Title | Integration of multiple signaling pathway activities resolves K-RAS/N-RAS mutation paradox in colon epithelial cell response to inflammatory cytokine stimulation. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2010 |
Authors | Kreeger, PK, Wang, Y, Haigis, KM, Lauffenburger, DA |
Journal | Integr Biol (Camb) |
Volume | 2 |
Issue | 4 |
Pagination | 202-8 |
Date Published | 2010 Apr |
ISSN | 1757-9708 |
Keywords | Cell Line, Colon, Cytokines, Epithelial Cells, Humans, Intestinal Mucosa, Mutation, ras Proteins, Signal Transduction, Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha |
Abstract | Colon tumors frequently harbor mutation in K-RAS and/or N-RAS, members of a GTPase family operating as a central hub for multiple key signaling pathways. While these proteins are strongly homologous, they exhibit diverse downstream effects on cell behavior. Utilizing an isogenic panel of human colon carcinoma cells bearing oncogenic mutations in K-RAS and/or N-RAS, we observed that K-RAS and double mutants similarly yield elevated apoptosis in response to treatment with TNFalpha compared to N-RAS mutants. Regardless, and in surprising contrast, key phospho-protein signals were more similar between N-RAS and dual mutants. This apparent contradiction could not be explained by any of the key signals individually, but a multi-pathway model constructed from the single-mutant cell line data was able to predict the behavior of the dual-mutant cell line. This success arises from a quantitative integration of multiple pro-apoptotic (pIkappaBalpha, pERK2) and pro-survival (pJNK, pHSP27) signals in manner not easily discerned from intuitive inspection. |
DOI | 10.1039/b925935j |
Alternate Journal | Integr Biol (Camb) |
PubMed ID | 20473400 |
PubMed Central ID | PMC3687524 |
Grant List | P50 GM068762 / GM / NIGMS NIH HHS / United States P50-GM68762 / GM / NIGMS NIH HHS / United States U54 CA112967 / CA / NCI NIH HHS / United States U54-CA112967 / CA / NCI NIH HHS / United States |