Abstract
The tumor microenvironment has a dynamic and usually cancer-promoting function during all tumorigenic steps. Glioblastoma (GBM) is a fatal tumor of the central nervous system, in which a substantial number of non-tumoral infiltrated cells can be found. Astrocytes neighboring these tumor cells have a particular reactive phenotype and can enhance GBM malignancy by inducing aberrant cell proliferation and invasion. The tumor suppressor p53 has a potential non-cell autonomous function by modulating the expression of secreted proteins that influence neighbor cells. In this work, we investigated the role of p53 on the crosstalk between GBM cells and astrocytes. We show that extracellular matrix (ECM) from p53+/− astrocytes is richer in laminin and fibronectin, compared with ECM from p53+/+ astrocytes. In addition, ECM from p53+/− astrocytes increases the survival and the expression of mesenchymal markers in GBM cells, which suggests haploinsufficient phenotype of the p53+/– microenvironment. Importantly, conditioned medium from GBM cells blocks the expression of p53 in p53+/+ astrocytes, even when DNA was damaged. These results suggest that GBM cells create a dysfunctional microenvironment based on the impairment of p53 expression that in turns exacerbates tumor endurance.
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Introduction
The influence of the microenvironment on tumor cells’ behavior is a subject that has been recognized as an important factor modulating tumor malignancy. Nowadays, it is well accepted that non-malignant cells surrounding tumor masses have an important, and often tumor-promoting role during all the stages of carcinogenesis.1 In epithelial tumors, cancer-associated fibroblasts are known to secret soluble factors, such as hepatocyte growth factor, which is mitogenic for malignant cells,2 and also, transforming growth factor beta, which induces epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition and invasion of tumor cells.3 In this same context, tumor-associated macrophages often exhibit a tumor-promoting cytokine expression profile, such as a high expression of IL-10 and a low expression of IL-12.4 Besides secretion of soluble factors, the extracellular matrix (ECM) provides, not only a physical scaffold for all cells in the tumor microenvironment but also has a dynamic role during the evolution and spread of cancers.5 Cancer-associated fibroblasts are known to produce ECM components such as type I and III collagens and fibronectin, which are correlated with a poor prognosis and enhanced metastatic potential.6
Glioblastomas (GBM) are malignant tumors of the central nervous system, with a very inexpressive response to current therapeutic approaches.7 GBM cells are radio- and chemo-resistant; therefore, ways to increase cell death are one of the major targets in GBM research.8, 9, 10 Moreover, the parenchymal infiltration of GBM cells makes total surgical resection an impossible task,11 rendering the study of tumor invasion mechanisms an issue regarding GBM therapy, besides the study of survival mechanisms of GBM cells.7
In surgically resected GBM tissue, a considerable mass of non-transformed cells can be found together with the tumor cells,12 revealing the expressiveness of tumor cells interaction with non-tumoral cells. Astrocytes surrounding GBM commonly present a particular reactive phenotype with high expression of the glial fibrilary acidic protein and have been shown to facilitate the migration of GBM cells by the expression of metalloproteinase 2.13 It has also been suggested that astrocytes may induce aberrant proliferation of GBM cells by secretion of the stromal cell-derived factor 1.12 Thus, the study of GBM and parenchymal astrocytes interaction is relevant concerning tumor therapy.
p53 is a well-known tumor suppressor gene, found mutated in almost 50% of all human cancers, and in 87% of GBM cases.14 In normal conditions, p53 protein has a very-short half-life.15 The role of p53 in DNA damage-induced responses is well studied and established.16,17 Briefly, healthy cells in the presence of DNA damage, have their p53 stabilized, mostly by the disruption of its interaction with the ubiquitin ligase MDM2, post-translationally modified, and accumulated in the nucleus, where it activates the transcription of genes that lead to growth arrest or cell death.18,19 DNA damage-induced apoptosis is completely abolished in the p53−/−central nervous system during development, and is significantly reduced in p53 heterozygous mutant, showing that apoptotic response exhibits p53-haploid insufficiency.20
Interestingly, recent evidences are pointing out that, besides its cell-autonomous function, p53 also exerts a non-cell autonomous function, by the regulation of secreted proteins that can influence the behavior of neighboring cells.21,22 Consistently, Kiaris et al.23 have shown that xenografted epithelial tumor cells exhibited a lower apoptotic rate when injected in a p53−/− host. Inactivation of p53 also occurs within the tumor microenvironment, including cancer-associated fibroblasts, that are associated with an increased rate of metastases and poor prognosis.24,25 Thus, stromal p53 may play an important role in the crosstalk between tumor and surrounding non-tumoral cells.
In this work, we investigated the role of astrocytic p53-expression for GBM malignancy.
