Deubiquitinase BRCC3 promotes the migration, invasion and EMT progression of colon adenocarcinoma by stabilizing MET expression

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BACKGROUND: Breast cancer type 1 susceptibility protein/breast cancer type 2 susceptibility protein-containing complex subunit 3 (BRCC3), a deubiquitinase (DUBs), is overexpressed in various cancers. However, the underlying biological roles of BRCC3 in adenocarcinoma colon (COAD) have yet to be decrypted.

OBJECTIVE: In this work, we explored the potential biological function of BRCC3 in the natural process of COAD cells.

METHODS: The expression levels of BRCC3 in COAD tissues and cell lines were investigated via quantitative real time polymerase chain reaction and western blotting analyses. Meanwhile, short hairpin RNAs targeting BRCC3 (sh-BRCC3) or mesenchymal-epithelial transition factor (MET) (sh-MET) were used to investigate the biological function, including proliferation, apoptosis, migration, invasion, and epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) progression in COAD cells. Furthermore, the expression levels of EMT-related biomarkers were detected with western blotting analysis. Furthermore, we also performed Co-IP assay to identify the correlation between BRCC3 and MET.

RESULTS: BRCC3 expression was increased in COAD tissues and cell lines. ShRNA-mediated downmodulation of BRCC3 in COAD cell lines induced EMT progression. BRCC3 knockdown resulted in decreased migration as well as invasion and increased apoptosis of SW480 and Lovo cells. Besides, MET was regulated by BRCC3 and involved in the migration, invasion, and EMT in SW480 and Lovo cells. Finally, we uncovered that the overexpressed MET reversed the effects of BRCC3 knockdown in COAD cell development.

CONCLUSIONS: BRCC3 acted as a critical factor in the development of COAD by deubiquitinating and stabilizing MET, which might provide an emerging biomarker for the therapeutic and diagnosis strategy of COAD.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:46

Enthalten in:

Genes & genomics - 46(2024), 5 vom: 17. Apr., Seite 637-646

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Feng, Xiu [VerfasserIn]
He, Shengnan [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Ying [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Liang [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

BRCC3
BRCC3 protein, human
Colon adenocarcinoma
Deubiquitinating Enzymes
EC 3.4.19.12
EMT
Journal Article
MET
RNA, Small Interfering
Ubiquitination

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Date Completed 18.04.2024

Date Revised 18.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s13258-024-01508-8

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM369602714