The mechanisms of tumor cell dissemination and the contribution of membrane trafficking in this process are poorly understood. Through a functional siRNA screening of human RAB GTPases, we found that RAB2A, a protein essential for ER-to-Golgi transport, is critical in promoting proteolytic activity and 3D invasiveness of breast cancer (BC) cell lines. Remarkably, RAB2A is amplified and elevated in human BC and is a powerful and independent predictor of disease recurrence in BC patients. Mechanistically, RAB2A acts at two independent trafficking steps. Firstly, by interacting with VPS39, a key component of the late endosomal HOPS complex, it controls post-endocytic trafficking of membrane-bound MT1-MMP, an essential metalloprotease for matrix remodeling and invasion. Secondly, it further regulates Golgi transport of E-cadherin, ultimately controlling junctional stability, cell compaction, and tumor invasiveness. Thus, RAB2A is a novel trafficking determinant essential for regulation of a mesenchymal invasive program of BC dissemination.
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Tohoku Univ, Lab Membrane Trafficking Mech, Dept Dev Biol & Neurosci, Grad Sch Life Sci,Aoba Ku, Sendai, Miyagi 9808578, JapanTohoku Univ, Lab Membrane Trafficking Mech, Dept Dev Biol & Neurosci, Grad Sch Life Sci,Aoba Ku, Sendai, Miyagi 9808578, Japan
Aizawa, Megumi
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Fukuda, Mitsunori
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Tohoku Univ, Lab Membrane Trafficking Mech, Dept Dev Biol & Neurosci, Grad Sch Life Sci,Aoba Ku, Sendai, Miyagi 9808578, JapanTohoku Univ, Lab Membrane Trafficking Mech, Dept Dev Biol & Neurosci, Grad Sch Life Sci,Aoba Ku, Sendai, Miyagi 9808578, Japan
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Whitehead Inst Biomed Res, Cambridge, MA 02142 USA
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Chaffer, Christine L.
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Weinberg, Robert A.
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Tohoku Univ, Lab Membrane Trafficking Mech, Dept Dev Biol & Neurosci, Grad Sch Life Sci,Aoba Ku, Sendai, Miyagi 9808578, JapanTohoku Univ, Lab Membrane Trafficking Mech, Dept Dev Biol & Neurosci, Grad Sch Life Sci,Aoba Ku, Sendai, Miyagi 9808578, Japan
Aizawa, Megumi
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Fukuda, Mitsunori
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Tohoku Univ, Lab Membrane Trafficking Mech, Dept Dev Biol & Neurosci, Grad Sch Life Sci,Aoba Ku, Sendai, Miyagi 9808578, JapanTohoku Univ, Lab Membrane Trafficking Mech, Dept Dev Biol & Neurosci, Grad Sch Life Sci,Aoba Ku, Sendai, Miyagi 9808578, Japan
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Whitehead Inst Biomed Res, Cambridge, MA 02142 USA
Ludwig MIT Ctr Mol Oncol, Cambridge, MA 02139 USAWhitehead Inst Biomed Res, Cambridge, MA 02142 USA
Chaffer, Christine L.
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Weinberg, Robert A.
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Whitehead Inst Biomed Res, Cambridge, MA 02142 USA
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