Mitochondrial stress-induced calcium signaling, phenotypic changes and invasive behavior in human lung carcinoma A549 cells

We have investigated mechanisms of mitochondrial stress-induced phenotypic changes and cell invasion in tumorigenic but poorly invasive human pulmonary carcinoma A549 cells that were partly depleted of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA). Depletion of mtDNA (genetic stress) caused a markedly lower electron transport-coupled ATP synthesis, loss of mitochondrial membrane potential, elevation of steady state [Ca2+]c, and notably induction of both glycolysis and gluconeogenic pathway enzymes. Markers of tumor invasion, cathepsin L and TGFβ1, were overexpressed; calcium-dependent MAP kinases (ERK1 and ERK2) and calcineurin were activated. The levels of anti-apoptotic proteins Bcl2 and Bcl-XL were increased, and the cellular levels of pro-apoptotic proteins Bid and Bax were reduced. Both mtDNA-depleted cells (genetic stress) and control cells treated with carbonyl cyanide m-chlorophenylhydrazone (metabolic stress) exhibited higher invasive behavior than control cells in a Matrigel basement membrane matrix assay system. MtDNA-depleted cells stably expressing anti-sense cathepsin L RNA, TGFβ1 RNA, or treated with specific inhibitors showed reduced invasion. Reverted cells with 80% of control cell mtDNA exhibited marker protein levels, cell morphology and invasive property closer to control cells. Our results suggest that the mitochondria-to-nucleus signaling pathway operating through increased [Ca2+]c plays an important role in cancer progression and metastasis.

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