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Kim H, Jung SY, Yun HH, Yoo K, Lee JS, Lee JH. UBE4B regulates p27 expression in A549 NSCLC cells through regulating the interaction of HuR and the p27 5' UTR. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2024; 695:149484. [PMID: 38211530 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2024.149484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2023] [Accepted: 01/04/2024] [Indexed: 01/13/2024]
Abstract
Ubiquitination factor E4B (UBE4B) has a tumor-promoting effect, demonstrated by its aberrant expression in various types of cancers, and in vitro studies have shown that the retardation of cancer cell proliferation can be induced by targeting UBE4B. However, the molecular pathways through which UBE4B exerts its oncogenic activities have not yet been clearly identified and existing knowledge is limited to p53 and its subsequent downstream targets. In this study, we demonstrated that UBE4B regulates p27 expression in A549 cells via the cap-independent translation pathway following treatment with rapamycin and cycloheximide (CHX). Subsequently, we identified that UBE4B regulates p27 translation by regulating the interaction between human antigen R (HuR) and the p27 internal ribosomal entry site (IRES). First, UBE4B interacts with HuR, which inhibits p27 translation through the IRES. Secondly, the interaction between HuR and the p27 IRES was diminished by UBE4B depletion and enhanced by UBE4B overexpression. Finally, HuR depletion-induced growth retardation, accompanied by p27 accumulation, was restored by UBE4B overexpression. Collectively, these results suggest that the oncogenic properties of UBE4B in A549 cells are mediated by HuR, suggesting the potential of targeting the UBE4B-HuR-p27 axis as a therapeutic strategy for lung cancer.
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- Hyungmin Kim
- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, 06591, South Korea; Institute for Aging and Metabolic Diseases, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, 06591, South Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, 06591, South Korea; Institute for Aging and Metabolic Diseases, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, 06591, South Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, 06591, South Korea; Institute for Aging and Metabolic Diseases, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, 06591, South Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, 06591, South Korea; Institute for Aging and Metabolic Diseases, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, 06591, South Korea
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- Research Center for Controlling Intercellular Communication (RCIC), College of Medicine, Inha University, Incheon, 22212, South Korea; Program in Biomedical Science & Engineering, Inha University, Incheon, 22212, South Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, 06591, South Korea; Institute for Aging and Metabolic Diseases, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, 06591, South Korea.
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Le Clorennec C, Subramonian D, Huo Y, Zage PE. UBE4B interacts with the ITCH E3 ubiquitin ligase to induce Ku70 and c-FLIPL polyubiquitination and enhanced neuroblastoma apoptosis. Cell Death Dis 2023; 14:739. [PMID: 37957138 PMCID: PMC10643674 DOI: 10.1038/s41419-023-06252-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2023] [Revised: 10/22/2023] [Accepted: 10/27/2023] [Indexed: 11/15/2023]
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Expression of the UBE4B ubiquitin ligase is strongly associated with neuroblastoma patient outcomes, but the functional roles of UBE4B in neuroblastoma pathogenesis are not known. We evaluated interactions of UBE4B with the E3 ubiquitin ligase ITCH/AIP4 and the effects of UBE4B expression on Ku70 and c-FLIPL ubiquitination and proteasomal degradation by co-immunoprecipitation and Western blots. We also evaluated the role of UBE4B in apoptosis induced by histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibition using Western blots. UBE4B binding to ITCH was mediated by WW domains in the ITCH protein. ITCH activation led to ITCH-UBE4B complex formation and recruitment of Ku70 and c-FLIPL via ITCH WW domains, followed by Ku70 and c-FLIPL Lys48/Lys63 branched polyubiquitination and proteasomal degradation. HDAC inhibition induced Ku70 acetylation, leading to release of c-FLIPL and Bax from Ku70, increased Ku70 and c-FLIPL Lys48/Lys63 branched polyubiquitination via the ITCH-UBE4B complex, and induction of apoptosis. UBE4B depletion led to reduced polyubiquitination and increased levels of Ku70 and c-FLIPL and to reduced apoptosis induced by HDAC inhibition via stabilization of c-FLIPL and Ku70 and inhibition of caspase 8 activation. Our results have identified novel interactions and novel targets for UBE4B ubiquitin ligase activity and a direct role for the ITCH-UBE4B complex in responses of neuroblastoma cells to HDAC inhibition, suggesting that the ITCH-UBE4B complex plays a critical role in responses of neuroblastoma to therapy and identifying a potential mechanism underlying the association of UBE4B expression with neuroblastoma patient outcomes.
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- Christophe Le Clorennec
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology-Oncology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology-Oncology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology-Oncology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology-Oncology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
- Peckham Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, CA, USA.
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Martínez-Rendón J, Hinojosa L, Xoconostle-Cázares B, Ramírez-Pool JA, Castillo A, Cereijido M, Ponce A. Ouabain Induces Transcript Changes and Activation of RhoA/ROCK Signaling in Cultured Epithelial Cells (MDCK). Curr Issues Mol Biol 2023; 45:7538-7556. [PMID: 37754259 PMCID: PMC10528288 DOI: 10.3390/cimb45090475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2023] [Revised: 08/30/2023] [Accepted: 09/09/2023] [Indexed: 09/28/2023] Open
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Ouabain, an organic compound with the ability to strengthen the contraction of the heart muscle, was originally derived from plants. It has been observed that certain mammalian species, including humans, naturally produce ouabain, leading to its classification as a new type of hormone. When ouabain binds to Na+/K+-ATPase, it elicits various physiological effects, although these effects are not well characterized. Previous studies have demonstrated that ouabain, within the concentration range found naturally in the body (10 nmol/L), affects the polarity of epithelial cells and their intercellular contacts, such as tight junctions, adherens junctions, and gap junctional communication. This is achieved by activating signaling pathways involving cSrc and Erk1/2. To further investigate the effects of ouabain within the hormonally relevant concentration range (10 nmol/L), mRNA-seq, a high-throughput sequencing technique, was employed to identify differentially expressed transcripts. The discovery that the transcript encoding MYO9A was among the genes affected prompted an exploration of whether RhoA and its downstream effector ROCK were involved in the signaling pathways through which ouabain influences cell-to-cell contacts in epithelial cells. Supporting this hypothesis, this study reveals the following: (1) Ouabain increases the activation of RhoA. (2) Treatment with inhibitors of RhoA activation (Y27) and ROCK (C3) eliminates the enhancing effect of ouabain on the tight junction seal and intercellular communication via gap junctions. These findings further support the notion that ouabain acts as a hormone to emphasize the epithelial phenotype.
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- Jacqueline Martínez-Rendón
- Department of Physiology, Biophysics and Neurosciences, Centro de Investigación y Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Ciudad de Mexico 07360, Mexico; (J.M.-R.); (L.H.); (A.C.); (M.C.)
- Molecular Medicine Laboratory, Unidad Académica de Medicina Humana y C.S., Campus UAZ Siglo XXI-L1, Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas, Zacatecas 98160, Mexico
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- Department of Physiology, Biophysics and Neurosciences, Centro de Investigación y Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Ciudad de Mexico 07360, Mexico; (J.M.-R.); (L.H.); (A.C.); (M.C.)
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- Department of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, CINVESTAV-IPN, Ciudad de Mexico 07360, Mexico; (B.X.-C.); (J.A.R.-P.)
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- Department of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, CINVESTAV-IPN, Ciudad de Mexico 07360, Mexico; (B.X.-C.); (J.A.R.-P.)
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- Department of Physiology, Biophysics and Neurosciences, Centro de Investigación y Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Ciudad de Mexico 07360, Mexico; (J.M.-R.); (L.H.); (A.C.); (M.C.)
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- Department of Physiology, Biophysics and Neurosciences, Centro de Investigación y Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Ciudad de Mexico 07360, Mexico; (J.M.-R.); (L.H.); (A.C.); (M.C.)
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- Department of Physiology, Biophysics and Neurosciences, Centro de Investigación y Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Ciudad de Mexico 07360, Mexico; (J.M.-R.); (L.H.); (A.C.); (M.C.)
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Zage PE, Huo Y, Subramonian D, Le Clorennec C, Ghosh P, Sahoo D. Identification of a novel gene signature for neuroblastoma differentiation using a Boolean implication network. Genes Chromosomes Cancer 2023; 62:313-331. [PMID: 36680522 PMCID: PMC10257350 DOI: 10.1002/gcc.23124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2022] [Revised: 01/13/2023] [Accepted: 01/16/2023] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Although induction of differentiation represents an effective strategy for neuroblastoma treatment, the mechanisms underlying neuroblastoma differentiation are poorly understood. We generated a computational model of neuroblastoma differentiation consisting of interconnected gene clusters identified based on symmetric and asymmetric gene expression relationships. We identified a differentiation signature consisting of series of gene clusters comprised of 1251 independent genes that predicted neuroblastoma differentiation in independent datasets and in neuroblastoma cell lines treated with agents known to induce differentiation. This differentiation signature was associated with patient outcomes in multiple independent patient cohorts and validated the role of MYCN expression as a marker of neuroblastoma differentiation. Our results further identified novel genes associated with MYCN via asymmetric Boolean implication relationships that would not have been identified using symmetric computational approaches and that were associated with both neuroblastoma differentiation and patient outcomes. Our differentiation signature included a cluster of genes involved in intracellular signaling and growth factor receptor trafficking pathways that is strongly associated with neuroblastoma differentiation, and we validated the associations of UBE4B, a gene within this cluster, with neuroblastoma cell and tumor differentiation. Our findings demonstrate that Boolean network analyses of symmetric and asymmetric gene expression relationships can identify novel genes and pathways relevant for neuroblastoma tumor differentiation that could represent potential therapeutic targets.
