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ArticleNature communications2020

Interactome analysis reveals that lncRNA HULC promotes aerobic glycolysis through LDHA and PKM2.

Chunqing Wang, Yongmei Li, Shuai Yan, Hao Wang, Xianfeng Shao, Mingming Xiao, Baicai Yang, Guoxuan Qin, Ruirui Kong, Ruibing Chen and 1 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 129 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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11 authors at 7 institutions in 1 country.

Chunqing Wang *Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin Medical University, 300070, Tianjin, China.
Yongmei Li *Department of Pathogen Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Tianjin Medical University, 300070, Tianjin, China.
Shuai Yan *Department of Genetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Tianjin Medical University, 300070, Tianjin, China.
Hao WangDepartment of Genetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Tianjin Medical University, 300070, Tianjin, China.
Xianfeng ShaoDepartment of Genetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Tianjin Medical University, 300070, Tianjin, China.
Mingming XiaoTianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin Medical University, 300070, Tianjin, China.
Baicai YangDepartment of Genetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Tianjin Medical University, 300070, Tianjin, China.
Guoxuan QinSchool of Microelectronics, Tianjin University, 300072, Tianjin, China.
Ruirui KongPeking University First Hospital, Peking University Health Science Center, 100034, Beijing, China.
Ruibing ChenSchool of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin University, 300072, Tianjin, China. rbchen@tju.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1149-8049
Ning ZhangTianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin Medical University, 300070, Tianjin, China. zhangning@bjmu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7182-0100
Tianjin Medical University · CNPeking University · CNTianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital · CNFirst Hospital of Jiaxing · CNTianjin Medical University Eye Hospital · CNTianjin University · CNTianjin University of Science and Technology · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Interacting with proteins is a crucial way for long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) to exert their biological responses. Here we report a high throughput strategy to characterize lncRNA interacting proteins in vivo by combining tobramycin affinity purification and mass spectrometric analysis (TOBAP-MS). Using this method, we identify 140 candidate binding proteins for lncRNA highly upregulated in liver cancer (HULC). Intriguingly, HULC directly binds to two glycolytic enzymes, lactate dehydrogenase A (LDHA) and pyruvate kinase M2 (PKM2). Mechanistic study suggests that HULC functions as an adaptor molecule that enhances the binding of LDHA and PKM2 to fibroblast growth factor receptor type 1 (FGFR1), leading to elevated phosphorylation of these two enzymes and consequently promoting glycolysis. This study provides a convenient method to study lncRNA interactome in vivo and reveals a unique mechanism by which HULC promotes Warburg effect by orchestrating the enzymatic activities of glycolytic enzymes.

Indexed as

GlycolysisCarrier ProteinsCell Line, TumorGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansLiver NeoplasmsL-Lactate DehydrogenaseProteomePyruvate KinaseReceptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 1RNA, Long NoncodingTranscriptional ActivationCarrier ProteinsL-Lactate DehydrogenaseProteomePyruvate KinaseReceptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 1RNA, Long Noncoding

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PMID32572027
PMCPMC7308313
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