Molecular flexibility of high molecular weight hyaluronic acid measured by NMR has a profound effect on invasion of cancer cells
Bashtanova, U.; Kuraite, A.; Rajan, R.; Duer, M.
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Extracellular hyaluronic acid (HA) has been shown to be important in cancer; low molecular weight HA typically correlates with cancer progression, high molecular weight HA with homeostasis. Here we show that even high molecular weight HA can induce cancer cell migration when it is highly diluted. HA-induced cell signalling is primarily through HA binding to the cell surface receptor, CD44. We show by NMR spectroscopy that at high dilution, high molecular weight HA molecules access the conformations needed for strong binding to CD44 on the tens of nanosecond timescale, the relevant timescale for induction of CD44 signalling. We further show that, in contrast, at higher concentrations, HA molecules have insufficient flexibility for strong CD44 binding. The high dilution HA condition correlates with profound changes in brain cancer cell morphology and proteome which supports cancer cell invasion. We hypothesize that the flexibility of HA molecules is central to HA-mediated cell signalling and that this concept can explain previous observations that the outcome of HA-mediated signalling depends on the HA molecular weight. HA dilution leading to stronger HA signalling may be important in understanding the role that oedema plays in cancer recurrence after primary surgery.
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