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mTORC1-independent autophagy regulates receptor tyrosine kinase phosphorylation in colorectal cancer cells via an mTORC2-mediated mechanism

Lampada, A; O'Prey, J; Szabadkai, G; Ryan, KM; Hochhauser, D; Salomoni, P; (2017) mTORC1-independent autophagy regulates receptor tyrosine kinase phosphorylation in colorectal cancer cells via an mTORC2-mediated mechanism. Cell Death and Differentiation , 24 (6) pp. 1045-1062. 10.1038/cdd.2017.41. Green open access

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Abstract

The intracellular autophagic degradative pathway can have a tumour suppressive or tumour-promoting role depending on the stage of tumour development. Upon starvation or targeting of oncogenic receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs), autophagy is activated owing to the inhibition of PI3K/AKT/mTORC1 signalling pathway and promotes survival, suggesting that autophagy is a relevant therapeutic target in these settings. However, the role of autophagy in cancer cells where the PI3K/AKT/mTORC1 pathway is constitutively active remains partially understood. Here we report a role for mTORC1-independent basal autophagy in regulation of RTK activation and cell migration in colorectal cancer (CRC) cells. PI3K and RAS-mutant CRC cells display basal autophagy levels despite constitutive mTORC1 signalling, but fail to increase autophagic flux upon RTK inhibition. Inhibition of basal autophagy via knockdown of ATG7 or ATG5 leads to decreased phosphorylation of several RTKs, in particular c-MET. Internalised c-MET colocalised with LAMP1-negative, LC3-positive vesicles. Finally, autophagy regulates c-MET phosphorylation via an mTORC2-dependent mechanism. Overall, our findings reveal a previously unappreciated role of autophagy and mTORC2 in regulation of oncogenic RTK activation, with implications for understanding of cancer cell signalling.

Type: Article
Title: mTORC1-independent autophagy regulates receptor tyrosine kinase phosphorylation in colorectal cancer cells via an mTORC2-mediated mechanism
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1038/cdd.2017.41
Publisher version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/cdd.2017.41
Language: English
Additional information: © 2017 Macmillan Publishers Limited, part of Springer Nature. All rights reserved. This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: Cell Biology, GROWTH-FACTOR RECEPTOR, PRIMARY COLON-CANCER, TARGETING AUTOPHAGY, TUMOR PROGRESSION, LUNG-TUMORS, OPEN-LABEL, TUMORIGENESIS, CETUXIMAB, EGFR, MTORC2
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > Div of Biosciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > Div of Biosciences > Cell and Developmental Biology
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Cancer Institute
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Cancer Institute > Research Department of Oncology
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1556896
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