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- Peter E. Zage
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology-Oncology, University of California San Diego (UCSD), La Jolla, CA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology-Oncology, University of California San Diego (UCSD), La Jolla, CA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology-Oncology, University of California San Diego (UCSD), La Jolla, CA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology-Oncology, University of California San Diego (UCSD), La Jolla, CA
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- Department of Medicine, UCSD, La Jolla, CA
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, UCSD, La Jolla, CA
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center, La Jolla, CA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology-Oncology, University of California San Diego (UCSD), La Jolla, CA
- Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Jacobs School of Engineering, UCSD, La Jolla, CA
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Wu HH, Leng S, Abuetabh Y, Sergi C, Eisenstat DD, Leng R. The SWIB/MDM2 motif of UBE4B activates the p53 pathway. MOLECULAR THERAPY. NUCLEIC ACIDS 2023; 31:466-481. [PMID: 36865087 PMCID: PMC9971181 DOI: 10.1016/j.omtn.2023.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2022] [Accepted: 02/01/2023] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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The tumor suppressor p53 plays a critical role in cancer pathogenesis, and regulation of p53 expression is essential for maintaining normal cell growth. UBE4B is an E3/E4 ubiquitin ligase involved in a negative-feedback loop with p53. UBE4B is required for Hdm2-mediated p53 polyubiquitination and degradation. Thus, targeting the p53-UBE4B interactions is a promising anticancer strategy for cancer therapy. In this study, we confirm that while the UBE4B U box does not bind to p53, it is essential for the degradation of p53 and acts in a dominant-negative manner, thereby stabilizing p53. C-terminal UBE4B mutants lose their ability to degrade p53. Notably, we identified one SWIB/Hdm2 motif of UBE4B that is vital for p53 binding. Furthermore, the novel UBE4B peptide activates p53 functions, including p53-dependent transactivation and growth inhibition, by blocking the p53-UBE4B interactions. Our findings indicate that targeting the p53-UBE4B interaction presents a novel approach for p53 activation therapy in cancer.
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- H. Helena Wu
- 370 Heritage Medical Research Center, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2S2, Canada
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (5B4. 09), University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2B7, Canada
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- 370 Heritage Medical Research Center, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2S2, Canada
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (5B4. 09), University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2B7, Canada,Division of Anatomical Pathology, Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO), University of Ottawa, 401 Smyth Road, Ottawa, ON K1H 8L1, Canada
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- Department of Oncology, Cross Cancer Institute, 11560 University Avenue, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 1Z2, Canada,Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, 11405 - 87 Avenue, Edmonton, AB T6G 1C9, Canada,Department of Medical Genetics, University of Alberta, 8613 114 Street, Edmonton, AB T6G 2H7, Canada,Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, 50 Flemington Road, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia
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- 370 Heritage Medical Research Center, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2S2, Canada,Corresponding author: Roger Leng, 370 Heritage Medical Research Center, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2S2, Canada.
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Kilgas S, Ramadan K. Inhibitors of the ATPase p97/VCP: From basic research to clinical applications. Cell Chem Biol 2023; 30:3-21. [PMID: 36640759 DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2022.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2022] [Revised: 11/13/2022] [Accepted: 12/21/2022] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Protein homeostasis deficiencies underlie various cancers and neurodegenerative diseases. The ubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS) and autophagy are responsible for most of the protein degradation in mammalian cells and, therefore, represent attractive targets for cancer therapy and that of neurodegenerative diseases. The ATPase p97, also known as VCP, is a central component of the UPS that extracts and disassembles its substrates from various cellular locations and also regulates different steps in autophagy. Several UPS- and autophagy-targeting drugs are in clinical trials. In this review, we focus on the development of various p97 inhibitors, including the ATPase inhibitors CB-5083 and CB-5339, which reached clinical trials by demonstrating effective anti-tumor activity across various tumor models, providing an effective alternative to targeting protein degradation for cancer therapy. Here, we provide an overview of how different p97 inhibitors have evolved over time both as basic research tools and effective UPS-targeting cancer therapies in the clinic.
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- Susan Kilgas
- Medical Research Council Oxford Institute for Radiation Oncology, Department of Oncology, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7DQ, UK.
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- Medical Research Council Oxford Institute for Radiation Oncology, Department of Oncology, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7DQ, UK.
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Kong X, Shu X, Wang J, Liu D, Ni Y, Zhao W, Wang L, Gao Z, Chen J, Yang B, Guo X, Wang Z. Fine-tuning of mTOR signaling by the UBE4B-KLHL22 E3 ubiquitin ligase cascade in brain development. Development 2022; 149:286123. [PMID: 36440598 PMCID: PMC9845739 DOI: 10.1242/dev.201286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2022] [Accepted: 11/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Spatiotemporal regulation of the mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathway is pivotal for establishment of brain architecture. Dysregulation of mTOR signaling is associated with a variety of neurodevelopmental disorders. Here, we demonstrate that the UBE4B-KLHL22 E3 ubiquitin ligase cascade regulates mTOR activity in neurodevelopment. In a mouse model with UBE4B conditionally deleted in the nervous system, animals display severe growth defects, spontaneous seizures and premature death. Loss of UBE4B in the brains of mutant mice results in depletion of neural precursor cells and impairment of neurogenesis. Mechanistically, UBE4B polyubiquitylates and degrades KLHL22, an E3 ligase previously shown to degrade the GATOR1 component DEPDC5. Deletion of UBE4B causes upregulation of KLHL22 and hyperactivation of mTOR, leading to defective proliferation and differentiation of neural precursor cells. Suppression of KLHL22 expression reverses the elevated activity of mTOR caused by acute local deletion of UBE4B. Prenatal treatment with the mTOR inhibitor rapamycin rescues neurogenesis defects in Ube4b mutant mice. Taken together, these findings demonstrate that UBE4B and KLHL22 are essential for maintenance and differentiation of the precursor pool through fine-tuning of mTOR activity.
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- Xiangxing Kong
- Department of Neurobiology and Department of Neurology of Second Affiliated Hospital, NHC and CAMS Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, China,The MOE Frontier Science Center for Brain Research and Brain-Machine Integration, Zhejiang University School of Brain Science and Brain Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Cancer Molecular Cell Biology, Life Sciences Institute, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China
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- Zhejiang University-University of Edinburgh Institute, Zhejiang University, Haining 314400, China,Deanery of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH8 9YL, UK
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Cancer Molecular Cell Biology, Life Sciences Institute, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China
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- Department of Neurobiology and Department of Neurology of Second Affiliated Hospital, NHC and CAMS Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, China,The MOE Frontier Science Center for Brain Research and Brain-Machine Integration, Zhejiang University School of Brain Science and Brain Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Department of Neurobiology and Department of Neurology of Second Affiliated Hospital, NHC and CAMS Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, China,The MOE Frontier Science Center for Brain Research and Brain-Machine Integration, Zhejiang University School of Brain Science and Brain Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Department of Neurobiology and Department of Neurology of Second Affiliated Hospital, NHC and CAMS Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, China,The MOE Frontier Science Center for Brain Research and Brain-Machine Integration, Zhejiang University School of Brain Science and Brain Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Department of Neurobiology and Department of Neurology of Second Affiliated Hospital, NHC and CAMS Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, China,The MOE Frontier Science Center for Brain Research and Brain-Machine Integration, Zhejiang University School of Brain Science and Brain Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Department of Neurobiology and Department of Neurology of Second Affiliated Hospital, NHC and CAMS Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, China,The MOE Frontier Science Center for Brain Research and Brain-Machine Integration, Zhejiang University School of Brain Science and Brain Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Cancer Molecular Cell Biology, Life Sciences Institute, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China,Authors for correspondence (; ; )
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Cancer Molecular Cell Biology, Life Sciences Institute, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China,Authors for correspondence (; ; )
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- Department of Neurobiology and Department of Neurology of Second Affiliated Hospital, NHC and CAMS Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, China,The MOE Frontier Science Center for Brain Research and Brain-Machine Integration, Zhejiang University School of Brain Science and Brain Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, China,Authors for correspondence (; ; )
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Corno C, D’Arcy P, Bagnoli M, Paolini B, Costantino M, Carenini N, Corna E, Alberti P, Mezzanzanica D, Colombo D, Linder S, Arrighetti N, Perego P. The deubiquitinase USP8 regulates ovarian cancer cell response to cisplatin by suppressing apoptosis. Front Cell Dev Biol 2022; 10:1055067. [PMID: 36578788 PMCID: PMC9791127 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2022.1055067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2022] [Accepted: 11/24/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
The identification of therapeutic approaches to improve response to platinum-based therapies is an urgent need for ovarian carcinoma. Deubiquitinases are a large family of ubiquitin proteases implicated in a variety of cellular functions and may contribute to tumor aggressive features through regulation of processes such as proliferation and cell death. Among the subfamily of ubiquitin-specific peptidases, USP8 appears to be involved in modulation of cancer cell survival by still poorly understood mechanisms. Thus, we used ovarian carcinoma cells of different histotypes, including cisplatin-resistant variants with increased survival features to evaluate the efficacy of molecular targeting of USP8 as a strategy to overcome drug resistance/modulate cisplatin response. We performed biochemical analysis of USP8 activity in pairs of cisplatin-sensitive and -resistant cells and found increased USP8 activity in resistant cells. Silencing of USP8 resulted in decreased activation of receptor tyrosine kinases and increased sensitivity to cisplatin in IGROV-1/Pt1 resistant cells as shown by colony forming assay. Increased cisplatin sensitivity was associated with enhanced cisplatin-induced caspase 3/7 activation and apoptosis, a phenotype also observed in cisplatin sensitive cells. Increased apoptosis was linked to FLIPL decrease and cisplatin induction of caspase 3 in IGROV-1/Pt1 cells, cisplatin-induced claspin and survivin down-regulation in IGROV-1 cells, thereby showing a decrease of anti-apoptotic proteins. Immunohistochemical staining on 65 clinical specimens from advanced stage ovarian carcinoma indicated that 40% of tumors were USP8 positive suggesting that USP8 is an independent prognostic factor for adverse outcome when considering progression free survival as a clinical end-point. Taken together, our results support that USP8 may be of diagnostic value and may provide a therapeutic target to improve the efficacy of platinum-based therapy in ovarian carcinoma.
