RT Journal Article T1 PARP-1 regulates metastatic melanoma through modulation of vimentin-induced malignant transformation. A1 Rodríguez, María Isabel A1 Peralta-Leal, Andreína A1 O'Valle, Francisco A1 Rodriguez-Vargas, José Manuel A1 Gonzalez-Flores, Ariannys A1 Majuelos-Melguizo, Jara A1 López, Laura A1 Serrano, Santiago A1 García de Herreros, Antonio A1 Rodríguez-Manzaneque, Juan Carlos A1 Fernández, Rubén A1 Moral, Raimundo G Del A1 Almodóvar, José Mariano de A1 Oliver, F Javier K1 Antígenos CD K1 Neoplasias de la Mama K1 Cadherinas K1 Línea Celular Tumoral K1 Transformación Celular Neoplásica K1 Perros K1 Células Endoteliales K1 Transición Epitelial-Mesenquimal K1 Femenino K1 Regulación Neoplásica de la Expresión Génica K1 Células Endoteliales de la Vena Umbilical Humana K1 Humanos K1 Células MCF-7 K1 Ratones K1 Melanoma Experimental K1 Invasividad Neoplásica K1 Metástasis de la Neoplasia K1 Poli(ADP-Ribosa) Polimerasas K1 Vimentina AB PARP inhibition can induce anti-neoplastic effects when used as monotherapy or in combination with chemo- or radiotherapy in various tumor settings; however, the basis for the anti-metastasic activities resulting from PARP inhibition remains unknown. PARP inhibitors may also act as modulators of tumor angiogenesis. Proteomic analysis of endothelial cells revealed that vimentin, an intermediary filament involved in angiogenesis and a specific hallmark of EndoMT (endothelial to mesenchymal transition) transformation, was down-regulated following loss of PARP-1 function in endothelial cells. VE-cadherin, an endothelial marker of vascular normalization, was up-regulated in HUVEC treated with PARP inhibitors or following PARP-1 silencing; vimentin over-expression was sufficient to drive to an EndoMT phenotype. In melanoma cells, PARP inhibition reduced pro-metastatic markers, including vasculogenic mimicry. We also demonstrated that vimentin expression was sufficient to induce increased mesenchymal/pro-metastasic phenotypic changes in melanoma cells, including ILK/GSK3-β-dependent E-cadherin down-regulation, Snail1 activation and increased cell motility and migration. In a murine model of metastatic melanoma, PARP inhibition counteracted the ability of melanoma cells to metastasize to the lung. These results suggest that inhibition of PARP interferes with key metastasis-promoting processes, leading to suppression of invasion and colonization of distal organs by aggressive metastatic cells. SN 1553-7390 YR 2013 FD 2013-06-13 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/1640 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/1640 LA en NO Rodríguez MI, Peralta-Leal A, O'Valle F, Rodriguez-Vargas JM, Gonzalez-Flores A, Majuelos-Melguizo J, et al. PARP-1 regulates metastatic melanoma through modulation of vimentin-induced malignant transformation. PLoS Genet.. 2013 ; 9(6):e1003531 NO Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; DS RISalud RD Apr 12, 2025