Microsatellite instability (MSI), which occurs in 15% of colorectal cancer, has been shown to have a lower incidence of metastasis and better patient survival rates compared with microsatellite stable colorectal cancer. However, a mechanistic understanding of the basis for this difference is very limited. Here, we show that restoration of TGFβ signaling by re-expression of TGFβ receptor II in MSI colon cancer cells increased PI3K/AKT activation, conferred resistance to growth factor deprivation stress-induced apoptosis, and promoted cell motility in vitro. Treatment with a potent PI3K inhibitor (LY294002) blocked the prosurvival and promotility effects of TGFβ, indicating that TGFβ-mediated promotion of cell survival and motility is dependent upon activation of the PI3K/AKT pathway. Analysis of apoptotic effectors that are affected by TGFβ signaling indicated that Bim is an effector of TGFβ-mediated survival. In addition, TGFβ-induced down-regulation of E-cadherin contributed to the prosurvival effect of TGFβ, and restoration of TGFβ signaling in MSI colon cancer cells increased liver metastasis in an orthotopic model in vivo. Taken together, our results demonstrate that restoration of TGFβ signaling promotes cell survival, motility, and metastatic progression in MSI colon cancer cells and indicate that TGFβ receptor II mutations contribute to the favorable outcomes in colon cancer patients with MSI.

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