The regulatory role of mixed lineage kinase 4 beta in MAPK signaling and ovarian cancer cell invasion

The University of Toledo The University of Toledo Digital Repository Theses and Dissertations 2013 The regulatory role of mixed lineage kinase beta in MAPK signaling and ovarian cancer cell invasion Widian F Abi Saab The University of Toledo Follow this and additional works at: http://utdr.utoledo.edu/theses-dissertations Recommended Citation Abi Saab, Widian F., "The regulatory role of mixed lineage kinase beta in MAPK signaling and ovarian cancer cell invasion" (2013) Theses and Dissertations Paper This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by The University of Toledo Digital Repository It has been accepted for inclusion in Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of The University of Toledo Digital Repository For more information, please see the repository's About page A Dissertation entitled The Regulatory Role of Mixed Lineage Kinase Beta in MAPK Signaling and Ovarian Cancer Cell Invasion by Widian F Abi Saab Submitted to the Graduate Faculty as partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Biology _ Dr Deborah Chadee, Committee Chair _ Dr Douglas Leaman, Committee Member _ Dr Fan Dong, Committee Member _ Dr John Bellizzi, Committee Member _ Dr Max Funk, Committee Member _ Dr Robert Steven, Committee Member _ Dr William Taylor, Committee Member _ Dr Patricia R Komuniecki, Dean College of Graduate Studies The University of Toledo May 2013 Copyright 2013, Widian Fouad Abi Saab This document is copyrighted material Under copyright law, no parts of this document may be reproduced without the expressed permission of the author An Abstract of The Regulatory Role of Mixed Lineage Kinase Beta in MAPK Signaling and Ovarian Cancer Cell Invasion by Widian F Abi Saab Submitted to the Graduate Faculty as partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Biology The University of Toledo May 2013 Mixed lineage kinase (MLK4) is a member of the MLK family of mitogenactivated protein kinase kinase kinases (MAP3Ks) As components of a three-tiered signaling cascade, MAP3Ks promote activation of mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK), which in turn regulates different cellular processes including proliferation and invasion Here, we show that the beta form of MLK4 (MLK4β), unlike its close relative, MLK3, and other known MAP3Ks, negatively regulates the activities of the MAPKs, p38, ERK and JNK, even in response to stimuli such as sorbitol or TNFα MLK4β also negatively regulates basal, but not TNFα-induced, NF-κB activity Moreover, MLK4β undergoes autophosphorylation and has kinase activity towards histone H2A, but has no kinase activity towards the MAP2K, MEK4/SEK1, a known substrate for MLK3 and other MAP3Ks Furthermore, MLK4β interacts with MLK3 and inhibits MLK3 activation In addition, MLK4 blocks matrix metalloproteinase-9 gelatinase activity and invasion in SKOV3 ovarian cancer cells, both of which are cellular responses that require MLK3 Collectively, our data establish MLK4β as a novel suppressor of MLK3 activation, MAPK signaling and cell invasion iii This work is dedicated to my dad, Fouad Abi Saab, and mom, Nabila Abi Saab, who sacrificed a lot to provide a good education for my brother and me I most certainly would not be where I am today if it wasn’t for them I also dedicate this work to my brother (Rawad), my grandmas (Fayza and Samia), my aunts (Thouraya, Feryal, Noha and Sonia) and all my cousins (Yara, Ziad, Lama, Wahid, Tamara and Faisal) However, a special dedication goes to my beloved Grandma, Fayza Darweesh, who is my role model She is my inspiration and the source of my strength and has always been my number one supporter Her words and constant encouragement are my driving force to move forward in life I would also like to grab this opportunity to thank my dearest friends (Alexis, Ani, Celia, Hadil, Hashem, Meenakshi, Mirella, Nancy and Natalya) who’ve been extremely encouraging and supportive throughout my Ph.D program Acknowledgements First, I would like to thank my advisor, Dr Chadee, who had given me the chance to be here and who taught me most of what I currently know in this field Dr Chadee is a very supportive and positive person and creates a very amiable environment for her students In addition to being successful in her field, she is also extremely compassionate and understanding She was very supportive especially during hard times and for that I’ll be forever grateful Not only