Rictor ablation in BMSCs inhibits bone metastasis of TM40D cells by attenuating osteolytic destruction and CAF formation.

Rictor ablation in BMSCs inhibits bone metastasis of TM40D cells by attenuating osteolytic destruction and CAF formation.

Liu, Zibo;Wang, Hui;He, Jialing;Yuan, Xiaoqin;Sun, Weiwei;
International journal of biological sciences 2019 Vol. 15 pp. 2448-2460
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liu2019rictorinternational

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The mTOR complex 2 (mTORC2) is recognized as a promising target for breast cancer treatment. As mTORC2-specific inhibitors do not yet exist, studies into the role of mTORC2 in cancer are performed by deleting Rictor or by RNAi-mediated Rictor silencing. The purpose of this study was to explore the effects of Rictor ablation in bone mesenchymal stromal cells (BMSCs) on bone metastasis of breast cancer. First, female mice with the genotype of Prx1-Cre;Rictor (hereafter RiCKO) or Rictor (as control) were injected intratibially with cells of the breast cancer cell line (TM40D) at 4 months of age. Three weeks later, osteolytic bone destruction was detected in metastatic legs by X-ray and micro-CT. We found that Rictor ablation in BMSCs inhibited TM40D-induced osteolytic bone destruction and resulted in greater bone volume maintenance . Lower CTX-I serum level, a decreased number of TRAP+ osteoclasts and lower Cathepsin-K expression observed at the tumor-bone interface indicated that osteoclastogenesis was inhibited in RiCKO mice. Additionally, co-culture experiments confirmed that Rictor deletion in BMSCs diminished osteoclast differentiation partly via down regulation of RANKL expression. Furthermore, Rictor deficiency was found to reduce the transition of BMSCs to CAFs coupled with decreased secretion of cytokines (IL-6, RANKL, TGFβ), which resulted in lower chemotaxis and less proliferation in TM40D cells. These results suggest that Rictor ablation in BMSCs plays dual roles in breast cancer bone metastasis: (1) repression of osteolytic bone destruction; (2) inhibition of tumor growth.

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