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The Constitutive Photomorphogenesis 9 Signalosome Directs Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Production in Tumor Cells¹

Division of Molecular Biology, Department of Surgery, Medical Faculty Charité, Humboldt University [C. P., X. H., J. M., D. B-O., W. D.], and Department of Molecular Biology, Max-Planck-Institute of Infection Biology [M. N.], 10117 Berlin, Germany

Angiogenesis is a prerequisite for solid tumor growth and metastasis. Elucidation of the signaling pathways that control tumor angiogenesis constitutes the basis for a rational antiangiogenic tumor therapy. Here we show that the production of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in HeLa and HL-60 cells is directed by the constitutive photomorphogenesis 9 signalosome (CSN). The CSN is a kinase complex that cooperates with the ubiquitin/26S proteasome system in regulating the stability of proteins involved in signal transduction. VEGF expression is controlled by the transcription factors activator protein (AP)-1, AP-2, SP-1, and hypoxia-inducible factor 1. Inhibition of CSN kinase activity by 50 µM curcumin for 2 h decreases the cellular c-Jun concentration, resulting in a reduction of the VEGF production by approximately 75%. The removal of the inhibitor from the cells led to a time-dependent recovery of endogenous c-Jun that is paralleled by increasing VEGF production. Elevated cellular CSN activity induced by CSN subunit 2 overexpression causes increased VEGF production in HeLa cells. A competitor of CSN-dependent c-Jun phosphorylation, the NH₂-terminal c-Jun fragment c-Jun(1–226), inhibits VEGF production in HeLa cells. The transcription factors AP-2 and SP-1 act independently of the CSN. They contribute less than a quarter to basal VEGF production. Under our experimental conditions, hypoxia-inducible factor 1 protein was not detected. Overexpression of the tumor suppressor p53 reduces VEGF production in HeLa cells. p53 competes with c-Jun for CSN-specific phosphorylation with the consequence of c-Jun destabilization. We conclude that CSN-directed c-Jun signaling mediates high VEGF production in HeLa and HL-60 cells. The data provide an explanation for the known antiangiogenic and antitumorigenic activities of curcumin. Because the CSN regulates the major part of VEGF production in the tested tumor cells, it constitutes a potentially important target for tumor therapy.

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