STAT3-induced S1PR1 expression is crucial for persistent STAT3 activation in tumors.

Interleukin-6 (IL-6)-Janus kinase (JAK) signaling is viewed as crucial for persistent signal transducer and activator of transcription-3 (STAT3) activation in cancer. However, IL-6-induced STAT3 activation is normally transient. Here we identify a key mechanism for persistent STAT3 activation in tumor cells and the tumor microenvironment. We show that expression of ...
sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor-1 (S1PR1), a G protein-coupled receptor for the lysophospholipid sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P), is elevated in STAT3-positive tumors. STAT3 is a transcription factor for the S1pr1 gene. Reciprocally, enhanced S1pr1 expression activates STAT3 and upregulates Il6 gene expression, thereby accelerating tumor growth and metastasis in a STAT3-dependent manner. Silencing S1pr1 in tumor cells or immune cells inhibits tumor STAT3 activity, tumor growth and metastasis. S1P-S1PR1-induced STAT3 activation is persistent, in contrast to transient STAT3 activation by IL-6. S1PR1 activates STAT3 in part by upregulating JAK2 tyrosine kinase activity. We show that STAT3-induced S1PR1 expression, as well as the S1P-S1PR1 pathway reciprocal regulation of STAT3 activity, is a major positive feedback loop for persistent STAT3 activation in cancer cells and the tumor microenvironment and for malignant progression.
Mesh Terms:
Animals, Chromatin Immunoprecipitation, DNA Primers, Electrophoretic Mobility Shift Assay, Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, Feedback, Physiological, Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic, Humans, Immunohistochemistry, Immunoprecipitation, Interleukin-6, Mice, Mice, Knockout, Microscopy, Confocal, Neoplasms, Receptors, Lysosphingolipid, Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, STAT3 Transcription Factor
Nat. Med.
Date: Dec. 01, 2010
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