Jia Wenbo, Xu Bin, Yu Liang, Feng Yanzhi, Wang Jinyi, Xu Chao, Liang Litao, Zhou Yongping, Ding Wenzhou, Kong Lianbao
Hepatobiliary Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Key Laboratory of Liver Transplantation, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, National Health Commission (NHC) Key Laboratory of Hepatobiliary Cancers, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China.
Cancer Gene Ther. 2024 Dec;31(12):1868-1883. doi: 10.1038/s41417-024-00841-0. Epub 2024 Nov 4.
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a common type of cancer worldwide and ranks as the fourth leading cause of cancer-related deaths. This research investigation identified an upregulation of BAI1-associated protein 2-like 2 (BAIAP2L2) in HCC tissues, which was found to be an independent prognostic factor for overall survival in HCC patients. BAIAP2L2 was observed to enhance cell proliferation, metastasis, stemness, cell cycle progression, and inhibit apoptosis in HCC. Mechanistically, NFκB1 was found to stimulate BAIAP2L2 transcription by directly binding to its promoter region. BAIAP2L2 interacts with GABPB1 to inhibit its ubiquitin-mediated degradation and promote its nuclear translocation. BAIAP2L2 inhibits the levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) by regulating GABPB1, thereby promoting cancer properties in HCC and reducing the sensitivity of HCC to lenvatinib. In summary, this study elucidates the role and underlying mechanism of BAIAP2L2 in HCC, providing a potential biomarker and therapeutic target for this disease.
肝细胞癌(HCC)是全球常见的癌症类型,也是癌症相关死亡的第四大主要原因。本研究调查发现,HCC组织中BAI1相关蛋白2样2(BAIAP2L2)上调,这被发现是HCC患者总生存期的独立预后因素。观察到BAIAP2L2可增强HCC中的细胞增殖、转移、干性、细胞周期进程并抑制细胞凋亡。机制上,发现NFκB1通过直接结合其启动子区域来刺激BAIAP2L2转录。BAIAP2L2与GABPB1相互作用,抑制其泛素介导的降解并促进其核转位。BAIAP2L2通过调节GABPB1来抑制活性氧(ROS)水平,从而促进HCC中的癌症特性并降低HCC对乐伐替尼的敏感性。总之,本研究阐明了BAIAP2L2在HCC中的作用及潜在机制,为该疾病提供了一个潜在的生物标志物和治疗靶点。