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- Cristina Corno
- Department of Experimental Oncology, Unit of Molecular Pharmacology, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Experimental Oncology, Unit of Molecular Therapies, Milan, Italy
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- Pathology Unit 1, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Oncology, Unit of Molecular Pharmacology, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Oncology, Unit of Molecular Pharmacology, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Oncology, Unit of Molecular Pharmacology, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Oncology, Unit of Molecular Therapies, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Oncology, Unit of Molecular Therapies, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology and Translational Medicine, University of Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden,Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Experimental Oncology, Unit of Molecular Pharmacology, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Oncology, Unit of Molecular Pharmacology, Milan, Italy,*Correspondence: Paola Perego,
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O-GlcNAcylation regulates epidermal growth factor receptor intracellular trafficking and signaling. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2022; 119:e2107453119. [PMID: 35239437 PMCID: PMC8915906 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2107453119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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SignificanceEpidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is one of the most important membrane receptors that transduce growth signals into cells to sustain cell growth, proliferation, and survival. EGFR signal termination is initiated by EGFR internalization, followed by trafficking through endosomes, and degradation in lysosomes. How this process is regulated is still poorly understood. Here, we show that hepatocyte growth factor regulated tyrosine kinase substrate (HGS), a key protein in the EGFR trafficking pathway, is dynamically modified by a single sugar N-acetylglucosamine. This modification inhibits EGFR trafficking from endosomes to lysosomes, leading to the accumulation of EGFR and prolonged signaling. This study provides an important insight into diseases with aberrant growth factor signaling, such as cancer, obesity, and diabetes.
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Caffeic acid phenethyl ester targets ubiquitin-specific protease 8 and synergizes with cisplatin in endometrioid ovarian carcinoma cells. Biochem Pharmacol 2022; 197:114900. [PMID: 34995485 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2021.114900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2021] [Revised: 12/16/2021] [Accepted: 12/20/2021] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Deubiquitinases (DUBs) mediate the removal of ubiquitin from diverse proteins that participate in the regulation of cell survival, DNA damage repair, apoptosis and drug resistance. Previous studies have shown an association between activation of cell survival pathways and platinum-drug resistance in ovarian carcinoma cell lines. Among the strategies available to inhibit DUBs, curcumin derivatives appear promising, thus we hypothesized their use to enhance the efficacy of cisplatin in ovarian carcinoma preclinical models. The caffeic acid phenethyl ester (CAPE), inhibited ubiquitin-specific protease 8 (USP8), but not proteasomal DUBs in cell-free assays. When CAPE was combined with cisplatin in nine cell lines representative of various histotypes a synergistic effect was observed in TOV112D cells and in the cisplatin-resistant IGROV-1/Pt1 variant, both of endometrioid type and carrying mutant TP53. In the latter cells, persistent G1 accumulation upon combined treatment associated with p27kip1 protein levels was observed. The synergy was not dependent on apoptosis induction, and appeared to occur in cells with higher USP8 levels. In vivo antitumor activity studies supported the advantage of the combination of CAPE and cisplatin in the subcutaneous model of cisplatin-resistant IGROV-1/Pt1 ovarian carcinoma as well as CAPE activity on intraperitoneal disease. This study reveals the therapeutic potential of CAPE in cisplatin-resistant ovarian tumors as well as in tumors expressing USP8.
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Wu S, Xie L, Cheng S, Fan Z, Sang H, Li Q. UBE4B promotes the development of lung adenocarcinoma by enhancing proliferation, migration and glycolysis via PP2A/AKT signaling. Pathol Res Pract 2022; 232:153762. [DOI: 10.1016/j.prp.2022.153762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2021] [Revised: 01/03/2022] [Accepted: 01/06/2022] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Kinectin1 depletion promotes EGFR degradation via the ubiquitin-proteosome system in cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma. Cell Death Dis 2021; 12:995. [PMID: 34689164 PMCID: PMC8542041 DOI: 10.1038/s41419-021-04276-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2021] [Revised: 09/13/2021] [Accepted: 09/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Depletion of kinectin1 (KTN1) provides a potential strategy for inhibiting tumorigenesis of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) via reduction of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) protein levels. Yet, the underlying mechanisms of KTN1 remain obscure. In this study, we demonstrate that KTN1 knockdown induces EGFR degradation in cSCC cells by promoting the ubiquitin-proteasome system, and that this effect is tumor cell-specific. KTN1 knockdown increases the expression of CCDC40, PSMA1, and ADRM1 to mediate tumor suppressor functions in vivo and in vitro. Mechanistically, c-Myc directly binds to the promoter region of CCDC40 to trigger the CCDC40-ADRM1-UCH37 axis and promote EGFR deubiquitination. Furthermore, KTN1 depletion accelerates EGFR degradation by strengthening the competitive interaction between PSMA1 and ADRM1 to inhibit KTN1/ADRM1 interaction at residues Met1-Ala252. These results are supported by studies in mouse xenografts and human patient samples. Collectively, our findings provide novel mechanistic insight into KTN1 regulation of EGFR degradation in cSCC.
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Mohanty S, Han T, Choi YB, Lavorgna A, Zhang J, Harhaj EW. The E3/E4 ubiquitin conjugation factor UBE4B interacts with and ubiquitinates the HTLV-1 Tax oncoprotein to promote NF-κB activation. PLoS Pathog 2020; 16:e1008504. [PMID: 33362245 PMCID: PMC7790423 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1008504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2020] [Revised: 01/07/2021] [Accepted: 11/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) is the etiological agent of adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATLL), and the neurological disease HTLV-1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP). The HTLV-1 Tax protein persistently activates the NF-κB pathway to enhance the proliferation and survival of HTLV-1 infected T cells. Lysine 63 (K63)-linked polyubiquitination of Tax provides an important regulatory mechanism that promotes Tax-mediated interaction with the IKK complex and activation of NF-κB; however, the host proteins regulating Tax ubiquitination are largely unknown. To identify new Tax interacting proteins that may regulate its ubiquitination we conducted a yeast two-hybrid screen using Tax as bait. This screen yielded the E3/E4 ubiquitin conjugation factor UBE4B as a novel binding partner for Tax. Here, we confirmed the interaction between Tax and UBE4B in mammalian cells by co-immunoprecipitation assays and demonstrated colocalization by proximity ligation assay and confocal microscopy. Overexpression of UBE4B specifically enhanced Tax-induced NF-κB activation, whereas knockdown of UBE4B impaired Tax-induced NF-κB activation and the induction of NF-κB target genes in T cells and ATLL cell lines. Furthermore, depletion of UBE4B with shRNA resulted in apoptotic cell death and diminished the proliferation of ATLL cell lines. Finally, overexpression of UBE4B enhanced Tax polyubiquitination, and knockdown or CRISPR/Cas9-mediated knockout of UBE4B attenuated both K48- and K63-linked polyubiquitination of Tax. Collectively, these results implicate UBE4B in HTLV-1 Tax polyubiquitination and downstream NF-κB activation. Infection with the retrovirus HTLV-1 leads to the development of either CD4+CD25+ leukemia/lymphoma (ATLL) or a demyelinating neuroinflammatory disease (HAM/TSP) in a subset of infected individuals. The HTLV-1 Tax protein is a regulatory protein which regulates viral gene expression and persistently activates cellular signaling pathways such as NF-κB to drive the clonal expansion and longevity of HTLV-1 infected CD4+ T cells. Polyubiquitination of Tax is a key mechanism of NF-κB activation by assembling and activating IκB kinase (IKK) signaling complexes; however, the host factors regulating Tax ubiquitination have remained elusive. Here, we have identified the E3/E4 ubiquitin conjugation factor UBE4B as a novel Tax binding protein that promotes both K48- and K63-linked polyubiquitination of Tax. Knockdown or knockout of UBE4B impairs Tax-induced NF-κB activation and triggers apoptosis of HTLV-1-transformed cells. Therefore, UBE4B is an integral host factor that supports HTLV-1 Tax polyubiquitination, NF-κB activation and cell survival.
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- Suchitra Mohanty
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Penn State College School of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- W. Harry Feinstone Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
- Department of Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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- Department of Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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- Department of Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Penn State College School of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Penn State College School of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- Department of Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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Gireud-Goss M, Reyes S, Tewari R, Patrizz A, Howe MD, Kofler J, Waxham MN, McCullough LD, Bean AJ. The ubiquitin ligase UBE4B regulates amyloid precursor protein ubiquitination, endosomal trafficking, and amyloid β42 generation and secretion. Mol Cell Neurosci 2020; 108:103542. [PMID: 32841720 DOI: 10.1016/j.mcn.2020.103542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2020] [Revised: 08/18/2020] [Accepted: 08/20/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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The extracellular accumulation of amyloid β (Aβ) fragments of amyloid precursor protein (APP) in brain parenchyma is a pathological hallmark of Alzheimer's disease (AD). APP can be cleaved into Aβ on late endosomes/multivesicular bodies (MVBs). E3 ubiquitin ligases have been linked to Aβ production, but specific E3 ligases associated with APP ubiquitination that may affect targeting of APP to endosomes have not yet been described. Using cultured cortical neurons isolated from rat pups, we reconstituted APP movement into the internal vesicles (ILVs) of MVBs. Loss of endosomal sorting complexes required for transport (ESCRT) components inhibited APP movement into ILVs and increased endosomal Aβ42 generation, implying a requirement for APP ubiquitination. We identified an ESCRT-binding and APP-interacting endosomal E3 ubiquitin ligase, ubiquitination factor E4B (UBE4B) that regulates APP ubiquitination. Depleting UBE4B in neurons inhibited APP ubiquitination and internalization into MVBs, resulting in increased endosomal Aβ42 levels and increased neuronal secretion of Aβ42. When we examined AD brains, we found levels of the UBE4B-interacting ESCRT component, hepatocyte growth factor-regulated tyrosine kinase substrate (Hrs), were significantly decreased in AD brains. These data suggest that ESCRT components critical for membrane protein sorting in the endocytic pathway are altered in AD. These results indicate that the molecular machinery underlying endosomal trafficking of APP, including the ubiquitin ligase UBE4B, regulates Aβ levels and may play an essential role in AD progression.
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- Monica Gireud-Goss
- Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, United States of America; The M.D. Anderson/UTHealth Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Houston, United States of America; Department of Neurology McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, United States of America
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- Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, United States of America; The M.D. Anderson/UTHealth Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Houston, United States of America
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- Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, United States of America
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- The M.D. Anderson/UTHealth Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Houston, United States of America; Department of Neurology McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, United States of America
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- The M.D. Anderson/UTHealth Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Houston, United States of America; Department of Neurology McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, United States of America
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- Division of Neuropathology, University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, United States of America
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- Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, United States of America
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- The M.D. Anderson/UTHealth Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Houston, United States of America; Department of Neurology McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, United States of America
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- Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, United States of America; The M.D. Anderson/UTHealth Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Houston, United States of America; Department of Pediatrics, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, United States of America; Rush University Graduate College, Chicago, IL 60612, United States of America.
