NOV is a member of the CCN family of secreted, extracellular matrix (ECM)-associated signaling proteins (see also CCN intercellular signaling protein).[3][4] The CCN acronym is derived from the first three members of the family being identified, namely CYR61 (cysteine-rich angiogenic inducer 61, or CCN1), CTGF (connective tissue growth factor, or CCN2), and NOV. These proteins, together with WISP1 (CCN4), WISP2 (CCN5), and WISP3 (CCN6) comprise the six-member CCN family in vertebrates and have been renamed CCN1-6 in the order of their discovery by international consensus.[5]
Structure
The human NOV protein contains 357 amino acids with an N-terminal secretory signal peptide followed by four structurally distinct domains with homologies to insulin-like growth factor binding protein (IGFBP), von Willebrand type C repeats (vWC), thrombospondin type 1 repeat (TSR), and a cysteine knot motif within the C-terminal (CT) domain.[6][7]
NOV can bind BMP2 and inhibit its functions in promoting osteogenic differentiation,[14] and stimulate osteoclastogenesis through a process that may involve calcium flux.[15] Overexpression of Nov in transgenic mice in osteoblasts antagonizes both BMP and Wnt-signaling and result in osteopenia.[16]
In February 2017, it was reported that the NOV protein was involved in regulatory T cell-mediated oligodendrocytedifferentiation in the regeneration of myelin following damage to the myelin sheath. This finding revealed a new function for regulatory T cells that is distinct from their role in immunomodulation.[17]
Role in embryo development
In contrast to the lethality of Cyr61 (CCN1) and Ctgf (CCN2) genetic knockout in mice, Nov-null mice are viable and largely normal, exhibiting only modest and transient sexually dimorphic skeletal abnormalities.[18] However, Nov-null mice show enhanced blood vessel neointimal thickening when challenged with vascular injury, indicating that NOV inhibits neoinitimal hyperplasia.[19]
Role in cancer
Although NOV inhibits the proliferation of cancer cells,[20] it appears to promote metastasis.[21][22] Nov overexpression results in reduced tumor size in glioma cells xenografts,[23] but enhances metastatic potential in xenotransplanted melanoma cells.[24] NOV expression is associated with a higher risk of metastasis and worse prognosis in patients with cancers such as Ewing’s sarcoma, melanoma, and breast cancer.[25] In chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), NOV is downregulated as a consequence of the kinase activity of BCR-ABL, a chimeric protein generated through the chromosomal translocation between chromosome 9 and 22.[26] Forced expression of NOV inhibits proliferation and restores growth control in CML cells, suggesting that NOV may be an alternate target for novel therapeutics against CML.[3][27]
References
↑Martinerie C, Viegas-Pequignot E, Guenard I, Dutrillaux B, Nguyen VC, Bernheim A, Perbal B (Dec 1992). "Physical mapping of human loci homologous to the chicken nov proto-oncogene". Oncogene. 7 (12): 2529–34. PMID1334251.
↑Leask A, Abraham DJ (Dec 2006). "All in the CCN family: essential matricellular signaling modulators emerge from the bunker". Journal of Cell Science. 119 (Pt 23): 4803–10. doi:10.1242/jcs.03270. PMID17130294.
↑ 8.08.1Lin CG, Leu SJ, Chen N, Tebeau CM, Lin SX, Yeung CY, Lau LF (Jun 2003). "CCN3 (NOV) is a novel angiogenic regulator of the CCN protein family". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 278 (26): 24200–8. doi:10.1074/jbc.M302028200. PMID12695522.
↑Ellis PD, Metcalfe JC, Hyvönen M, Kemp PR (2003). "Adhesion of endothelial cells to NOV is mediated by the integrins alphavbeta3 and alpha5beta1". Journal of Vascular Research. 40 (3): 234–43. doi:10.1159/000071887. PMID12902636.
↑ 10.010.1Lin CG, Chen CC, Leu SJ, Grzeszkiewicz TM, Lau LF (Mar 2005). "Integrin-dependent functions of the angiogenic inducer NOV (CCN3): implication in wound healing". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 280 (9): 8229–37. doi:10.1074/jbc.M404903200. PMID15611078.
