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<p>Centrosome amplification is a hallmark of colorectal cancer (CRC), yet its molecular origins remain elusive. Protein Kinase A (PKA), anchored to centrosomes, regulates a number of mitotic processes, though its role in maintaining centrosome integrity remains poorly understood. Here, we show that PKA is central to a signaling cascade involving the G protein-coupled estrogen receptor GPER1, which is essential for centrosome integrity in colon cancer cells. Activation of GPER1 by estrogens or a specific agonist triggers Gαs protein-mediated stimulation of adenylyl cyclase, elevating cAMP levels and thereby increasing PKA activity. Excessive activation of GPER1-PKA leads to extra centrosomes with enlarged, displaced Centrin-2 <i>foci</i>. Recruited to centrosomes by AKAP450, PKA phosphorylates Centrin-2, predominantly at aberrant centrioles and unexpectedly even outside of mitosis. These findings reveal a GPER1-PKA-Centrin signaling axis in CRC cells that regulates centrosome numbers and centriole integrity, shedding light on centrosome abnormalities that drive neoplastic transformation and tumor progression.</p>

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A GPER-PKA-Centrin axis regulates centrosome numbers and centriole integrity in colon cancer cells

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    2025年11月26日

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  • Jeanine Fahrländer,
  • Miriam Bühler,
  • Julia Martins Shih,
  • Catrin Zordick,
  • Madleen Busse,
  • Markus Becker,
  • Gilbert Schönfelder,
  • Ailine Stolz

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Centrosome amplification is a hallmark of colorectal cancer (CRC), yet its molecular origins remain elusive. Protein Kinase A (PKA), anchored to centrosomes, regulates a number of mitotic processes, though its role in maintaining centrosome integrity remains poorly understood. Here, we show that PKA is central to a signaling cascade involving the G protein-coupled estrogen receptor GPER1, which is essential for centrosome integrity in colon cancer cells. Activation of GPER1 by estrogens or a specific agonist triggers Gαs protein-mediated stimulation of adenylyl cyclase, elevating cAMP levels and thereby increasing PKA activity. Excessive activation of GPER1-PKA leads to extra centrosomes with enlarged, displaced Centrin-2 foci. Recruited to centrosomes by AKAP450, PKA phosphorylates Centrin-2, predominantly at aberrant centrioles and unexpectedly even outside of mitosis. These findings reveal a GPER1-PKA-Centrin signaling axis in CRC cells that regulates centrosome numbers and centriole integrity, shedding light on centrosome abnormalities that drive neoplastic transformation and tumor progression.