KiSS-1 represses 92-kDa type IV collagenase expression by down-regulating NF-κB binding to the promoter as a consequence of IκBα-induced block of p65/p50 nuclear translocation

Chunhong Yan, Heng Wang, Douglas D. Boyd

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Abstract

The 92-kDa type IV collagenase (MMP-9) plays a critical role in tissue remodeling. We undertook a study to determine whether the KiSS-1 gene, previously shown to suppress cancer spread (metastases), negatively regulates MMP-9 expression. Six cell lines positive for MMP-9 mRNA were deficient in KiSS-1 mRNA. One of these cell lines, HT-1080, stably transfected with a KiSS-1 expression construct, demonstrated substantially lower MMP-9 enzyme activity/protein and in vitro invasiveness. The lower MMP-9 enzyme activity reflected reduced steady-state mRNA levels which, in turn, was due to attenuated transcription. Activation of ERKs and JNKs by phorbol 12-myristate 18-acetate and tumor necrosis factor α, respectively, leading to increased MMP-9 amounts was not antagonized by KiSS-1 expression, suggesting that MAPK pathways modulating MMP-9 synthesis are not the target of KiSS-1. Although MMP-9 expression is regulated by AP-1, Sp1, and Ets transcription factors, KiSS-1 did not alter the binding of these factors to the MMP-9 promoter. However, NF-κB binding to the MMP-9 promoter required for expression of this collagenase was reduced by KiSS-1 expression. Diminished NF-κB binding reflected less p50/p65 in the nucleus secondary to increased IκBα levels in the cytosols of the KiSS-1 transfectants. Thus, KiSS-1 diminishes MMP-9 expression by effecting reduced NF-κB binding to the promoter.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1164-1172
Number of pages9
JournalJournal of Biological Chemistry
Volume276
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 12 2001
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry
  • Molecular Biology
  • Cell Biology

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