↑Sakamoto K, Yamaguchi S, Ando R, Miyawaki A, Kabasawa Y, Takagi M, Li CL, Perbal B, Katsube K (Aug 2002). "The nephroblastoma overexpressed gene (NOV/ccn3) protein associates with Notch1 extracellular domain and inhibits myoblast differentiation via Notch signaling pathway". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 277 (33): 29399–405. doi:10.1074/jbc.M203727200. PMID12050162.
↑Gupta R, Hong D, Iborra F, Sarno S, Enver T (Apr 2007). "NOV (CCN3) functions as a regulator of human hematopoietic stem or progenitor cells". Science. 316 (5824): 590–3. doi:10.1126/science.1136031. PMID17463287.
↑Minamizato T, Sakamoto K, Liu T, Kokubo H, Katsube K, Perbal B, Nakamura S, Yamaguchi A (Mar 2007). "CCN3/NOV inhibits BMP-2-induced osteoblast differentiation by interacting with BMP and Notch signaling pathways". Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 354 (2): 567–73. doi:10.1016/j.bbrc.2007.01.029. PMID17250806.
↑Rydziel S, Stadmeyer L, Zanotti S, Durant D, Smerdel-Ramoya A, Canalis E (Jul 2007). "Nephroblastoma overexpressed (Nov) inhibits osteoblastogenesis and causes osteopenia". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 282 (27): 19762–72. doi:10.1074/jbc.M700212200. PMID17500060.
↑Dombrowski Y, O'Hagan T, Dittmer M, Penalva R, Mayoral SR, Bankhead P, et al. (May 2017). "Regulatory T cells promote myelin regeneration in the central nervous system". Nature Neuroscience. 20 (5): 674–680. doi:10.1038/nn.4528. PMID28288125. Lay summary – BBC News.
↑Shimoyama T, Hiraoka S, Takemoto M, Koshizaka M, Tokuyama H, Tokuyama T, Watanabe A, Fujimoto M, Kawamura H, Sato S, Tsurutani Y, Saito Y, Perbal B, Koseki H, Yokote K (Apr 2010). "CCN3 inhibits neointimal hyperplasia through modulation of smooth muscle cell growth and migration". Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology. 30 (4): 675–82. doi:10.1161/ATVBAHA.110.203356. PMID20139355.
↑Benini S, Perbal B, Zambelli D, Colombo MP, Manara MC, Serra M, Parenza M, Martinez V, Picci P, Scotlandi K (Jun 2005). "In Ewing's sarcoma CCN3(NOV) inhibits proliferation while promoting migration and invasion of the same cell type". Oncogene. 24 (27): 4349–61. doi:10.1038/sj.onc.1208620. PMID15824736.
↑Vallacchi V, Daniotti M, Ratti F, Di Stasi D, Deho P, De Filippo A, Tragni G, Balsari A, Carbone A, Rivoltini L, Parmiani G, Lazar N, Perbal B, Rodolfo M (Feb 2008). "CCN3/nephroblastoma overexpressed matricellular protein regulates integrin expression, adhesion, and dissemination in melanoma". Cancer Research. 68 (3): 715–23. doi:10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-07-2103. PMID18245471.
↑Perbal B, Lazar N, Zambelli D, Lopez-Guerrero JA, Llombart-Bosch A, Scotlandi K, Picci P (Oct 2009). "Prognostic relevance of CCN3 in Ewing sarcoma". Human Pathology. 40 (10): 1479–86. doi:10.1016/j.humpath.2009.05.008. PMID19695675.
↑McCallum L, Price S, Planque N, Perbal B, Pierce A, Whetton AD, Irvine AE (Sep 2006). "A novel mechanism for BCR-ABL action: stimulated secretion of CCN3 is involved in growth and differentiation regulation". Blood. 108 (5): 1716–23. doi:10.1182/blood-2006-04-016113. PMID16670264.