Abstract
The stress inducible heat shock protein 70 (Hsp70) is present specifically on the tumour cell surface
yet without a pro-tumour function revealed. We show here that cell surface localised Hsp70
(sHsp70) supports clathrin-independent endocytosis (CIE) in melanoma models. Remarkably, ability
of Hsp70 to cluster on lipid rafts in vitro correlated with larger nano-domain sizes of sHsp70 in high
sHsp70 expressing cell membranes. Interfering with Hsp70 oligomerisation impaired
sHsp70-mediated facilitation of endocytosis. Altogether our findings suggest that a sub-fraction of
sHsp70 co-localising with lipid rafts enhances CIE through oligomerisation and clustering.
Targeting or utilising this tumour specific mechanism may represent an additional benefit for
anti-cancer therapy.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2747-2753 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | FEBS Letters |
| Volume | 589 |
| Issue number | 19 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 14 Sept 2015 |
Keywords
- Cancer
- Clustering
- Endocytosis
- Hsp70
- Membrane