Article ; Online: An indispensable role of TAZ in anoikis resistance promoted by OTUB1 deubiquitinating enzyme in basal-like triple-negative breast cancer cells.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications
2023 Volume 649, Page(s) 1–9
Abstract: Aggressive cancers, such as triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), are mostly fatal because of their potential to metastasize to distant organs. Cancer cells acquire various abilities to metastasize, including resistance to anoikis, an apoptotic cell ... ...
| Abstract | Aggressive cancers, such as triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), are mostly fatal because of their potential to metastasize to distant organs. Cancer cells acquire various abilities to metastasize, including resistance to anoikis, an apoptotic cell death induced by loss of anchorage to the extracellular matrix. Transcriptional coactivator with PDZ binding motif (TAZ) and Yes-associated protein (YAP), the downstream effectors of the Hippo pathway, regulate cell- and tissue-level architectures by responding to mechanical microenvironments of cells, including the cell-extracellular matrix interaction. The Hippo pathway is frequently disrupted in cancer cells, and TAZ and YAP are irrelevantly activated, potentially resulting in anchorage-independent survival/proliferation of cancer cells and metastatic progression. The study aims to investigate the roles of TAZ and YAP in anoikis resistance in basal-like (BL) TNBC cells, which comprise a major subtype (>70%) of TNBC. We found that TAZ and YAP had nonredundant roles in anchorage-independent cancer cell survival or anoikis resistance. Particularly, TAZ was indispensable for anoikis resistance in BL-TNBC cells but not for survival of non-transformed mammary epithelial cells (MECs). In contrast, YAP, a paralog of TAZ, was indispensable for survival of both non-transformed MECs and cancer cells. Therefore, TAZ might be a preferable therapeutic target against dissemination of aggressive cancer cells without killing normal cells. Interestingly, TAZ was abnormally stabilized in BL-TNBC cells under non-adherent conditions, which promoted anoikis resistance. Furthermore, OTUB1, a deubiquitinating enzyme, was responsible for the stabilization of TAZ in detached BL-TNBC cells. Importantly, simultaneous high expression of TAZ and OTUB1 was associated with poor prognosis in BC. Thus, OTUB1 has emerged as a potentially druggable target. Successful inhibition of OTUB1 enzymatic activity is expected to downregulate TAZ and eventually prevents metastasis of aggressive cancers, such as BL-TNBC. |
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| MeSH term(s) | Humans ; Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing/metabolism ; Anoikis/physiology ; Triple Negative Breast Neoplasms/pathology ; YAP-Signaling Proteins ; Deubiquitinating Enzymes/metabolism ; Tumor Microenvironment |
| Chemical Substances | Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing ; YAP-Signaling Proteins ; Deubiquitinating Enzymes (EC 3.4.19.12) |
| Language | English |
| Publishing date | 2023-01-26 |
| Publishing country | United States |
| Document type | Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
| ZDB-ID | 205723-2 |
| ISSN | 1090-2104 ; 0006-291X ; 0006-291X |
| ISSN (online) | 1090-2104 ; 0006-291X |
| ISSN | 0006-291X |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.bbrc.2023.01.080 |
| Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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