Anti-Müllerian Hormone Signaling Regulates Epithelial Plasticity and Chemoresistance in Lung Cancer

Tim N. Beck, Vladislav A. Korobeynikov, Alexander E. Kudinov, Rachel Georgopoulos, Nehal R. Solanki, Magda Andrews-Hoke, Timothy M. Kistner, David Pépin, Patricia K. Donahoe, Emmanuelle Nicolas, Margret B. Einarson, Yan Zhou, Yanis Boumber, David A. Proia, Ilya G. Serebriiskii, Erica A. Golemis

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Abstract

Anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) and its type II receptor AMHR2, both previously thought to primarily function in gonadal tissue, were unexpectedly identified as potent regulators of transforming growth factor (TGF-β)/bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) signaling and epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) in lung cancer. AMH is a TGF-β/BMP superfamily member, and AMHR2 heterodimerizes with type I receptors (ALK2, ALK3) also used by the type II receptor for BMP (BMPR2). AMH signaling regulates expression of BMPR2, ALK2, and ALK3, supports protein kinase B-nuclear factor κB (AKT-NF-κB) and SMAD survival signaling, and influences BMP-dependent signaling in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). AMH and AMHR2 are selectively expressed in epithelial versus mesenchymal cells, and loss of AMH/AMHR2 induces EMT. Independent induction of EMT reduces expression of AMH and AMHR2. Importantly, EMT associated with depletion of AMH or AMHR2 results in chemoresistance but sensitizes cells to the heat shock protein 90 (HSP90) inhibitor ganetespib. Recognition of this AMH/AMHR2 axis helps to further elucidate TGF-β/BMP resistance-associated signaling and suggests new strategies for therapeutic targeting of EMT.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)657-671
Number of pages15
JournalCell Reports
Volume16
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 19 2016

Keywords

  • Animals
  • Anti-Mullerian Hormone/metabolism
  • Bone Morphogenetic Protein Receptors, Type II/metabolism
  • Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung/metabolism
  • Cell Plasticity/physiology
  • Drug Resistance, Neoplasm/physiology
  • Epithelial Cells/metabolism
  • Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition/physiology
  • Gene Expression Regulation/physiology
  • Heat-Shock Proteins/metabolism
  • Lung Neoplasms/metabolism
  • Mesenchymal Stem Cells/metabolism
  • Mice
  • Mice, SCID
  • NF-kappa B/metabolism
  • Receptors, Peptide/metabolism
  • Receptors, Transforming Growth Factor beta/metabolism
  • Signal Transduction/physiology
  • Transforming Growth Factor beta/metabolism

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