is Dr Chadee successful in her career, but she also has an exemplary sense of humanity which makes her a great role model for me I would also like to thank my committee members Dr Douglas Leaman, Dr Fan Dong, Dr John Bellizzi, Dr Max Funk, Dr Robert Steven and Dr William Taylor for their constant input and guidance I especially thank Dr Taylor, Dr Leaman and Dr Dong, for their technical support in a number of experiments I would like to especially thank Cathy (Dr Yu Zhan) for teaching me most of the techniques in lab and for being a good friend Special thanks to Natalya Blessing for being a wonderful lab mate and friend I would also like to thank Meenakshi Bhansali for her amazing friendship and support Last but not least, I would like to thank Dr Leah Rider, Jenny, Alan, Peter, Sneha, April and Kyoung for being such good friends and for adding a joyful and pleasant atmosphere to our working environment v Table of Contents Abstract iii Acknowledgements v Table of Contents vi List of Figures ix List of Abbreviations xi Introduction……………………………………………………………………… 1.1 The Mitogen-activated protein kinase signaling cascade .1 1.2 Characteristics and functions of MAPK proteins…………………………….3 1.2.1 The ERK1/2 pathway……………………………………………… 1.2.2 The JNK pathway………………………………………………… 1.2.3 The p38 pathway………………………………………………… 11 1.2.4 The ERK5 pathway……………………………………………… 14 1.3 The matrix metalloproteinases……………………………………………….15 1.4 The MAP2Ks……………………………………………………………… 18 1.5 The MAP3Ks……………………………………………………………… 20 1.5.1 The MEKK group………………………………………………….21 1.5.2 The Raf MAP3Ks………………………………………………….23 1.5.3 The TAK1 MAP3K group…………………………………………25 1.5.4 The TAO/Tpl2 and Mos MAP3K groups………………………….27 1.5.5 The MLK family of MAP3Ks…………………………………… 27 vi 1.5.5.1 The DLK subgroup 28 1.5.5.2 The ZAK subgroup………………………………………30 1.6 The MLK subfamily…………………………………………………………31 1.6.1 MLK1 and MLK2………………………………………………….32 1.6.2 MLK3 activation………………………………………………… 33 1.7 MLK3 signaling…………………………………………………………… 36 1.7.1 MLK3 signaling in cancer…………………………………………38 1.8 MLK4: characteristics and function………………………………………….39 1.9 Significance………………………………………………………………… 40 Materials and Methods 42 2.1 Cell culture………………………………………………………………… 42 2.2 Expression vectors………………………………………………………… 43 2.3 Plasmids and siRNA transfections………………………………………… 43 2.4 Immunoblotting………………………………………………………………45 2.5 Preparation of whole cell extracts and treatments………………………… 47 2.6 Immunoprecipitation…………………………………………………………47 2.7 MLK4β kinase assay…………………………………………………………48 2.8 Cell proliferation assay………………………………………………………49 2.9 Luciferase assay…………………………………………………………… 50 2.10 Invasion assay………………………………………………………………50 2.11 Gelatin zymography……………………………………………………… 51 Results……………………………………………………………………………52 3.1 The role of MLK4β in p38 signaling……………………………………… 52 vii 3.1.1 The effect of ectopic expression of MLK4β on p38 activation… 52 3.1.2 The effect of endogenous MLK4 on the activation of p38 ………54 3.2 The effect of MLK4 on MEK3/MEK6 activation….……………………… 56 3.3 The role of MLK4β in NF-κB signaling…………………………………… 57 3.4 Comparison of the effects of MLK4β and MLK3 on p38 activation ……….60 3.5 The effects of MLK3 and MLK4 on ERK and JNK activation…………… 62 3.6 MLK4β is not an upstream activator of MEK4…………………………… 65 3.7 MLK4β kinase activity…………………………… ……………………….67 3.8 The effect of MLK4β on MLK3 activation………………………………….69 3.9 The correlation between MLK4β expression and active MLK3 in different cell lines…………………………………………………………… ……………….72 3.10 MLK4β associates with MLK3…………………………………………… 75 3.11 The effect of MLK4 on cell proliferation………………………………… 77 3.12 MLK3 is required for cell invasion in ovarian cancer cells……………… 79 3.13 MLK4β inhibits SKOV3 cell invasion…………………………………… 81 3.14 MLK3 regulates MMP-2 and MMP-9 enzyme activity…………………….82 3.15 MLK4β reduces MMP-9 activity in SKOV3 cells…………………………85 Discussion……………………………………………………………………… 86 References……………………………………………………………………………….95 viii List of Figures 1-1 The MAPK signaling cascade 1-2 The Ras/Raf/ERK1/2 signaling pathway 1-3 JNK-mediated apoptosis…………………………………………………………10 1-4 The p38 MAPK signaling pathway………………………………………………13 1-5 MMP-2 and -9: structure and activation…………………………………………17 1-6 The NF-κB pathway…………………………………………………………… 26 1-7 Signaling of the DLK family of MAP3Ks……………………………………….29 1-8 The structural domains of MLKs……………………………………………… 31 1-9 Model mechanism of MLK3 activation by Cdc42………………………………35 3-10 MLK4β expression inhibits basal and 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