Protein kinase D drives the secretion of invasion mediators in triple-negative breast cancer cell lines

Alexia Gali, Irene V. Bijnsdorp, Sander R. Piersma, Thang V. Pham, Elena Gutiérrez-Galindo, Fiona Kühnel, Nikos Tsolakos, Connie R. Jimenez, Angelika Hausser, Leonidas G. Alexopoulos

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Abstract

The protein kinase D (PKD) family members regulate the fission of cargo vesicles at the Golgi complex and play a pro-oncogenic role in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). Whether PKD facilitates the secretion of tumor-promoting factors in TNBC, however, is still unknown. Using the pharmacological inhibition of PKD activity and siRNA-mediated depletion of PKD2 and PKD3, we identified the PKD-dependent secretome of the TNBC cell lines MDA-MB-231 and MDA-MB-468. Mass spectrometry-based proteomics and antibody-based assays revealed a significant downregulation of extracellular matrix related proteins and pro-invasive factors such as LIF, MMP-1, MMP-13, IL-11, M-CSF and GM-CSF in PKD-perturbed cells. Notably, secretion of these proteins in MDA-MB-231 cells was predominantly controlled by PKD2 and enhanced spheroid invasion. Consistently, PKD-dependent secretion of pro-invasive factors was more pronounced in metastatic TNBC cell lines. Our study thus uncovers a novel role of PKD2 in releasing a pro-invasive secretome.
Original languageEnglish
Article number108958
JournaliScience
Volume27
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 16 Feb 2024

Keywords

  • Cancer
  • Cell biology

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