yong-Yeon Cho 12
Affiliations

Affiliations

  • 1 College of Pharmacy, The Catholic University of Korea, 43, Jibong-ro, Wonmi-gu, Bucheon-si, Gyeonggi-do, 420-743, Republic of Korea. veritas0613@naver.com.
  • 2 College of Pharmacy, The Catholic University of Korea, 43, Jibong-ro, Wonmi-gu, Bucheon-si, Gyeonggi-do, 420-743, Republic of Korea. mhyun_lee@catholic.ac.kr.
  • 3 College of Pharmacy, The Catholic University of Korea, 43, Jibong-ro, Wonmi-gu, Bucheon-si, Gyeonggi-do, 420-743, Republic of Korea. apple_ma@naver.com.
  • 4 College of Pharmacy, The Catholic University of Korea, 43, Jibong-ro, Wonmi-gu, Bucheon-si, Gyeonggi-do, 420-743, Republic of Korea. luna239@naver.com.
  • 5 College of Pharmacy, The Catholic University of Korea, 43, Jibong-ro, Wonmi-gu, Bucheon-si, Gyeonggi-do, 420-743, Republic of Korea. xlzlzl1103@gmail.com.
  • 6 College of Pharmacy, The Catholic University of Korea, 43, Jibong-ro, Wonmi-gu, Bucheon-si, Gyeonggi-do, 420-743, Republic of Korea. jhjang1717@gmail.com.
  • 7 College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, 1, Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, 151-742, Republic of Korea. jhjang1717@gmail.com.
  • 8 Natural Medicine Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience & Biotechnology, 30 Yeongudanji-ro, Ochang-eup, Cheongwon-gun, ChungBuk, 363-883, Republic of Korea. seiryang@kribb.re.kr.
  • 9 Natural Medicine Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience & Biotechnology, 30 Yeongudanji-ro, Ochang-eup, Cheongwon-gun, ChungBuk, 363-883, Republic of Korea. ryuhw@kribb.re.kr.
  • 10 College of Pharmacy, The Catholic University of Korea, 43, Jibong-ro, Wonmi-gu, Bucheon-si, Gyeonggi-do, 420-743, Republic of Korea. sianalee@catholic.ac.kr.
  • 11 College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, 1, Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, 151-742, Republic of Korea. surh@plaza.snu.ac.kr.
  • 12 College of Pharmacy, The Catholic University of Korea, 43, Jibong-ro, Wonmi-gu, Bucheon-si, Gyeonggi-do, 420-743, Republic of Korea. yongyeon@catholic.ac.kr.
PMID: 26253302 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-015-1580-7
Abstract

Background: Magnolin is a natural compound abundantly found in Magnolia flos, which has been traditionally used in oriental medicine to treat headaches, nasal congestion and anti-inflammatory reactions. Our recent results have demonstrated that magnolin targets the active pockets of ERK1 and ERK2, which are important signaling molecules in Cancer cell metastasis. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of magnolin on cell migration and to further explore the molecular mechanisms involved.

Methods: Magnolin-mediated signaling inhibition was confirmed by Western blotting using RSK2(+/+) and RSK2(-/-) MEFs, A549 and NCI-H1975 lung Cancer cells, and by NF-κB and COX-2 promoter luciferase reporter assays. Inhibition of cell migration by magnolin was examined by wound healing and/or Boyden Chamber assays using JB6 Cl41 and A549 human lung Cancer cells. The molecular mechanisms involved in cell migration and epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition were determined by zymography, Western blotting, Real-Time PCR and immunocytofluorescence.

Results: Magnolin inhibited NF-κB transactivation activity by suppressing the ERKs/RSK2 signaling pathway. Moreover, magnolin abrogated the increase in EGF-induced COX-2 protein levels and wound healing. In human lung Cancer cells such as A549 and NCI-H1975, which harbor constitutive active Ras and EGFR mutants, respectively, magnolin suppressed wound healing and cell invasion as seen by a Boyden chamber assay. In addition, it was observed that magnolin inhibited MMP-2 and -9 gene expression and activity. The knockdown or knockout of RSK2 in A549 lung Cancer cells or MEFs revealed that magnolin targeting ERKs/RSK2 signaling suppressed epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition by modulating EMT marker proteins such as N-Cadherin, E-cadherin, Snail, Vimentin and MMPs.

Conclusions: These results demonstrate that magnolin inhibits cell migration and invasion by targeting the ERKs/RSK2 signaling pathway.

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