Integrative Proteomic Analysis Implicates Inhibition of Intracellular Protein Trafficking in Therapy-Induced Migrastasis in Prostate Cancer
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Background
Dysregulated cell migration leading to metastasis remains the primary cause of cancer-related mortality. It has been challenging to understand how cells regulate migration. We have previously created the first selective inhibitor of cell migration, KBU2046. Here, we use it as a probe to identify regulatory processes.
Methods
Metastatic and primary human prostate cancer cells were treated for different times and at different concentrations with KBU2046. Immunofluorescent microscopy examined protein localization in cells. Label-free mass spectrometry (MS) was performed on total cell proteins, Tandem Mass Tag (TMT) labeling MS was used on membrane fractions, and temporal phosphoproteomic profiling. Results were analyzed with a suite of bioinformatic tools.
Results
KBU2046-induced migrastasis is associated with the accumulation of activated integrin β1 into focal adhesions. Whole-cell proteomics demonstrated suppression of processes that mediate intracellular protein trafficking and increases in mitochondrial energy-generation signatures. Evaluation of the membrane fraction identified increases in membrane repair and maintenance processes and decreases in those that drive motility. Temporal– and concentration-dependent phosphoproteomic profiling revealed that KBU2046 initiates a dynamic, cascading sequence of transient signaling waves rather than a static block.
Conclusions
KBU2046-induced migrastasis appears to operate through spatial decoupling rather than structural degradation. By restricting the intracellular trafficking machinery required for receptor recycling, KBU2046 limits focal adhesion turnover, providing a correlative framework to inhibit metastatic dissemination independent of direct cytotoxicity.
