Helicobacter pylori cytotoxin-associated gene A protein upregulates α-enolase expression via Src/MEK/ERK pathway: Implication for progression of gastric cancer

Chen,Shuaiyin; Duan,Guangcai; Zhang,Rongguang; Fan,Qingtang

doi:10.3892/ijo.2014.2444

Helicobacter pylori cytotoxin-associated gene A protein upregulates α-enolase expression via Src/MEK/ERK pathway: Implication for progression of gastric cancer

Authors:
- Shuaiyin Chen
- Guangcai Duan
- Rongguang Zhang
- Qingtang Fan
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Affiliations: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, P.R. China, Henan Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Zhengzhou, Henan, P.R. China
Published online on: May 19, 2014 https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.2014.2444
Pages: 764-770

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Abstract

Persistent infection with Helicobacter pylori confers an increased risk for the development of gastric cancer. In our previous investigations, we found that ENO1 was overexpression in cagA-positive H. pylori-infected gastric epithelial AGS cells by proteomic method, in contrast to the isogenic cagA knock out mutant H. pylori-infected cells. ENO1 is a newly identified oncoprotein overexpressed in some cancer. However, the relationship between H. pylori infection and ENO1 expression still remains undefined. The AGS gastric cancer cells were transfected with WT-cagA plasmid and PR-cagA plasmids. Expression of ENO1 mRNA and protein were measured by real-time quantitative PCR and western blot analysis. Signal protein inhibitor treatment was used to investigate the signal pathways. It was found that the ENO1 mRNA and protein overexpression levels were dependent on cagA gene expression and CagA protein phosphorylation. Further analysis revealed that the Src, MEK and ERK pathway was involved in this upregulation effect. Our data suggest that ENO1 was upregulated by CagA protein through activating the Src and MEK/ERK signal pathways, thereby providing a novel mechanism underlying H. pylori-mediated gastric diseases.

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