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Ray P, Raghunathan K, Ahsan A, Allam US, Shukla S, Basrur V, Veatch S, Lawrence TS, Nyati MK, Ray D. Ubiquitin ligase SMURF2 enhances epidermal growth factor receptor stability and tyrosine-kinase inhibitor resistance. J Biol Chem 2020; 295:12661-12673. [PMID: 32669362 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra120.013519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2020] [Revised: 07/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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The discovery of activating epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations spurred the use of EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs), such as erlotinib, as the first-line treatment of lung cancers. We previously reported that differential degradation of TKI-sensitive (e.g. L858R) and resistant (T790M) EGFR mutants upon erlotinib treatment correlates with drug sensitivity. We also reported that SMAD ubiquitination regulatory factor 2 (SMURF2) ligase activity is important in stabilizing EGFR. However, the molecular mechanisms involved remain unclear. Here, using in vitro and in vivo ubiquitination assays, MS, and superresolution microscopy, we show SMURF2-EGFR functional interaction is important for EGFR stability and response to TKI. We demonstrate that L858R/T790M EGFR is preferentially stabilized by SMURF2-UBCH5 (an E3-E2)-mediated polyubiquitination. We identified four lysine residues as the sites of ubiquitination and showed that replacement of one of them with acetylation-mimicking glutamine increases the sensitivity of mutant EGFR to erlotinib-induced degradation. We show that SMURF2 extends membrane retention of EGF-bound EGFR, whereas SMURF2 knockdown increases receptor sorting to lysosomes. In lung cancer cell lines, SMURF2 overexpression increased EGFR levels, improving TKI tolerance, whereas SMURF2 knockdown decreased EGFR steady-state levels and sensitized lung cancer cells. Overall, we propose that SMURF2-mediated polyubiquitination of L858R/T790M EGFR competes with acetylation-mediated receptor internalization that correlates with enhanced receptor stability; therefore, disruption of the E3-E2 complex may be an attractive target to overcome TKI resistance.
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- Paramita Ray
- Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Biophysics, The University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Pathology, The University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Biophysics, The University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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Zalewski DP, Ruszel KP, Stępniewski A, Gałkowski D, Bogucki J, Komsta Ł, Kołodziej P, Chmiel P, Zubilewicz T, Feldo M, Kocki J, Bogucka-Kocka A. Dysregulation of microRNA Modulatory Network in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm. J Clin Med 2020; 9:jcm9061974. [PMID: 32599769 PMCID: PMC7355415 DOI: 10.3390/jcm9061974] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2020] [Revised: 06/13/2020] [Accepted: 06/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Abdominal artery aneurysm (AAA) refers to abdominal aortic dilatation of 3 cm or greater. AAA is frequently underdiagnosed due to often asymptomatic character of the disease, leading to elevated mortality due to aneurysm rupture. MiRNA constitute a pool of small RNAs controlling gene expression and is involved in many pathologic conditions in human. Targeted panel detecting altered expression of miRNA and genes involved in AAA would improve early diagnosis of this disease. In the presented study, we selected and analyzed miRNA and gene expression signatures in AAA patients. Next, generation sequencing was applied to obtain miRNA and gene-wide expression profiles from peripheral blood mononuclear cells in individuals with AAA and healthy controls. Differential expression analysis was performed using DESeq2 and uninformative variable elimination by partial least squares (UVE-PLS) methods. A total of 31 miRNAs and 51 genes were selected as the most promising biomarkers of AAA. Receiver operating characteristics (ROC) analysis showed good diagnostic ability of proposed biomarkers. Genes regulated by selected miRNAs were determined in silico and associated with functional terms closely related to cardiovascular and neurological diseases. Proposed biomarkers may be used for new diagnostic and therapeutic approaches in management of AAA. The findings will also contribute to the pool of knowledge about miRNA-dependent regulatory mechanisms involved in pathology of that disease.
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- Daniel P. Zalewski
- Chair and Department of Biology and Genetics, Medical University of Lublin, 4a Chodźki St., 20-093 Lublin, Poland; (D.P.Z.); (P.C.)
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- Chair of Medical Genetics, Department of Clinical Genetics, Medical University of Lublin, 11 Radziwiłłowska St., 20-080 Lublin, Poland; (K.P.R.); (J.B.); (J.K.)
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- Ecotech Complex Analytical and Programme Centre for Advanced Environmentally Friendly Technologies, University of Marie Curie-Skłodowska, 39 Głęboka St., 20-612 Lublin, Poland;
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Rutgers - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, One Robert Wood Johnson Place, New Brunswick, NJ 08903-0019, USA;
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- Chair of Medical Genetics, Department of Clinical Genetics, Medical University of Lublin, 11 Radziwiłłowska St., 20-080 Lublin, Poland; (K.P.R.); (J.B.); (J.K.)
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- Chair and Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Medical University of Lublin, 4 Jaczewskiego St., 20-090 Lublin, Poland;
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- Laboratory of Diagnostic Parasitology, Chair and Department of Biology and Genetics, Medical University of Lublin, 4a Chodźki St., 20-093 Lublin, Poland;
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- Chair and Department of Biology and Genetics, Medical University of Lublin, 4a Chodźki St., 20-093 Lublin, Poland; (D.P.Z.); (P.C.)
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- Chair and Department of Vascular Surgery and Angiology, Medical University of Lublin, 11 Staszica St., 20-081 Lublin, Poland; (T.Z.); (M.F.)
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- Chair and Department of Vascular Surgery and Angiology, Medical University of Lublin, 11 Staszica St., 20-081 Lublin, Poland; (T.Z.); (M.F.)
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- Chair of Medical Genetics, Department of Clinical Genetics, Medical University of Lublin, 11 Radziwiłłowska St., 20-080 Lublin, Poland; (K.P.R.); (J.B.); (J.K.)
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- Chair and Department of Biology and Genetics, Medical University of Lublin, 4a Chodźki St., 20-093 Lublin, Poland; (D.P.Z.); (P.C.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +48-81-448-7232
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Sui X, Pan M, Li YM. Insights into the Design of p97-targeting Small Molecules from Structural Studies on p97 Functional Mechanism. Curr Med Chem 2020; 27:298-316. [PMID: 31584361 DOI: 10.2174/0929867326666191004162411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2019] [Revised: 08/24/2019] [Accepted: 08/27/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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p97, also known as valosin-containing protein or CDC48, is a member of the AAA+ protein family that is highly conserved in eukaryotes. It binds to various cofactors in the body to perform its protein-unfolding function and participates in DNA repair, degradation of subcellular membrane proteins, and protein quality control pathways, among other processes. Its malfunction can lead to many diseases, such as inclusion body myopathy, associated with Paget's disease of bone and/or frontotemporal dementia, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis disease, and others. In recent years, many small-molecule inhibitors have been deployed against p97, including bis (diethyldithiocarbamate)- copper and CB-5083, which entered the first phase of clinical tests but failed. One bottleneck in the design of p97 drugs is that its molecular mechanism remains unclear. This paper summarizes recent studies on the molecular mechanisms of p97, which may lead to insight into how the next generation of small molecules targeting p97 can be designed.
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- Xin Sui
- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100086, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, Anhui 230009, China
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Ubiquitin-specific protease 8 (USP8/UBPy): a prototypic multidomain deubiquitinating enzyme with pleiotropic functions. Biochem Soc Trans 2020; 47:1867-1879. [PMID: 31845722 PMCID: PMC6925526 DOI: 10.1042/bst20190527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2019] [Revised: 11/29/2019] [Accepted: 12/02/2019] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Protein modification by ubiquitin is one of the most versatile posttranslational regulations and counteracted by almost 100 deubiquitinating enzymes (DUBs). USP8 was originally identified as a growth regulated ubiquitin-specific protease and is like many other DUBs characterized by its multidomain architecture. Besides the catalytic domain, specific protein-protein interaction modules were characterized which contribute to USP8 substrate recruitment, regulation and targeting to distinct protein complexes. Studies in mice and humans impressively showed the physiological relevance and non-redundant function of USP8 within the context of the whole organism. USP8 knockout (KO) mice exhibit early embryonic lethality while induced deletion in adult animals rapidly causes lethal liver failure. Furthermore, T-cell specific ablation disturbs T-cell development and function resulting in fatal autoimmune inflammatory bowel disease. In human patients, somatic mutations in USP8 were identified as the underlying cause of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) releasing pituitary adenomas causing Cushing's disease (CD). Here we provide an overview of the versatile molecular, cellular and pathology associated function and regulation of USP8 which appears to depend on specific protein binding partners, substrates and the cellular context.
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Memarzadeh K, Savage DJ, Bean AJ. Low UBE4B expression increases sensitivity of chemoresistant neuroblastoma cells to EGFR and STAT5 inhibition. Cancer Biol Ther 2019; 20:1416-1429. [PMID: 31475882 DOI: 10.1080/15384047.2019.1647049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Neuroblastoma is the most common malignancy in infants. Overexpression of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) in neuroblastoma tumors underlies resistance to chemotherapeutics. UBE4B, an E3/E4 ubiquitin ligase involved in EGFR degradation, is located on chromosome 1p36, a region in which loss of heterozygosity is observed in approximately one-third of neuroblastoma tumors and is correlated with poor prognosis. In chemoresistant neuroblastoma cells, depletion of UBE4B yielded significantly reduced cell proliferation and migration, and enhanced apoptosis in response to EGFR inhibitor, Cetuximab. We have previously shown that UBE4B levels are inversely correlated with EGFR levels in neuroblastoma tumors. We searched for additional targets of UBE4B that mediate cellular alterations associated with tumorogenesis in chemoresistant neuroblastoma cells depleted of UBE4B using reverse phase protein arrays. The expression of STAT5a, an effector protein downstream of EGFR, doubled in the absence of UBE4B, and verified by quantitative immunoblotting. Chemoresistant neuroblastoma cells were treated with SH-4-54, a STAT5 inhibitor, and observed insignificant effects on cell proliferation, migration, and apoptosis. However, SH-4-54 significantly enhanced the anti-proliferative and anti-migratory effects of Cetuximab in naïve SK-N-AS neuroblastoma cells. Interestingly, in UBE4B depleted SK-N-AS cells, SH-4-54 significantly potentiated the effect of Cetuximab rendering cells increasingly sensitive an otherwise minimally effective Cetuximab concentration. Thus, neuroblastoma cells with low UBE4B levels were significantly more sensitive to combined EGFR and STAT5 inhibition than parental cells. These findings may have potential therapeutic implications for patients with 1p36 chromosome LOH and low tumor UBE4B expression.