Results and Discussion
p53+/− astrocytic extracellular matrix presents more laminin and fibronectin than the one from p53+/+
The importance of microenvironment for the growth of tumor has been observed during tumorigenesis. For example, in fibroblasts, p53 is able to modulate the composition of their own ECM.26 Thus, within the GBM microenvironment, we asked whether, in astrocytes, p53 was able to modulate the composition of their own ECM, which could imply some advantage for GBM cells. To answer these questions, we used astrocytes from mice heterozygous for p53 gene (Trp53) p53+/− 27 and control ones (p53+/+), as a way to analyze the role of reduced or full p53 expression in astrocytes for GBM.
First, we compared extracellular matrices produced by cerebral cortex astrocytes from newborn p53+/+ and p53+/− littermate mice. Our results showed, by immunofluorescence (Figure 1a) and western blot (Figure 1b) that the expression of the ECM components, fibronectin and laminin, were increased in p53+/− astrocytes, compared with p53+/+ astrocytes, a phenotype similar to the observed in reactive astrocytes.28,29
p53+/− astrocytic ECM promotes GBM cells survival
Since ECM components are able to modulate the malignancy of tumor cells,30 we tested whether GBM cells would have a growth advantage when cultured on ECM produced by p53+/− astrocytes, compared with GBM cells cultured on ECM produced by astrocytes from wild-type littermates. Freshly immobilized ECMs from astrocytes were obtained as previously described.31 Briefly, astrocytes in confluent monolayers were disrupted with cold lysis buffer (PBS-Ca2+, pH 7.4, containing 0.1% Triton X-100, 0.1 M NH4OH, 40 μM leupeptine and 1 mM PMSF) and cellular debris was washed twice with cold PBS-Ca2+.
GBM cell lines T98G (p53 mutant) and U87MG (p53 wild-type) were cultured on ECM produced by p53+/− astrocytes for 24 h. GBM cells cultured on ECM from p53+/− astrocytes showed reduced apoptotic rate when compared with GBM cells cultured on ECM produced by p53+/+ astrocytes. However, no difference was observed in the proliferation of GBM cells in these two culture conditions (Figure 2). Our results show that ECM from p53+/− astrocytes favors GBM cells survival by reducing apoptosis.
p53+/− astrocytic ECM increases mesenchymal markers in GBM cells
Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition is a process by which tumor cells acquire a mesenchymal and migratory phenotype.32 This phenomenon can be triggered by growth factors and ECM components like fibronectin and laminin.32,33 Therefore, we investigated whether p53+/− astrocytes ECM could favor the mesenchymal phenotype of GBM cells, besides favoring their survival. To test this, we compared the levels of epithelial (E-cadherin and sprouty 2) and mesenchymal (vimentin and N-cadherin) markers in GBM cells cultured on the ECM from p53+/+ or p53+/− astrocytes. Our results confirmed that, on ECM from p53+/− astrocytes, GBM cells express higher levels of mesenchymal associated proteins than on ECM from p53+/+ astrocytes (Figure 3).
The mesenchymal phenotype of tumor cells is linked to resistance to apoptosis 34 and could also indicate an increase in migratory and invasive potentials. Indeed, it has already been shown that fibronectin and laminin increase migration and growth of GBM.35,36
To test whether increased levels of mesenchymal markers, induced by p53+/− ECM, were enough to trigger a change in migration or motility, we performed assays of spontaneous migration and motility in GBM cells cultured on ECM produced by either p53+/+ or p53+/− astrocytes. Migration and motility assays were performed as described previously.37 Briefly, for migration, U87MG cells were cultured on a non-adherent plate for 48 h to form GBM spheres, which were then seeded onto p53+/+ or p53+/− astrocytic ECM. The area of spheres at 6 and 24 h showed no differences in migration (data not shown).
The motility assay was performed using a time-lapse video microscopy. U87MG cells were seeded onto p53+/+ or p53+/− ECM in 96-well plates. Images of live cells were acquired on the Operetta High Content Imaging System equipped with Harmony software (PerkinElmer, Waltham, MA, USA) using a × 20 long wide distance objective in a digital phase contrast mode at a temperature of 37 °C and 5% CO2. Cell motility was monitored by time-lapse image sequence for 90 min at intervals of 2 min. Interestingly, the percentage of migrating U87MG cells on p53+/− ECMs (62.3±6.3% s.e.m.) was increased compared with the cells on p53+/+ ECMs (32.5±12.9% s.e.m.) (n=3, P=0.0285, one-tailed paired t test). The speed of migration and the averages of accumulated distance of the migrating population were similar, regardless of source of ECM. In addition, U87MG cells seem to spread faster over p53+/− ECMs, as suggested by their ratio of width to length and by time-lapse images (Supplementary Information). However, these differences were not statistic significant.
