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Ubiquitin hydrolase Dub3 promotes oncogenic transformation by stabilizing Cdc25A.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20228808     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The dual specificity (Tyr/Thr) phosphatase Cdc25A activates cyclin-dependent kinases (Cdks) to promote cell-cycle progression and has significant oncogenic potential. Cdc25A protein levels are regulated tightly in normal tissues, but many human cancers overexpress Cdc25A. The underlying mechanism for overexpression has been enigmatic. Here we show that Cdc25A is stabilized by the ubiquitin hydrolase Dub3. Upon binding Cdc25A, Dub3 removes the polyubiquitin modifications that mark Cdc25A for proteasomal degradation. Dub3 knockdown in cells increased Cdc25A ubiquitylation and degradation, resulting in reduced Cdk/Cyclin activity and arrest at G1/S and G2/M phases of the cell cycle. In contrast, acute Dub3 overexpression produced a signature response to oncogene induction: cells accumulated in S and G2 because of replication stress, and activated a DNA damage response. Dub3 also transformed NIH-3T3 cells and cooperated with activated H-Ras to promote growth in soft agar. Importantly, we show that Dub3 overexpression is responsible for an abnormally high level of Cdc25A in a subset of human breast cancers. Moreover, Dub3 knockdown significantly retarded the growth of breast tumour xenografts in nude mice. As a major regulator of Cdc25A, Dub3 is an example of a transforming ubiquitin hydrolase that subverts a key component of the cell cycle machinery.
Authors:
Yaron Pereg; Bob Y Liu; Karen M O'Rourke; Meredith Sagolla; Anwesha Dey; Laszlo Komuves; Dorothy M French; Vishva M Dixit
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2010-03-14
Journal Detail:
Title:  Nature cell biology     Volume:  12     ISSN:  1476-4679     ISO Abbreviation:  Nat. Cell Biol.     Publication Date:  2010 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-04-02     Completed Date:  2010-04-26     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  100890575     Medline TA:  Nat Cell Biol     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  400-6     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Physiological Chemistry, 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, California, 94080, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Apoptosis
Breast Neoplasms / genetics,  metabolism*,  pathology
Cell Cycle
Cell Line, Tumor
Cell Proliferation
Cell Transformation, Neoplastic / genetics,  metabolism*
DNA Damage
Endopeptidases / genetics,  metabolism*
Enzyme Stability
Female
Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
Genes, myc
Genes, ras
Humans
Mice
Mice, Nude
NIH 3T3 Cells
Oncogenes*
Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex / metabolism
Protein Processing, Post-Translational*
RNA Interference
Time Factors
Transfection
Transplantation, Heterologous
Tumor Burden
Ubiquitination
cdc25 Phosphatases / genetics,  metabolism*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
EC 3.1.3.48/CDC25A protein, human; EC 3.1.3.48/cdc25 Phosphatases; EC 3.4.-/DUB-3 protein, human; EC 3.4.-/Endopeptidases; EC 3.4.25.1/Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex
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Comment In:
Nat Cell Biol. 2010 Apr;12(4):311-3   [PMID:  20228807 ]

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