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- Kimiya Memarzadeh
- Program in Neuroscience, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences , Houston , TX , USA
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- Program in Neuroscience, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences , Houston , TX , USA
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- Program in Neuroscience, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences , Houston , TX , USA.,Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, McGovern Medical School , Houston , TX , USA.,Program in Neuroscience, Cell Biology and Biochemistry, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences , Houston , TX , USA.,Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center , Houston , TX , USA
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Olsen C, Memarzadeh K, Ulu A, Carr HS, Bean AJ, Frost JA. Regulation of Somatostatin Receptor 2 Trafficking by C-Tail Motifs and the Retromer. Endocrinology 2019; 160:1031-1043. [PMID: 30822353 PMCID: PMC6462214 DOI: 10.1210/en.2018-00865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2018] [Accepted: 02/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The Gi-coupled somatostatin receptor 2 (SST2) is a G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) that mediates many of somatostatin's neuroendocrine actions. Upon stimulation, SST2 is rapidly internalized and transported to early endosomes before being recycled to the plasma membrane. However, little is known about the intracellular itinerary of SST2 after it moves to the early endosomal compartment or the cytoplasmic proteins that regulate its trafficking. As postsynaptic density protein/discs large 1/zonula occludens-1 (PDZ) domain interactions often regulate the trafficking and signaling potential of GPCRs, we examined the role of the SST2 PDZ ligand and additional C-terminal residues in controlling its intracellular trafficking. We determined that SST2 can recycle to the plasma membrane via multiple pathways, including a LAMP1/Rab7-positive late endosome to the trans-Golgi network (TGN) pathway. Trafficking from the late endosome to the TGN is often regulated by the retromer complex of endosomal coat proteins, and disrupting the retromer components sorting nexins 1/2 inhibits the budding of SST2 from late endosomes. Moreover, trafficking through the late endosomal/TGN pathway is dependent on an intact PDZ ligand and C-terminal tail, as truncating either the 3 or 10 C-terminal amino acids of SST2 alters the pathway through which it recycles to the plasma membrane. Moreover, addition of these amino acids to a heterologous receptor is sufficient to redirect it from a degradation pathway to a recycling itinerary. Our results demonstrate that endosomal trafficking of SST2 is dependent on numerous regulatory mechanisms controlled by its C terminus and the retromer machinery.
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- Courtney Olsen
- Department of Integrative Biology and Pharmacology, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas
- MD Anderson UTHealth Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Houston, Texas
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- MD Anderson UTHealth Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Houston, Texas
- Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Integrative Biology and Pharmacology, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Integrative Biology and Pharmacology, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas
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- MD Anderson UTHealth Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Houston, Texas
- Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Integrative Biology and Pharmacology, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas
- MD Anderson UTHealth Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Houston, Texas
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Weng C, Chen Y, Wu Y, Liu X, Mao H, Fang X, Li B, Wang L, Guan M, Liu G, Lu L, Yuan Y. Silencing UBE4B induces nasopharyngeal carcinoma apoptosis through the activation of caspase3 and p53. Onco Targets Ther 2019; 12:2553-2561. [PMID: 31040698 PMCID: PMC6459139 DOI: 10.2147/ott.s196132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Aim The human ubiquitination factor E4B (UBE4B) gene is frequently amplified in some solid cancers. However, the role of UBE4B in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) has not yet been investigated. Methods Firstly, we analyzed the expression of UBE4B in NPC samples using real-time quantitative PCR and Western blot analysis. After knocking down UBE4B using small interfering RNA technology, the functions of UBE4B on cell proliferation, apoptosis, and cell cycle, as well as underlying mechanism, were investigated. Results Compared with matched adjacent non-tumor tissues, both protein and mRNA levels of UBE4B were much higher in most NPC cancerous specimens. Deficiency of UBE4B could significantly inhibit tumor cell growth and induce cell apoptosis. Knocking down UBE4B could promote the expression of cleaved caspase3 and p53, and inhibition of caspase3 could prevent cell apoptosis induced by the deficiency of UBE4B. Conclusion These results indicate that expression of UBE4B was higher in most NPC tissues compared to adjacent non-tumoral tissues, and that knockdown of UBE4B inhibited the cell growth and induced apoptosis in NPC cells. This process was regulated by the activation of caspase3 and p53. Thus, UBE4B gene might act as a potential molecular target to develop novel strategy for NPC patients.
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- Chengyin Weng
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, People's Republic of China, .,Department of Medical Oncology, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510180, People's Republic of China, .,Department of Medical Oncology, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510180, People's Republic of China,
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, People's Republic of China,
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510180, People's Republic of China, .,Department of Medical Oncology, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510180, People's Republic of China,
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510180, People's Republic of China, .,Department of Medical Oncology, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510180, People's Republic of China,
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510180, People's Republic of China, .,Department of Medical Oncology, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510180, People's Republic of China,
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510180, People's Republic of China, .,Department of Medical Oncology, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510180, People's Republic of China,
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510180, People's Republic of China, .,Department of Medical Oncology, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510180, People's Republic of China,
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510180, People's Republic of China, .,Department of Medical Oncology, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510180, People's Republic of China,
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510180, People's Republic of China, .,Department of Medical Oncology, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510180, People's Republic of China,
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510180, People's Republic of China, .,Department of Medical Oncology, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510180, People's Republic of China,
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510180, People's Republic of China, .,Department of Medical Oncology, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510180, People's Republic of China,
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, People's Republic of China, .,Department of Radiation Oncology, Affiliated Cancer Hospital & Institute of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510095, People's Republic of China,
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Xu X, Liu Q, Zhang C, Ren S, Xu L, Zhao Z, Dou H, Li P, Zhang X, Gong Y, Shao C. Inhibition of DYRK1A-EGFR axis by p53-MDM2 cascade mediates the induction of cellular senescence. Cell Death Dis 2019; 10:282. [PMID: 30910997 PMCID: PMC6433862 DOI: 10.1038/s41419-019-1521-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2018] [Revised: 03/03/2019] [Accepted: 03/08/2019] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Activation of p53 may induce apoptosis or cellular senescence in stressed cells. We here report that epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is downregulated by p53 activation in a subset of cancer cell lines, and this EGFR downregulation mediates cellular senescence caused by p53 activation. EGFR confers resistance to senescence by sustaining the ERK signaling. DYRK1A (dual-specificity tyrosine-phosphorylated and tyrosine-regulated kinase 1A), an EGFR-stabilizing kinase, is downregulated by p53 and, when ectopically expressed, can attenuate p53 activation-induced EGFR reduction and cellular senescence. We further showed that the increased degradation of DYRK1A caused by p53 activation was mediated by MDM2. MDM2 was found to physically interact with and ubiquitinate DYRK1A, ultimately leading to its proteosomal degradation. Importantly, administration of Nutlin-3a, which disrupts the binding of MDM2 to p53, but not that of MDM2 to DYRK1A, reduced the levels of DYRK1A and EGFR, induced senescence, and inhibited growth of tumor xenografts formed by U87 glioblastoma cells. Ectopic expression of EGFR in tumor xenografts attenuated senescence and tumor reduction caused by Nultin-3a. Our findings thus established a novel link between p53 and EGFR and may have implications in p53 activation-based therapies.
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- Xiuhua Xu
- Key Laboratory of Experimental Teratology, Ministry of Education, Department of Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Shandong University School of Medicine, Jinan, Shandong, 250012, China
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- Key Laboratory of Experimental Teratology, Ministry of Education, Department of Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Shandong University School of Medicine, Jinan, Shandong, 250012, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Experimental Teratology, Ministry of Education, Department of Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Shandong University School of Medicine, Jinan, Shandong, 250012, China
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- Key Laboratory of Experimental Teratology, Ministry of Education, Department of Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Shandong University School of Medicine, Jinan, Shandong, 250012, China
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- Key Laboratory of Experimental Teratology, Ministry of Education, Department of Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Shandong University School of Medicine, Jinan, Shandong, 250012, China
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- Key Laboratory of Experimental Teratology, Ministry of Education, Department of Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Shandong University School of Medicine, Jinan, Shandong, 250012, China
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- Key Laboratory of Experimental Teratology, Ministry of Education, Department of Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Shandong University School of Medicine, Jinan, Shandong, 250012, China
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- Key Laboratory of Experimental Teratology, Ministry of Education, Department of Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Shandong University School of Medicine, Jinan, Shandong, 250012, China
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- Key Laboratory of Experimental Teratology, Ministry of Education, Department of Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Shandong University School of Medicine, Jinan, Shandong, 250012, China
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- Key Laboratory of Experimental Teratology, Ministry of Education, Department of Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Shandong University School of Medicine, Jinan, Shandong, 250012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, Institutes for Translational Medicine, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, China.
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WDR76 is a RAS binding protein that functions as a tumor suppressor via RAS degradation. Nat Commun 2019; 10:295. [PMID: 30655611 PMCID: PMC6336889 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-08230-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2018] [Accepted: 12/19/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Stability regulation of RAS that can affect its activity, in addition to the oncogenic mutations, occurs in human cancer. However, the mechanisms for stability regulation of RAS involved in their activity and its roles in tumorigenesis are poorly explored. Here, we identify WD40-repeat protein 76 (WDR76) as one of the HRAS binding proteins using proteomic analyses of hepatocellular carcinomas (HCC) tissue. WDR76 plays a role as an E3 linker protein and mediates the polyubiquitination-dependent degradation of RAS. WDR76-mediated RAS destabilization results in the inhibition of proliferation, transformation, and invasion of liver cancer cells. WDR76-/- mice are more susceptible to diethylnitrosamine-induced liver carcinogenesis. Liver-specific WDR76 induction destabilizes Ras and markedly reduces tumorigenesis in HRasG12V mouse livers. The clinical relevance of RAS regulation by WDR76 is indicated by the inverse correlation of their expressions in HCC tissues. Our study demonstrates that WDR76 functions as a tumor suppressor via RAS degradation.
