PELI1与表皮生长因子受体协同作用促进乳腺癌转移。

PELI1 and EGFR cooperate to promote breast cancer metastasis.

作者信息

Qi Jie, Xu Guangsen, Wu Xiaoxia, Lu Chunhua, Shen Yuemao, Zhao Baobing

机构信息

Key Lab of Chemical Biology (MOE), School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, 250012, Jinan, Shandong, China.

NMPA Key Laboratory for Technology Research and Evaluation of Drug Products, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, 250012, Jinan, Shandong, China.

出版信息

Oncogenesis. 2023 Feb 25;12(1):9. doi: 10.1038/s41389-023-00457-3.

Abstract

Pellino-1 (PELI1) is an E3 ubiquitin ligase acting as a key regulator for the inflammation and autoimmunity via the ubiquitination of the substrate proteins. There is increasing evidence to support that PELI1 functions as an oncoprotein in tumorigenesis and metastasis. However, the molecular mechanism underlying the high expression and oncogenic roles of PELI1 in cancers remains limited. Herein, we revealed a novel regulation mechanism by which PELI1 and EGFR cooperate to promote breast cancer metastasis. EGFR is positively correlated with PELI1 expression in breast cancers, and its activation led to the phosphorylation of PELI1 at Tyr154 and Thr264, which subsequently activated its E3 ubiquitin ligase. Simultaneously, PELI1 physically interacted with and enhanced the stability of EGFR via the K63-linked polyubiquitination in reverse. The co-inhibition of the PELI1-EGFR showed synergetic effect to repress breast cancer metastasis. Furthermore, we identified a compound S62 as a small molecule disruptor of PELI1/EGFR that effectively repressed breast cancer metastasis. Our study not only uncovered the emerging roles of PELI1/EGFR interaction in the progression of breast cancer, but also provided an effective strategy for the inhibition of metastasis in breast cancer.

摘要

佩利诺-1(PELI1)是一种E3泛素连接酶,通过对底物蛋白进行泛素化作用,成为炎症和自身免疫的关键调节因子。越来越多的证据支持PELI1在肿瘤发生和转移中作为一种癌蛋白发挥作用。然而,PELI1在癌症中高表达及致癌作用的分子机制仍然有限。在此,我们揭示了一种新的调控机制,即PELI1与表皮生长因子受体(EGFR)协同促进乳腺癌转移。在乳腺癌中,EGFR与PELI1表达呈正相关,其激活导致PELI1的酪氨酸154和苏氨酸264位点磷酸化,随后激活其E3泛素连接酶。同时,PELI1通过K63连接的多聚泛素化与EGFR发生物理相互作用并增强其稳定性,反之亦然。对PELI1-EGFR的共同抑制显示出协同作用,可抑制乳腺癌转移。此外,我们鉴定出一种化合物S62作为PELI1/EGFR的小分子干扰物,可有效抑制乳腺癌转移。我们的研究不仅揭示了PELI1/EGFR相互作用在乳腺癌进展中的新作用,还为抑制乳腺癌转移提供了一种有效策略。

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