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JCS ePress
online publication date 30 Jul 2003
doi: 10.1242/jcs.00644
Research Article
Bcl-2 expression decreases cadherin-mediated cell-cell adhesion
Laiji Li,
Jody Backer,
Annisa S.K. Wong,
Erin L. Schwanke,
Brian G. Stewart,
and
Manijeh Pasdar*
* Author for correspondence (e-mail: mpasdar{at}ualberta.ca)
Bcl-2, a member of the apoptosis-regulating family of proteins confers a survival advantage on cells by inhibiting apoptosis. Bcl-2 expression is estrogen-responsive and high in various tumors. Overexpression of Bcl-2 has been associated with the loss of contact inhibition, unregulated growth and foci formation in culture.
In this study, we have examined the effects of bcl-2 overexpression and expression on cell-cell adhesion in MCF-7 and MDCK epithelial cell lines respectively. Overexpression of Bcl-2 in estrogen receptor-positive MCF-7 mammary carcinoma cells led to decreased cell surface E-cadherin and the disruption of junctional complexes concurrent with intracellular redistribution of their components. Particularly noticeable, was the partial nuclear localization of the tight junction-associated protein ZO-1 which coincided with upregulation of ErbB2. The expression of this EGF co-receptor is regulated by the ZO-1-associated transcription factor ZONAB. Growth in estrogen-depleted media led to downregulation of Bcl-2 expression and upregulation and membrane localization of all junctional proteins. Similar disruption in junctions, accompanied by decreased transepithelial resistance, was observed when Bcl-2 was expressed in MDCK cells.
These results strongly suggest that Bcl-2 expression decreases the level of functional E-cadherin thereby interfering with junction formation. The inhibition of junction formation decreases cell-cell adhesion leading to the loss of contact inhibition, which, in vivo, can lead to unregulated growth and tumorigenesis.
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