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Gireud-Goss M, Reyes S, Wilson M, Farley M, Memarzadeh K, Srinivasan S, Sirisaengtaksin N, Yamashita S, Tsunoda S, Lang FF, Waxham MN, Bean AJ. Distinct mechanisms enable inward or outward budding from late endosomes/multivesicular bodies. Exp Cell Res 2018; 372:1-15. [PMID: 30144444 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2018.08.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2017] [Revised: 08/20/2018] [Accepted: 08/21/2018] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Regulating the residence time of membrane proteins on the cell surface can modify their response to extracellular cues and allow for cellular adaptation in response to changing environmental conditions. The fate of membrane proteins that are internalized from the plasma membrane and arrive at the limiting membrane of the late endosome/multivesicular body (MVB) is dictated by whether they remain on the limiting membrane, bud into internal MVB vesicles, or bud outwardly from the membrane. The molecular details underlying the disposition of membrane proteins that transit this pathway and the mechanisms regulating these trafficking events are unclear. We established a cell-free system that reconstitutes budding of membrane protein cargo into internal MVB vesicles and onto vesicles that bud outwardly from the MVB membrane. Both budding reactions are cytosol-dependent and supported by Saccharomyces cerevisiae (yeast) cytosol. We observed that inward and outward budding from the MVB membrane are mechanistically distinct but may be linked, such that inhibition of inward budding triggers a re-routing of cargo from inward to outward budding vesicles, without affecting the number of vesicles that bud outwardly from MVBs.
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- Monica Gireud-Goss
- Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA; The University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
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- Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA; The University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
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- The University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
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- Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA; The University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
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- Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA; The University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
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- Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA; The University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
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- Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
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- Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA; Biochemistry and Cell Biology, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA; The University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA; Department of Pediatrics, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
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Critchley WR, Pellet-Many C, Ringham-Terry B, Harrison MA, Zachary IC, Ponnambalam S. Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Ubiquitination and De-Ubiquitination in Signal Transduction and Receptor Trafficking. Cells 2018; 7:E22. [PMID: 29543760 PMCID: PMC5870354 DOI: 10.3390/cells7030022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2018] [Revised: 03/09/2018] [Accepted: 03/13/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs) are membrane-based sensors that enable rapid communication between cells and their environment. Evidence is now emerging that interdependent regulatory mechanisms, such as membrane trafficking, ubiquitination, proteolysis and gene expression, have substantial effects on RTK signal transduction and cellular responses. Different RTKs exhibit both basal and ligand-stimulated ubiquitination, linked to trafficking through different intracellular compartments including the secretory pathway, plasma membrane, endosomes and lysosomes. The ubiquitin ligase superfamily comprising the E1, E2 and E3 enzymes are increasingly implicated in this post-translational modification by adding mono- and polyubiquitin tags to RTKs. Conversely, removal of these ubiquitin tags by proteases called de-ubiquitinases (DUBs) enables RTK recycling for another round of ligand sensing and signal transduction. The endocytosis of basal and activated RTKs from the plasma membrane is closely linked to controlled proteolysis after trafficking and delivery to late endosomes and lysosomes. Proteolytic RTK fragments can also have the capacity to move to compartments such as the nucleus and regulate gene expression. Such mechanistic diversity now provides new opportunities for modulating RTK-regulated cellular responses in health and disease states.
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- William R Critchley
- Endothelial Cell Biology Unit, School of Molecular & Cellular Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK.
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- Centre for Cardiovascular Biology & Medicine, Rayne Building, University College London, London WC1E 6PT, UK.
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- Centre for Cardiovascular Biology & Medicine, Rayne Building, University College London, London WC1E 6PT, UK.
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- Centre for Cardiovascular Biology & Medicine, Rayne Building, University College London, London WC1E 6PT, UK.
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- Endothelial Cell Biology Unit, School of Molecular & Cellular Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK.
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Bhuripanyo K, Wang Y, Liu X, Zhou L, Liu R, Duong D, Zhao B, Bi Y, Zhou H, Chen G, Seyfried NT, Chazin WJ, Kiyokawa H, Yin J. Identifying the substrate proteins of U-box E3s E4B and CHIP by orthogonal ubiquitin transfer. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2018; 4:e1701393. [PMID: 29326975 PMCID: PMC5756662 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.1701393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2017] [Accepted: 12/01/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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E3 ubiquitin (UB) ligases E4B and carboxyl terminus of Hsc70-interacting protein (CHIP) use a common U-box motif to transfer UB from E1 and E2 enzymes to their substrate proteins and regulate diverse cellular processes. To profile their ubiquitination targets in the cell, we used phage display to engineer E2-E4B and E2-CHIP pairs that were free of cross-reactivity with the native UB transfer cascades. We then used the engineered E2-E3 pairs to construct "orthogonal UB transfer (OUT)" cascades so that a mutant UB (xUB) could be exclusively used by the engineered E4B or CHIP to label their substrate proteins. Purification of xUB-conjugated proteins followed by proteomics analysis enabled the identification of hundreds of potential substrates of E4B and CHIP in human embryonic kidney 293 cells. Kinase MAPK3 (mitogen-activated protein kinase 3), methyltransferase PRMT1 (protein arginine N-methyltransferase 1), and phosphatase PPP3CA (protein phosphatase 3 catalytic subunit alpha) were identified as the shared substrates of the two E3s. Phosphatase PGAM5 (phosphoglycerate mutase 5) and deubiquitinase OTUB1 (ovarian tumor domain containing ubiquitin aldehyde binding protein 1) were confirmed as E4B substrates, and β-catenin and CDK4 (cyclin-dependent kinase 4) were confirmed as CHIP substrates. On the basis of the CHIP-CDK4 circuit identified by OUT, we revealed that CHIP signals CDK4 degradation in response to endoplasmic reticulum stress.
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- Karan Bhuripanyo
- Department of Chemistry, Center for Diagnostics and Therapeutics, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA
- Department of Chemistry, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Center for Diagnostics and Therapeutics, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Center for Diagnostics and Therapeutics, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Center for Diagnostics and Therapeutics, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA
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- Integrated Proteomics Core, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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- Engineering Research Center of Cell and Therapeutic Antibody, Ministry of Education, and School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- AbbVie Bioresearch Center, Worcester, MA 01605, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Center for Diagnostics and Therapeutics, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Center for Diagnostics and Therapeutics, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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- Departments of Biochemistry and Chemistry, Center for Structural Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Center for Diagnostics and Therapeutics, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA
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Li Y, Kikuchi M, Li X, Gao Q, Xiong Z, Ren Y, Zhao R, Mao B, Kondo M, Irie N, Wang W. Weighted gene co-expression network analysis reveals potential genes involved in early metamorphosis process in sea cucumber Apostichopus japonicus. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2017; 495:1395-1402. [PMID: 29180012 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2017.11.154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2017] [Accepted: 11/22/2017] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Sea cucumbers, one main class of Echinoderms, have a very fast and drastic metamorphosis process during their development. However, the molecular basis under this process remains largely unknown. Here we systematically examined the gene expression profiles of Japanese common sea cucumber (Apostichopus japonicus) for the first time by RNA sequencing across 16 developmental time points from fertilized egg to juvenile stage. Based on the weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA), we identified 21 modules. Among them, MEdarkmagenta was highly expressed and correlated with the early metamorphosis process from late auricularia to doliolaria larva. Furthermore, gene enrichment and differentially expressed gene analysis identified several genes in the module that may play key roles in the metamorphosis process. Our results not only provide a molecular basis for experimentally studying the development and morphological complexity of sea cucumber, but also lay a foundation for improving its emergence rate.
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- Yongxin Li
- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650223, China; Kunming College of Life Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650203, China
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- Department of Cell Biological Science, Faculty of Advanced Life Science, Graduate School of Life Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido 001-0021, Japan
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650223, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650223, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650223, China; College of Forensic Medicine, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710061, China; China National GeneBank, BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, 518083, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650223, China; Kunming College of Life Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650203, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650223, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650223, China
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- Misaki Marine Biological Station, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Kanagawa 238-0225, Japan
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650223, China.
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Gabrielsen M, Buetow L, Nakasone MA, Ahmed SF, Sibbet GJ, Smith BO, Zhang W, Sidhu SS, Huang DT. A General Strategy for Discovery of Inhibitors and Activators of RING and U-box E3 Ligases with Ubiquitin Variants. Mol Cell 2017; 68:456-470.e10. [PMID: 29053960 PMCID: PMC5655547 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2017.09.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2017] [Revised: 08/09/2017] [Accepted: 09/20/2017] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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RING and U-box E3 ubiquitin ligases regulate diverse eukaryotic processes and have been implicated in numerous diseases, but targeting these enzymes remains a major challenge. We report the development of three ubiquitin variants (UbVs), each binding selectively to the RING or U-box domain of a distinct E3 ligase: monomeric UBE4B, phosphorylated active CBL, or dimeric XIAP. Structural and biochemical analyses revealed that UbVs specifically inhibited the activity of UBE4B or phosphorylated CBL by blocking the E2∼Ub binding site. Surprisingly, the UbV selective for dimeric XIAP formed a dimer to stimulate E3 activity by stabilizing the closed E2∼Ub conformation. We further verified the inhibitory and stimulatory functions of UbVs in cells. Our work provides a general strategy to inhibit or activate RING/U-box E3 ligases and provides a resource for the research community to modulate these enzymes.
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- Mads Gabrielsen
- Cancer Research UK Beatson Institute, Garscube Estate, Switchback Road, Glasgow G61 1BD, UK
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- Cancer Research UK Beatson Institute, Garscube Estate, Switchback Road, Glasgow G61 1BD, UK
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- Cancer Research UK Beatson Institute, Garscube Estate, Switchback Road, Glasgow G61 1BD, UK
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- Cancer Research UK Beatson Institute, Garscube Estate, Switchback Road, Glasgow G61 1BD, UK
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- Cancer Research UK Beatson Institute, Garscube Estate, Switchback Road, Glasgow G61 1BD, UK
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- Institute of Molecular Cell and Systems Biology, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK
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- Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research, Banting and Best Department of Medical Research, University of Toronto, 160 College Street, Toronto, ON M5S3E1, Canada.
