RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 RhoA–ROCK and p38MAPK-MSK1 mediate vitamin D effects on gene expression, phenotype, and Wnt pathway in colon cancer cells A1 Ordóñez Morán, Paloma A1 Larriba, María Jesús A1 García Palmer, Héctor A1 Valero, Ruth Ana A1 Barbáchano Becerril, Antonio A1 Duñach Masjuan, Mireia A1 García de Herreros, Antonio A1 Villalobos Jorge, Carlos A1 Berciano, María Teresa A1 Lafarga Coscojuela, Miguel Ángel A1 Muñoz Terol, Alberto K1 Colorectal cancer K1 Cáncer colorrectal K1 Vitamin D K1 Vitamina D K1 Gene expression K1 Expresión génica K1 Phenotype K1 Fenotipo AB The active vitamin D metabolite 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 (1,25(OH)2D3) inhibits proliferation and promotes differentiation of colon cancer cells through the activation of vitamin D receptor (VDR), a transcription factor of the nuclear receptor superfamily. Additionally, 1,25(OH)2D3 has several nongenomic effects of uncertain relevance. We show that 1,25(OH)2D3 induces a transcription-independent Ca2+ influx and activation of RhoA–Rho-associated coiled kinase (ROCK). This requires VDR and is followed by activation of the p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (p38MAPK) and mitogen- and stress-activated kinase 1 (MSK1). As shown by the use of chemical inhibitors, dominant-negative mutants and small interfering RNA, RhoA–ROCK, and p38MAPK-MSK1 activation is necessary for the induction of CDH1/E-cadherin, CYP24, and other genes and of an adhesive phenotype by 1,25(OH)2D3. RhoA–ROCK and MSK1 are also required for the inhibition of Wnt–β-catenin pathway and cell proliferation. Thus, the action of 1,25(OH)2D3 on colon carcinoma cells depends on the dual action of VDR as a transcription factor and a nongenomic activator of RhoA–ROCK and p38MAPK-MSK1. PB Rockefeller University Press SN 1540-8140 YR 2008 FD 2008 LK http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/45078 UL http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/45078 LA eng NO Journal of Cell Biology, 2008, vol. 183, n. 4. p. 697-710 NO Producción Científica DS UVaDOC RD 26-dic-2024