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Chapter 4<br />
Non‐canonical TRAIL responses are mediated through the TRAIL‐R2<br />
Earlier we generated TRAIL variants that selectively engage either TRAIL‐R1 or TRAIL‐R2,<br />
named 4C7 and DHER respectively [21;22]. We found these variants to be more potent<br />
than wild‐type TRAIL in triggering apoptosis in a tumor cell line‐dependent fashion. We<br />
now employed these variants to determine the TRAIL <strong>receptor</strong> mainly responsible <strong>for</strong> the<br />
induction of non‐canonical pro‐invasive properties of TRAIL. A549 cells express both<br />
TRAIL‐R1 and –R2, whereas decoy <strong>receptor</strong>s are hardly detectable on the cell surface (Fig.<br />
4A), in agreement with our previous findings [23]. As shown in Fig. 4B and C, migration<br />
and invasion of A549 cells is enhanced when stimulated with the TRAIL‐R2 selective<br />
ligand (DHER), and not by TRAIL‐R1 selective 4C7. Thus, the non‐canonical migratory and<br />
invasive features of TRAIL in resistant NSCLC cells are predominantly mediated by TRAIL‐<br />
R2. Furthermore, comparing DHER‐ with TRAIL‐treated A549 cells showed a similar kinase<br />
phosphorylation profile (Fig. 4D).<br />
Figure 4. TRAIL induces migration and invasion in A549 cells mainly via TRAIL‐R2. (A) TRAIL <strong>receptor</strong><br />
surface expression in A549 cells determined by FACS analysis. (B) effect of TRAIL‐R1 (4C7) and<br />
TRAIL‐R2 (DHER) specific TRAIL variants on migration, and (C) invasion are shown. Levels of<br />
untreated cells were set at 100%. The averages of experimental triplicates (±s.d.) are shown.<br />
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