Abstract
The adipocyte-rich microenvironment forms a niche for ovarian cancer metastasis, but the mechanisms driving this process are incompletely understood. Here we show that salt-inducible kinase 2 (SIK2) is overexpressed in adipocyte-rich metastatic deposits compared with ovarian primary lesions. Overexpression of SIK2 in ovarian cancer cells promotes abdominal metastasis while SIK2 depletion prevents metastasis in vivo. Importantly, adipocytes induce calcium-dependent activation and autophosphorylation of SIK2. Activated SIK2 plays a dual role in augmenting AMPK-induced phosphorylation of acetyl-CoA carboxylase and in activating the PI3K/AKT pathway through p85α-S154 phosphorylation. These findings identify SIK2 at the apex of the adipocyte-induced signaling cascades in cancer cells and make a compelling case for targeting SIK2 for therapy in ovarian cancer.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 273-289 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| Journal | Cancer Cell |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2016 Aug 8 |
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Oncology
- Cancer Research
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