Department of Functional Genomics and Cancer, Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, 1 Rue Laurent Fries, 67404 Illkirch Cédex, France.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2011 May 17;108(20):8212-7. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1101544108. Epub 2011 Apr 29.
TRIM24 (TIF1α), TRIM28 (TIF1β), and TRIM33 (TIF1γ) are three related cofactors belonging to the tripartite motif superfamily that interact with distinct transcription factors. TRIM24 interacts with the liganded retinoic acid (RA) receptor to repress its transcriptional activity. Germ line inactivation of TRIM24 in mice deregulates RA-signaling in hepatocytes leading to the development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Here we show that TRIM24 can be purified as at least two macromolecular complexes comprising either TRIM33 or TRIM33 and TRIM28. Somatic hepatocyte-specific inactivation of TRIM24, TRIM28, or TRIM33 all promote HCC in a cell-autonomous manner in mice. Moreover, HCC formation upon TRIM24 inactivation is strongly potentiated by further loss of TRIM33. These results demonstrate that the TIF1-related subfamily of TRIM proteins interact both physically and functionally to modulate HCC formation in mice.
TRIM24(TIF1α)、TRIM28(TIF1β)和 TRIM33(TIF1γ)是三种属于三联基序超家族的相关辅助因子,它们与不同的转录因子相互作用。TRIM24 与配体结合的视黄酸(RA)受体相互作用,抑制其转录活性。在小鼠中,TRIM24 的种系失活导致 RA 信号在肝细胞中失调,从而导致肝细胞癌(HCC)的发生。在这里,我们表明 TRIM24 可以作为至少两种包含 TRIM33 或 TRIM33 和 TRIM28 的大分子复合物进行纯化。在小鼠中,体细胞特异性失活 TRIM24、TRIM28 或 TRIM33 均可以细胞自主的方式促进 HCC 的发生。此外,TRIM24 失活后 HCC 的形成因进一步缺失 TRIM33 而大大增强。这些结果表明,TRIM 蛋白的 TIF1 相关亚家族相互作用,无论是在物理上还是在功能上,都可以调节小鼠中 HCC 的形成。