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Regulation of Cytoskeleton Organization by Sphingosine in a Mouse Cell Model of Progressive Ovarian Cancer

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dc.contributor Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology
dc.contributor Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise
dc.contributor Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine
dc.contributor Virginia Tech
dc.creator Creekmore, Amy L.
dc.creator Heffron, C. Lynn
dc.creator Brayfield, Bradley P.
dc.creator Roberts, Paul C.
dc.creator Schmelz, Eva M.
dc.date 2014-01-15T14:16:34Z
dc.date 2014-01-15T14:16:34Z
dc.date 2013-07-16
dc.date 2014-01-06
dc.date.accessioned 2023-03-01T18:53:58Z
dc.date.available 2023-03-01T18:53:58Z
dc.identifier Creekmore, Amy L.; Heffron, C. L.; Brayfield, Bradley P.; Roberts, Paul C.; Schmelz, Eva M. 2013. "Regulation of Cytoskeleton Organization by Sphingosine in a Mouse Cell Model of Progressive Ovarian Cancer." Biomolecules 2013, 3(3), 386-407; doi:10.3390/biom3030386
dc.identifier Creekmore, A.L.; Heffron, C.L.; Brayfield, B.P.; Roberts, P.C.; Schmelz, E.M. Regulation of Cytoskeleton Organization by Sphingosine in a Mouse Cell Model of Progressive Ovarian Cancer. Biomolecules 2013, 3, 386-407.
dc.identifier 2218-273X
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/10919/24835
dc.identifier http://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/3/3/386
dc.identifier https://doi.org/10.3390/biom3030386
dc.identifier.uri http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/281780
dc.description Ovarian cancer is a multigenic disease and molecular events driving ovarian cancer progression are not well established. We have previously reported the dysregulation of the cytoskeleton during ovarian cancer progression in a syngeneic mouse cell model for progressive ovarian cancer. In the present studies, we investigated if the cytoskeleton organization is a potential target for chemopreventive treatment with the bioactive sphingolipid metabolite sphingosine. Long-term treatment with non-toxic concentrations of sphingosine but not other sphingolipid metabolites led to a partial reversal of a cytoskeleton architecture commonly associated with aggressive cancer phenotypes towards an organization reminiscent of non-malignant cell phenotypes. This was evident by increased F-actin polymerization and organization, a reduced focal adhesion kinase expression, increased a-actinin and vinculin levels which together led to the assembly of more mature focal adhesions. Downstream focal adhesion signaling, the suppression of myosin light chain kinase expression and hypophosphorylation of its targets were observed after treatment with sphingosine. These results suggest that sphingosine modulate the assembly of actin stress fibers via regulation of focal adhesions and myosin light chain kinase. The impact of these events on suppression of ovarian cancer by exogenous sphingosine and their potential as molecular markers for treatment efficacy warrants further investigation.
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dc.language en
dc.publisher MDPI
dc.rights Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
dc.rights http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subject ovarian cancer
dc.subject cytoskeleton
dc.subject sphingosine
dc.subject focal adhesions
dc.subject MLCK
dc.title Regulation of Cytoskeleton Organization by Sphingosine in a Mouse Cell Model of Progressive Ovarian Cancer
dc.title Biomolecules
dc.type Article - Refereed
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