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ArticleExperimental & molecular medicine2022

AZIN1 RNA editing alters protein interactions, leading to nuclear translocation and worse outcomes in prostate cancer.

Aram Ghalali, Liangzhe Wang, Konrad H Stopsack, James M Rice, Shulin Wu, Chin-Lee Wu, Bruce R Zetter, Michael S Rogers

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Article in Experimental & molecular medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Aram GhalaliVascular Biology Program and Department of Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Liangzhe WangVascular Biology Program and Department of Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Konrad H StopsackDepartment of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.
James M RiceVascular Biology Program and Department of Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Shulin WuDepartment of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Chin-Lee WuDepartment of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Bruce R Zetter *Vascular Biology Program and Department of Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. bruce.zetter@childrens.harvard.edu.
Michael S Rogers *Vascular Biology Program and Department of Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. michael.rogers@childrens.harvard.edu.
Boston Children's Hospital · USMassachusetts General Hospital · USHarvard University · USMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · USSilicon Therapeutics (United States) · US

Funding

X-RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHYP30CA008748 · NCI · SLOAN-KETTERING INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RES · PI Hongbiao Carl Lekaye · 1985 to 2026
$347.4M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA008748
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The transcript encoding Antizyme Inhibitor 1 (AZIN1) is frequently edited in various cancers, and this editing is associated with enhanced tumor aggressiveness. After comparison of wild-type AZIN1 (wtAZIN1) and edited AZIN1 (edAZIN1, which contains a Ser367Gly substitution), we report differential binding of edAZIN1 to a small set of proteins; specifically, edAZIN1 binds to alpha-smooth muscle actin (ACTA2), gamma actin 1 (ACTG1), and myosin9, whereas wtAZIN1 does not. This binding enables nuclear translocation of edAZIN1. In contrast to overexpression of edAZIN1 and, to a lesser extent, (editable) wtAZIN1, overexpression of an uneditable AZIN1 allele does not promote a cellular phenotype associated with increased tumorigenicity. In patients, both editing and nuclear localization of AZIN1 are common and are associated with tumor aggressiveness, i.e., a higher Gleason score, higher genomic instability, and a shorter progression-free survival time. In conclusion, the data indicate that binding of edAZIN1 to the actin/myosin9 complex supports its nuclear translocation, leading to enhanced cellular aggressiveness, and is associated with worse prostate cancer outcomes.

Indexed as

Prostatic NeoplasmsRNA EditingActinsCarrier ProteinsHumansMaleActinsAZIN1 protein, humanCarrier Proteins

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PMID36202978
PMCPMC9636422
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