FBXW2 inhibits prostate cancer proliferation and metastasis via promoting EGFR ubiquitylation and degradation
FBXW2 inhibits prostate cancer proliferation and metastasis via promoting EGFR ubiquitylation and degradation
Abstract FBXW2 is a poorly characterized F-box protein, as a tumor suppressor that inhibits growth and metastasis of lung cancer by promoting ubiquitylation and degradation of oncogenic proteins, including SKP2 and β-catenin. However, what the biological functions of FBXW2 in PCa cells and whether FBXW2 targets other substrates to involve in progression of PCa is still unclear. Here, we reported that overexpression of FBXW2 attenuated proliferation and metastasis of PCa models both in vitro and in vivo, while FBXW2 depletion exhibited the opposite effects. Intriguingly, FBXW2 was an E3 ligase for EGFR in PCa. EGFR protein level and its half-life were extended by FBXW2 depletion, while EGFR protein level was decreased, and its half-life was shortened upon overexpression of FBXW2, but not its dominant negative mutant. Importantly, FBXW2 bond to EGFR via its consensus degron motif (TSNNST), and ubiquitylated and degraded EGFR, resulting in repression of EGF function. Thus, our data uncovers a novel that FBXW2 as a tumor suppressor of PCa, inhibits EGFR downstreams by promoting EGFR ubiquitination and degradation, resulting in repression of cell proliferation and metastasis.
- Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University China (People's Republic of)
- Nanchang University China (People's Republic of)
- Huazhong University of Science and Technology China (People's Republic of)
- Wuhan Union Hospital China (People's Republic of)
- Xinqiao Hospital China (People's Republic of)
ErbB Receptors, Male, Cell Line, Tumor, F-Box Proteins, Ubiquitination, Humans, Prostatic Neoplasms, Original Article, Cell Proliferation
ErbB Receptors, Male, Cell Line, Tumor, F-Box Proteins, Ubiquitination, Humans, Prostatic Neoplasms, Original Article, Cell Proliferation
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