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- Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research, Banting and Best Department of Medical Research, University of Toronto, 160 College Street, Toronto, ON M5S3E1, Canada.
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- Cancer Research UK Beatson Institute, Garscube Estate, Switchback Road, Glasgow G61 1BD, UK; Institute of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G61 1BD, UK.
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Roux BT, Bauer CC, McNeish AJ, Ward SG, Cottrell GS. The Role of Ubiquitination and Hepatocyte Growth Factor-Regulated Tyrosine Kinase Substrate in the Degradation of the Adrenomedullin Type I Receptor. Sci Rep 2017; 7:12389. [PMID: 28959041 PMCID: PMC5620052 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-12585-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2017] [Accepted: 09/06/2017] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Calcitonin receptor-like receptor (CLR) and the receptor activity-modifying protein 2 (RAMP2) comprise a receptor for adrenomedullin (AM). Although it is known that AM induces internalization of CLR•RAMP2, little is known about the molecular mechanisms that regulate the trafficking of CLR•RAMP2. Using HEK and HMEC-1 cells, we observed that AM-induced activation of CLR•RAMP2 promoted ubiquitination of CLR. A mutant (CLRΔ9KR), lacking all intracellular lysine residues was functional and trafficked similar to the wild-type receptor, but was not ubiquitinated. Degradation of CLR•RAMP2 and CLRΔ9KR•RAMP2 was not dependent on the duration of AM stimulation or ubiquitination and occurred via a mechanism that was partially prevented by peptidase inhibitors. Degradation of CLR•RAMP2 was sensitive to overexpression of hepatocyte growth factor-regulated tyrosine kinase substrate (HRS), but not to HRS knockdown, whereas CLRΔ9KR•RAMP2 degradation was unaffected. Overexpression, but not knockdown of HRS, promoted hyperubiquitination of CLR under basal conditions. Thus, we propose a role for ubiquitin and HRS in the regulation of AM-induced degradation of CLR•RAMP2.
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- Benoît T Roux
- Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK
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- Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Reading School of Pharmacy, University of Reading, Reading, RG6 6UB, UK
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- Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Reading School of Pharmacy, University of Reading, Reading, RG6 6UB, UK
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- Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK
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- Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Reading School of Pharmacy, University of Reading, Reading, RG6 6UB, UK.
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The AAA+ ATPase p97, a cellular multitool. Biochem J 2017; 474:2953-2976. [PMID: 28819009 PMCID: PMC5559722 DOI: 10.1042/bcj20160783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2017] [Revised: 07/17/2017] [Accepted: 07/21/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The AAA+ (ATPases associated with diverse cellular activities) ATPase p97 is essential to a wide range of cellular functions, including endoplasmic reticulum-associated degradation, membrane fusion, NF-κB (nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells) activation and chromatin-associated processes, which are regulated by ubiquitination. p97 acts downstream from ubiquitin signaling events and utilizes the energy from ATP hydrolysis to extract its substrate proteins from cellular structures or multiprotein complexes. A multitude of p97 cofactors have evolved which are essential to p97 function. Ubiquitin-interacting domains and p97-binding domains combine to form bi-functional cofactors, whose complexes with p97 enable the enzyme to interact with a wide range of ubiquitinated substrates. A set of mutations in p97 have been shown to cause the multisystem proteinopathy inclusion body myopathy associated with Paget's disease of bone and frontotemporal dementia. In addition, p97 inhibition has been identified as a promising approach to provoke proteotoxic stress in tumors. In this review, we will describe the cellular processes governed by p97, how the cofactors interact with both p97 and its ubiquitinated substrates, p97 enzymology and the current status in developing p97 inhibitors for cancer therapy.
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Newly synthesized transmembrane proteins undergo a series of steps to ensure that only the required amount of correctly folded protein is localized to the membrane. The regulation of protein quality and its abundance at the membrane are often controlled by ubiquitination, a multistep enzymatic process that results in the attachment of ubiquitin, or chains of ubiquitin to the target protein. Protein ubiquitination acts as a signal for sorting, trafficking, and the removal of membrane proteins via endocytosis, a process through which multiple ubiquitin ligases are known to specifically regulate the functions of a number of ion channels, transporters, and signaling receptors. Endocytic removal of these proteins through ubiquitin-dependent endocytosis provides a way to rapidly downregulate the physiological outcomes, and defects in such controls are directly linked to human pathologies. Recent evidence suggests that ubiquitination is also involved in the shedding of membranes and associated proteins as extracellular vesicles, thereby not only controlling the cell surface levels of some membrane proteins, but also their potential transport to neighboring cells. In this review, we summarize the mechanisms and functions of ubiquitination of membrane proteins and provide specific examples of ubiquitin-dependent regulation of membrane proteins.
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- Natalie Foot
- Centre for Cancer Biology, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia
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- Centre for Cancer Biology, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia
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- Centre for Cancer Biology, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia
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Sorting internalized proteins and lipids back to the cell surface controls the supply of molecules throughout the cell and regulates integral membrane protein activity at the surface. One central process in mammalian cells is the transit of cargo from endosomes back to the plasma membrane (PM) directly, along a route that bypasses retrograde movement to the Golgi. Despite recognition of this pathway for decades we are only beginning to understand the machinery controlling this overall process. The budding yeastSaccharomyces cerevisiae, a stalwart genetic system, has been routinely used to identify fundamental proteins and their modes of action in conserved trafficking pathways. However, the study of cell surface recycling from endosomes in yeast is hampered by difficulties that obscure visualization of the pathway. Here we briefly discuss how recycling is likely a more prevalent process in yeast than is widely appreciated and how tools might be built to better study the pathway.
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Ray D, Cuneo KC, Rehemtulla A, Lawrence TS, Nyati MK. Inducing Oncoprotein Degradation to Improve Targeted Cancer Therapy. Neoplasia 2016; 17:697-703. [PMID: 26476077 PMCID: PMC4611070 DOI: 10.1016/j.neo.2015.08.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2015] [Revised: 08/25/2015] [Accepted: 08/27/2015] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Over the past decade, inhibition of the kinase activities of oncogenic proteins using small molecules and antibodies has been a mainstay of our anticancer drug development effort, resulting in several Food and Drug Administration–approved cancer therapies. The clinical effectiveness of kinase-targeted agents has been inconsistent, mostly because of the development of resistance. The expression and function of oncoproteins and tumor suppressors are regulated by numerous posttranslational protein modifications including phosphorylation, ubiquitination, and acetylation; hence, targeting specific posttranslational protein modifications provides for an attractive strategy for anticancer drug development. The present review discusses the hypothesis that targeted degradation of an oncoprotein may overcome many of the shortcomings seen with kinase inhibitors and that the approach would enable targeted inhibition of oncogenic proteins previously thought to be undruggable.
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- Dipankar Ray
- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109.
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Yeates EFA, Tesco G. The Endosome-associated Deubiquitinating Enzyme USP8 Regulates BACE1 Enzyme Ubiquitination and Degradation. J Biol Chem 2016; 291:15753-66. [PMID: 27302062 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m116.718023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2016] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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The β-site amyloid precursor protein-cleaving enzyme (BACE1) is the rate-limiting enzyme in the production of amyloid-β, the toxic peptide that accumulates in the brain of subjects affected by Alzheimer disease. Our previous studies have shown that BACE1 is degraded via the lysosomal pathway and that that depletion of the trafficking molecule Golgi-localized γ-ear-containing ARF-binding protein 3 (GGA3) results in increased BACE1 levels and activity because of impaired lysosomal degradation. We also determined that GGA3 regulation of BACE1 levels requires its ability to bind ubiquitin. Accordingly, we reported that BACE1 is ubiquitinated at lysine 501 and that lack of ubiquitination at lysine 501 produces BACE1 stabilization. Ubiquitin conjugation is a reversible process mediated by deubiquitinating enzymes. The ubiquitin-specific peptidase 8 (USP8), an endosome-associated deubiquitinating enzyme, regulates the ubiquitination, trafficking, and lysosomal degradation of several plasma membrane proteins. Here, we report that RNAi-mediated depletion of USP8 reduced levels of both ectopically expressed and endogenous BACE1 in H4 human neuroglioma cells. Moreover, USP8 depletion increased BACE1 ubiquitination, promoted BACE1 accumulation in the early endosomes and late endosomes/lysosomes, and decreased levels of BACE1 in the recycling endosomes. We also found that decreased BACE1 protein levels were accompanied by a decrease in BACE1-mediated amyloid precursor protein cleavage and amyloid-β levels. Our findings demonstrate that USP8 plays a key role in the trafficking and degradation of BACE1 by deubiquitinating lysine 501. These studies suggest that therapies able to accelerate BACE1 degradation (e.g. by increasing BACE1 ubiquitination) may represent a potential treatment for Alzheimer disease.
