Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2018
Publication Title
Oncotarget
Volume
9
Issue
9
Pages
8223-8240
DOI
10.18632/oncotarget.23787
Abstract
Overexpression of protein tyrosine phosphatase PTP4A oncoproteins is common in many human cancers and is associated with poor patient prognosis and survival. We observed elevated levels of PTP4A3 phosphatase in 79% of human ovarian tumor samples, with significant overexpression in tumor endothelium and pericytes. Furthermore, PTP4A phosphatases appear to regulate several key malignant processes, such as invasion, migration, and angiogenesis, suggesting a pivotal regulatory role in cancer and endothelial signaling pathways. While phosphatases are attractive therapeutic targets, they have been poorly investigated because of a lack of potent and selective chemical probes. In this study, we disclose that a potent, selective, reversible, and noncompetitive PTP4A inhibitor, JMS-053, markedly enhanced microvascular barrier function after exposure of endothelial cells to vascular endothelial growth factor or lipopolysaccharide. JMS-053 also blocked the concomitant increase in RhoA activation and loss of Rac1. In human ovarian cancer cells, JMS-053 impeded migration, disrupted spheroid growth, and decreased RhoA activity. Importantly, JMS-053 displayed anticancer activity in a murine xenograft model of drug resistant human ovarian cancer. These data demonstrate that PTP4A phosphatases can be targeted in both endothelial and ovarian cancer cells, and confirm that RhoA signaling cascades are regulated by the PTP4A family.
Original Publication Citation
McQueeney, K. E., Salamoun, J. M., Burnett, J. C., Barabutis, N., Pekic, P., Lewandowski, S. L., . . . Sharlow, E. R. (2018). Targeting ovarian cancer and endothelium with an allosteric PTP4A3 phosphatase inhibitor. Oncotarget, 9(9), 8223-8240. doi:10.18632/oncotarget.23787
Repository Citation
McQueeney, Kelley E.; Salamoun, Joseph M.; Burnett, James C.; Barabutis, Nektarios; Pekic, Paula; Lewandowski, Sophie L.; Llaneza, Danielle C.; Cornelison, Robert; Bai, Yunpeng; Zhang, Zhong-Yin; and Catravas, John D., "Targeting Ovarian Cancer and Endothelium with an Allosteric PTP4A3 Phosphatase Inhibitor" (2018). Bioelectrics Publications. 162.
https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/bioelectrics_pubs/162
ORCID
0000-0002-9663-5662 (Barabutis), 0000-0002-5098-295X (Catravas)
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Medical Biochemistry Commons, Molecular Biology Commons, Molecular, Cellular, and Tissue Engineering Commons, Oncology Commons
Comments
Open access under a Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 3.0) which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.