Myc-mediated SDHA acetylation triggers epigenetic regulation of gene expression and tumorigenesis

The transcriptional role of cMyc (or Myc) in tumorigenesis is well appreciated; however, it remains to be fully established how extensively Myc is involved in the epigenetic regulation of gene expression. Here, we show that by deactivating succinate dehydrogenase complex subunit A (SDHA) via acetylation, Myc triggers a regulatory cascade in cancer cells that leads to H3K4me3 activation and gene expression. We find that Myc facilitates the acetylation-dependent deactivation of SDHA by activating the SKP2-mediated degradation of SIRT3 deacetylase. We further demonstrate that Myc inhibition of SDH-complex activity leads to cellular succinate accumulation, which triggers H3K4me3 activation and tumour-specific gene expression. We demonstrate that acetylated SDHA at Lys 335 contributes to tumour growth in vitro and in vivo, and we confirm increased tumorigenesis in clinical samples. This study illustrates a link between acetylation-dependent SDHA deactivation and Myc-driven epigenetic regulation of gene expression, which is critical for cancer progression.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:2

Enthalten in:

Nature metabolism - 2(2020), 3 vom: 22. März, Seite 256-269

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Li, Shi-Ting [VerfasserIn]
Huang, De [VerfasserIn]
Shen, Shengqi [VerfasserIn]
Cai, Yongping [VerfasserIn]
Xing, Songge [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Gongwei [VerfasserIn]
Jiang, Zetan [VerfasserIn]
Hao, Yijie [VerfasserIn]
Yuan, Mengqiu [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Nana [VerfasserIn]
Zhu, Lianbang [VerfasserIn]
Yan, Ronghui [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Dongdong [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Lin [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Zhaoji [VerfasserIn]
Hu, Xin [VerfasserIn]
Zhou, Rongbin [VerfasserIn]
Qu, Kun [VerfasserIn]
Li, Ailing [VerfasserIn]
Duan, Xiaotao [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Huafeng [VerfasserIn]
Gao, Ping [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

AB6MNQ6J6L
EC 1.3.5.1
Electron Transport Complex II
Journal Article
Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
SDHA protein, human
Succinic Acid

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Date Completed 06.01.2021

Date Revised 16.02.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1038/s42255-020-0179-8

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM312709692