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- From the Department of Neuroscience, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts 02111
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Huang KY, Kao SH, Wang WL, Chen CY, Hsiao TH, Salunke SB, Chen JJW, Su KY, Yang SC, Hong TM, Chen CS, Yang PC. Small Molecule T315 Promotes Casitas B-Lineage Lymphoma–Dependent Degradation of Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor via Y1045 Autophosphorylation. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2016; 193:753-66. [DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201502-0250oc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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Woodfield SE, Guo RJ, Liu Y, Major AM, Hollingsworth EF, Indiviglio S, Whittle SB, Mo Q, Bean AJ, Ittmann M, Lopez-Terrada D, Zage PE. Neuroblastoma patient outcomes, tumor differentiation, and ERK activation are correlated with expression levels of the ubiquitin ligase UBE4B. Genes Cancer 2016; 7:13-26. [PMID: 27014418 PMCID: PMC4773702 DOI: 10.18632/genesandcancer.97] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND UBE4B is an E3/E4 ubiquitin ligase whose gene is located in chromosome 1p36.22. We analyzed the associations of UBE4B gene and protein expression with neuroblastoma patient outcomes and with tumor prognostic features and histology. METHODS We evaluated the association of UBE4B gene expression with neuroblastoma patient outcomes using the R2 Platform. We screened neuroblastoma tumor samples for UBE4B protein expression using immunohistochemistry. FISH for UBE4B and 1p36 deletion was performed on tumor samples. We then evaluated UBE4B expression for associations with prognostic factors and with levels of phosphorylated ERK in neuroblastoma tumors and cell lines. RESULTS Low UBE4B gene expression is associated with poor outcomes in patients with neuroblastoma and with worse outcomes in all patient subgroups. UBE4B protein expression was associated with neuroblastoma tumor differentiation, and decreased UBE4B protein levels were associated with high-risk features. UBE4B protein levels were also associated with levels of phosphorylated ERK. CONCLUSIONS We have demonstrated associations between UBE4B gene expression and neuroblastoma patient outcomes and prognostic features. Reduced UBE4B protein expression in neuroblastoma tumors was associated with high-risk features, a lack of differentiation, and with ERK activation. These results suggest UBE4B may contribute to the poor prognosis of neuroblastoma tumors with 1p36 deletions and that UBE4B expression may mediate neuroblastoma differentiation.
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- Sarah E Woodfield
- Department of Pediatrics, Section of Hematology/Oncology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA; Department of Pathology, University of Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, The University of Texas Medical School & Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Houston, TX, USA; Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Section of Hematology/Oncology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Section of Hematology/Oncology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, The University of Texas Medical School & Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA; The Michael E. DeBakey Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Section of Hematology/Oncology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA; Department of Pathology and Immunology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Section of Hematology/Oncology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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A Polymorphism in the FGFR4 Gene Is Associated With Risk of Neuroblastoma and Altered Receptor Degradation. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2016; 38:131-8. [PMID: 26840079 PMCID: PMC4758892 DOI: 10.1097/mph.0000000000000506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Outcomes for children with high-risk neuroblastoma are poor, and improved understanding of the mechanisms underlying neuroblastoma pathogenesis, recurrence, and treatment resistance will lead to improved outcomes. Aberrant growth factor receptor expression and receptor tyrosine kinase signaling are associated with the pathogenesis of many malignancies. A germline polymorphism in the FGFR4 gene is associated with increased receptor expression and activity and with decreased survival, treatment resistance, and aggressive disease for many malignancies. We therefore investigated the role of this FGFR4 polymorphism in neuroblastoma pathogenesis. MATERIALS AND METHODS Germline DNA from neuroblastoma patients and matched controls was assessed for the FGFR4 Gly/Arg388 polymorphism by RT-PCR. Allele frequencies were assessed for association with neuroblastoma patient outcomes and prognostic features. Degradation rates of the FGFR4 Arg388 and Gly388 receptors and rates of receptor internalization into the late endosomal compartment were measured. RESULTS Frequency of the FGFR4 AA genotype and the prevalence of the A allele were significantly higher in patients with neuroblastoma than in matched controls. The Arg388 receptor demonstrated slower degradation than the Gly388 receptor in neuroblastoma cells and reduced internalization into multivesicular bodies. CONCLUSIONS The FGFR4 Arg388 polymorphism is associated with an increased prevalence of neuroblastoma in children, and this association may be linked to differences in FGFR4 degradation rates. Our study provides the first evidence of a role for FGFR4 in neuroblastoma, suggesting that FGFR4 genotype and the pathways regulating FGFR4 trafficking and degradation may be relevant for neuroblastoma pathogenesis.
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Lee J, Oh KJ, Lee D, Kim BY, Choi JS, Ku B, Kim SJ. Structural Study of the HD-PTP Bro1 Domain in a Complex with the Core Region of STAM2, a Subunit of ESCRT-0. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0149113. [PMID: 26866605 PMCID: PMC4751086 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0149113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2015] [Accepted: 01/27/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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EGFR is a key player in cell proliferation and survival signaling, and its sorting into MVBs for eventual lysosomal degradation is controlled by the coordination of multiple ESCRT complexes on the endosomal membrane. HD-PTP is a cytosolic protein tyrosine phosphatase, and is associated with EGFR trafficking by interacting with the ESCRT-0 protein STAM2 and the ESCRT-III protein CHMP4B via its N-terminal Bro1 domain. Intriguingly, the homologous domain of two other human Bro1 domain-containing proteins, Alix and Brox, binds CHMP4B but not STAM2, despite their high structural similarity. To elucidate this binding specificity, we determined the complex structure of the HD-PTP Bro1 domain bound to the STAM2 core region. STAM2 binds to the hydrophobic concave pocket of the HD-PTP Bro1 domain, as CHMP4B does to the pocket of Alix, Brox, or HD-PTP but in the opposite direction. Critically, Thr145 of HD-PTP, corresponding to Lys151 of Alix and Arg145 of Brox, is revealed to be a determinant residue enabling this protein to bind STAM2, as the Alix- or Brox-mimicking mutations of this residue blocks the intermolecular interaction. This work therefore provides the structural basis for how HD-PTP recognizes the ESCRT-0 component to control EGFR sorting.
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- Juhyeon Lee
- Disease Target Structure Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, Korea
- Department of Biochemistry, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Korea
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- Research Center for Metabolic Regulation, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, Korea
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- Research Center for Metabolic Regulation, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, Korea
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- Incurable Diseases Therapeutics Research Center, World Class Institute, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Ochang, Cheongwon, Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Korea
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- Disease Target Structure Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, Korea
- * E-mail: (BK); (SJK)
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- Disease Target Structure Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, Korea
- * E-mail: (BK); (SJK)
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Watson JA, Bhattacharyya BJ, Vaden JH, Wilson JA, Icyuz M, Howard AD, Phillips E, DeSilva TM, Siegal GP, Bean AJ, King GD, Phillips SE, Miller RJ, Wilson SM. Motor and Sensory Deficits in the teetering Mice Result from Mutation of the ESCRT Component HGS. PLoS Genet 2015; 11:e1005290. [PMID: 26115514 PMCID: PMC4482608 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1005290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2014] [Accepted: 05/18/2015] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Neurons are particularly vulnerable to perturbations in endo-lysosomal transport, as several neurological disorders are caused by a primary deficit in this pathway. In this report, we used positional cloning to show that the spontaneously occurring neurological mutation teetering (tn) is a single nucleotide substitution in hepatocyte growth factor-regulated tyrosine kinase substrate (Hgs/Hrs), a component of the endosomal sorting complex required for transport (ESCRT). The tn mice exhibit hypokenesis, muscle weakness, reduced muscle size and early perinatal lethality by 5-weeks of age. Although HGS has been suggested to be essential for the sorting of ubiquitinated membrane proteins to the lysosome, there were no alterations in receptor tyrosine kinase levels in the central nervous system, and only a modest decrease in tropomyosin receptor kinase B (TrkB) in the sciatic nerves of the tn mice. Instead, loss of HGS resulted in structural alterations at the neuromuscular junction (NMJ), including swellings and ultra-terminal sprouting at motor axon terminals and an increase in the number of endosomes and multivesicular bodies. These structural changes were accompanied by a reduction in spontaneous and evoked release of acetylcholine, indicating a deficit in neurotransmitter release at the NMJ. These deficits in synaptic transmission were associated with elevated levels of ubiquitinated proteins in the synaptosome fraction. In addition to the deficits in neuronal function, mutation of Hgs resulted in both hypermyelinated and dysmyelinated axons in the tn mice, which supports a growing body of evidence that ESCRTs are required for proper myelination of peripheral nerves. Our results indicate that HGS has multiple roles in the nervous system and demonstrate a previously unanticipated requirement for ESCRTs in the maintenance of synaptic transmission. Endocytic trafficking involves the internalization, endosomal sorting and lysosomal degradation of cell surface cargo. Many factors involved in endosomal sorting in mammalian cells have been identified, and mutations in these components are associated with a variety of neurological disorders. While the function of endosomal sorting components has been intensely studied in immortalized cell lines, it is not known what role these factors play in endosomal sorting in the nervous system. In this study, we show that the teetering (tn) gene encodes the hepatocytegrowth factor regulated tyrosine kinasesubstrate (Hgs), a core component of the endosomal sorting pathway. The tn mice exhibit several signs of motor neuron disease, including reduced muscle mass, muscle weakness and motor abnormalities. Although HGS is predicted to be required for the lysosomal degradation of receptor tyrosine kinases, there was no change in the levels of receptor tyrosine kinases in the spinal cords of the tn mice. Instead, we found that HGS is required for synaptic transmission at the neuromuscular junction and for the proper myelination of the peripheral nervous system.
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- Jennifer A. Watson
- Department of Neurobiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute, Civitan International Research Center, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Biological Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, United States of America
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- Department of Neurobiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute, Civitan International Research Center, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America
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- Department of Neurobiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute, Civitan International Research Center, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America
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- Department of Neurobiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute, Civitan International Research Center, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America
- Department of Genetics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America
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- Department of Neurobiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute, Civitan International Research Center, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America
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- Department of Neurobiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute, Civitan International Research Center, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America
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- Departments of Pathology, Surgery and Cell, Developmental and Integrative Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America
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- Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy and Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, United States of America
- Division of Pediatrics, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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- Department of Neurobiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute, Civitan International Research Center, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America
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- Department of Neurobiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute, Civitan International Research Center, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Biological Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, United States of America
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- Department of Neurobiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute, Civitan International Research Center, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America
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Ceresa BP, Peterson JL. Cell and molecular biology of epidermal growth factor receptor. INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2014; 313:145-78. [PMID: 25376492 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-800177-6.00005-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) has been one of the most intensely studied cell surface receptors due to its well-established roles in developmental biology, tissue homeostasis, and cancer biology. The EGFR has been critical for creating paradigms for numerous aspects of cell biology, such as ligand binding, signal transduction, and membrane trafficking. Despite this history of discovery, there is a continual stream of evidence that only the surface has been scratched. New ways of receptor regulation continue to be identified, each of which is a potential molecular target for manipulating EGFR signaling and the resultant changes in cell and tissue biology. This chapter is an update on EGFR-mediated signaling, and describes some recent developments in the regulation of receptor biology.
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- Brian P Ceresa
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
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