RNF43 ubiquitinates and degrades phosphorylated E-cadherin by c-Src to facilitate epithelial-mesenchymal transition in lung adenocarcinoma

BACKGROUND: In epithelial cells, tyrosine kinases induce tyrosine phosphorylation and ubiquitination of the E-cadherin complex, which is responsible for the epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT). However, the precise mechanisms remain unclear.

METHODS: Protein antibody microarray analysis and E3 ligase profiling were performed to detect the unique E3 ligase underlying E-cadherin downregulation in lung adenocarcinoma tissues. Gene knockdown was performed using viral shRNA. Immunoblotting, immunofluorescence, immunoprecipitation, and xenograft models in vivo were integratively applied to explore RNF43-induced EMT in lung adenocarcinoma cell lines.

RESULTS: Protein antibody microarray analysis and E3 ligase profiling revealed that the RING finger protein 43 (RNF43) was linked to E-cadherin downregulation within the context of c-Src activation in lung adenocarcinoma tissues. In addition, the c-Src-Caspase-8 interaction markedly increased c-Src activity. Activated c-Src phosphorylated E-cadherin at the tyrosine 797 site to initiate RNF43-mediated E-cadherin ubiquitination at lysine 816 and subsequent degradation, thus allowing the nuclear translocation of β-catenin and upregulation of Vimentin and RNF43 expression in lung adenocarcinoma cells. Decreased E-cadherin expression and increased Vimentin expression induced the EMT phenotype and promoted tumor metastasis. The Frizzled 8 (Frz8)-RNF43-induced ubiquitination of phosphorylated E-cadherin was blocked by a monoclonal antibody against the cysteine-rich domain (CRD) of Frz8 but not by antibodies against the protease domain (PA) of RNF43.

CONCLUSIONS: Our data suggest that RNF43 participates in the regulation of EMT in the metastasis of lung adenocarcinoma through the ubiquitination and degradation of phosphorylated E-cadherin by activated c-Src.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:19

Enthalten in:

BMC cancer - 19(2019), 1 vom: 08. Juli, Seite 670

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Zhang, Yunfeng [VerfasserIn]
Sun, Liangzhang [VerfasserIn]
Gao, Xiao [VerfasserIn]
Guo, Aining [VerfasserIn]
Diao, Yan [VerfasserIn]
Zhao, Yang [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antibodies, Monoclonal
Antigens, CD
Beta Catenin
C-Src
CDH1 protein, human
CSK Tyrosine-Protein Kinase
CSK protein, human
CTNNB1 protein, human
Cadherins
Caspase 8
Caspase-8
DNA-Binding Proteins
EC 2.3.2.27
EC 2.7.10.2
EC 2.7.10.23
EC 3.4.22.-
EMT
Fzd8 protein, human
Journal Article
Oncogene Proteins
RNF43
RNF43 protein, human
Receptors, Cell Surface
Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases
VIM protein, human
Vimentin

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Date Completed 11.12.2019

Date Revised 25.02.2020

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1186/s12885-019-5880-1

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM299002101