For GBM cells T98G (p53 mutant), however, the percentage of migrating cells, as well as, of all other motility parameters tested by Harmony software in time-lapse images were not different regardless of the ECM tested (not shown). As recently described, an increase in mesenchymal markers is not necessarily translate to increase migration or motility.38 It remains to be tested whether an enhancement of migration phenotype would be more easily observed using ECMs from p53−/− or from p53+/−astrocytes in combination with migration-stimulating factors.
GBM inhibits astrocytic p53-expression to improve cancer survival
In 2009, Bar et al.39 showed that conditioned medium from lung cancer cells suppress p53 expression of fibroblasts. To test whether GBM cells influence the p53 expression of astrocytes, conditioned medium from T98G and U87MG cells were collected after 48 h, as described previously.40 Cerebral cortex astrocytes from newborn wild-type mice were then cultured in these serum-free conditioned media (CM) or in fresh serum-free culture medium (control; CTL), in the presence or absence of 1 μM of the DNA-damaging agent etoposide (VP-16) for 24 h. As expected, etoposide increased p53 expression in wild-type astrocytes (p53+/+), whereas GBM CM reduced p53 expression in astrocytes even after DNA damage. A decrease in p53 levels in astrocytes was also observed in control conditions (without etoposide) when astrocytes were incubated with GBM CM (Figure 4). These results indicate that GBM cells are able to modulate p53 in astocytes.
We then tested whether ECM produced by astrocytes, under the influence of GBM CM, increases GBM survival. p53+/+ Astrocytes were cultured with control medium or with CM of U87MG cells for 3 days. U87MG cells were then seeded onto ECM produced by these astrocytes that had been incubated previously with control or GBM CM. GBM cells were then allowed to grow in control medium for 24 h. As shown in Figure 4, CM of GBM made p53+/+ astrocytes more permissive to GBM growth. Moreover, ECM produced by astrocytes under the influence of GBM CM reduced the percentage of terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP nick-end labeling-positive GBM cells. Therefore, GBM CM was able to make astrocytes to secrete ECM that increases GBM survival.
Using microarray analysis, Katz et al.41 have shown that astrocytes surrounding GBM have a specific expression pattern, which is different from the pattern of astrocytes not surrounding the tumor. Gagliano et al.42 have also shown that the co-culture of astrocytes with GBM cells increases the expression of MMP-2 and a decrease in TIMP-2 (tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase) in astrocytes. Our work shows that GBM cells are able to modulate p53 expression of astrocytes, confirming that GBM is able to modulate protein expression of surrounding astrocytes as a way to favor malignancy. Moreover, DNA damage is well known to be present in tumor microenvironment because of hypoxia-reoxygenation cycles and is induced by chemotherapy treatment,43 which makes very interesting to note the reduction of astrocytic p53 expression even after DNA damage.
Recently, it was shown that the loss of p53 in surrounding fibroblasts increases epithelial tumor growth.44, 45, 46 The authors suggest that this phenomenon is dependent on the expression of growth factors44,45 or by the shift of the tumor-associated macrophage phenotype from M1 (classically activated) to M2 (alternatively activated).46 Our work is the first to show that the loss of p53 expression in astrocytes is able to modulate ECM composition and to provide advantages for GBM cells, favoring the expression of mesenchymal markers and cell survival. Our results strengthen the concept that, in a tumor microenvironment, p53 acts as a tumor suppressor not only in the tumor cell itself, but also in the parenchymal cell.
Altogether, we have elucidated a very important crosstalk between GBM cells and surrounding astrocytes. We have shown that GBM cells decrease the expression of p53 in astrocytes, which in turn, modulates ECM composition and favors tumor malignancy. Finally, our data point out an important role of p53 in the interaction between GBM cells and astrocytes, a discovery with potential to conceive new approaches to treat GBM.
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We thank Rosenilde Carvalho de Holanda Afonso, Fabio Jorge Moreira and Andréa Fantinatti for technical assistance. We thank Dr Loraine Campanati (UFRJ) for donation of anti-N -cadherin; anti- E-cadherin and anti- Sprouty 2 antibodies. This work was supported by the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq), by the Brazilian Federal Agency for Support and Evaluation of Higher Education (CAPES), by the Carlos Chagas Filho Foundation for Research Support of the State of Rio de Janeiro (FAPERJ) and Oncobiology Program from UFRJ (Ary Frauzino Foudation – FAF/ONCO).
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Biasoli, D., Sobrinho, M., da Fonseca, A. et al. Glioblastoma cells inhibit astrocytic p53-expression favoring cancer malignancy. Oncogenesis 3, e123 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/oncsis.2014.36
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