RCCD1 promotes breast carcinogenesis through regulating hypoxia-associated mitochondrial homeostasis

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Regulator of chromosome condensation domain-containing protein 1 (RCCD1), previously reported as a partner of histone H3K36 demethylase KDM8 involved in chromosome segregation, has been identified as a potential driver for breast cancer in a recent transcriptome-wide association study. We report here that, unexpectedly, RCCD1 is also localized in mitochondria. We show that RCCD1 resides in the mitochondrial matrix, where it interacts with the mitochondrial contact site/cristae organizing system (MICOS) and mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) to regulate mtDNA transcription, oxidative phosphorylation, and the production of reactive oxygen species. Interestingly, RCCD1 is upregulated under hypoxic conditions, leading to decreased generation of reactive oxygen species and alleviated apoptosis favoring cancer cell survival. We show that RCCD1 promotes breast cancer cell proliferation in vitro and accelerates breast tumor growth in vivo. Indeed, RCCD1 is overexpressed in breast carcinomas, and its level of expression is associated with aggressive breast cancer phenotypes and poor patient survival. Our study reveals an additional dimension of RCCD1 functionality in regulating mitochondrial homeostasis, whose dysregulation inflicts pathologic states such as breast cancer.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:42

Enthalten in:

Oncogene - 42(2023), 50 vom: 18. Dez., Seite 3684-3697

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Peng, Yani [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Xiaoping [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Xinhua [VerfasserIn]
Cheng, Xiao [VerfasserIn]
Xia, Lu [VerfasserIn]
Qin, Leyi [VerfasserIn]
Guan, Sudun [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Yue [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Xiaodi [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Jiajing [VerfasserIn]
Yan, Dong [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Jianying [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Yu [VerfasserIn]
Sun, Luyang [VerfasserIn]
Liang, Jing [VerfasserIn]
Shang, Yongfeng [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Carrier Proteins
DNA, Mitochondrial
EC 1.14.11.-
Histone Demethylases
Journal Article
KDM8 protein, human
Membrane Proteins
Mitochondrial Proteins
RCCD1 protein, human
Reactive Oxygen Species

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Date Completed 16.12.2023

Date Revised 16.12.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1038/s41388-023-02877-2

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM363958762