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ArticleNature communications2015

Tumour suppressor TRIM33 targets nuclear β-catenin degradation.

Jianfei Xue, Yaohui Chen, Yamei Wu, Zhongyong Wang, Aidong Zhou, Sicong Zhang, Kangyu Lin, Kenneth Aldape, Sadhan Majumder, Zhimin Lu and 1 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 114 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors.

Jianfei XueDepartment of Neurosurgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
Yaohui ChenDepartment of Neurosurgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
Yamei WuDepartment of Neurosurgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
Zhongyong WangDepartment of Neurosurgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
Aidong ZhouDepartment of Neurosurgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
Sicong Zhang1] Department of Neurosurgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA [2] Program in Cancer Biology, The University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Houston, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
Kangyu LinDepartment of Neurosurgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
Kenneth AldapeDepartment of Pathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
Sadhan Majumder1] Program in Cancer Biology, The University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Houston, Houston, Texas 77030, USA [2] Department of Genetics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
Zhimin Lu1] Program in Cancer Biology, The University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Houston, Houston, Texas 77030, USA [2] Department of Neuro-Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
Suyun Huang1] Department of Neurosurgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA [2] Program in Cancer Biology, The University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Houston, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.

Funding

Tumor Evolution and Metastasis ProgramP30CA016672 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI Scott Kopetz · 1985 to 2026
$290.8M
Signal Integration of Transcriptional Pathways in GliomagenesisR01CA182684 · NCI · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI HUANG, SUYUN · 2014 to 2018
$1.7M
Transcriptional regulation of gliomagenesisR01CA157933 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI HUANG, SUYUN · 2011 to 2015
$1.6M
Functional Validation of Pancreatic Cancer Progression BiomarkerR01CA152309 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI XIE, KEPING · 2010 to 2014
$1.6M
NCI NIH HHS CA16672NCI NIH HHS P30 CA016672NCI NIH HHS R01 CA152309NCI NIH HHS R01CA152309NCI NIH HHS R01 CA157933NCI NIH HHS R01CA157933NCI NIH HHS R01 CA182684NCI NIH HHS R01CA182684
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aberrant activation of β-catenin in the nucleus has been implicated in a variety of human cancers, but the fate of nuclear β-catenin is unknown. Here we demonstrate that the tripartite motif-containing protein 33 (TRIM33), acting as an E3 ubiquitin ligase, reduces the abundance of nuclear β-catenin protein. TRIM33-mediated β-catenin is destabilized and is GSK-3β or β-TrCP independent. TRIM33 interacts with and ubiquitylates nuclear β-catenin. Moreover, protein kinase Cδ, which directly phosphorylates β-catenin at Ser715, is required for the TRIM33-β-catenin interaction. The function of TRIM33 in suppressing tumour cell proliferation and brain tumour development depends on TRIM33-promoted β-catenin degradation. In human glioblastoma specimens, endogenous TRIM33 levels are inversely correlated with β-catenin. In summary, our findings identify TRIM33 as a tumour suppressor that can abolish tumour cell proliferation and tumorigenesis by degrading nuclear β-catenin. This work suggests a new therapeutic strategy against human cancers caused by aberrant activation of β-catenin.

Indexed as

Animalsbeta CateninCell LineCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationHumansMiceReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionTranscription FactorsUbiquitinationbeta CateninTranscription FactorsTRIM33 protein, human

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PMCPMC4315364

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