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ArticleAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2024

RNF43 Inactivation Enhances the B-RAF/MEK Signaling and Creates a Combinatory Therapeutic Target in Cancer Cells.

Shih-Han Hsu, Ya-Li Tsai, Yeng-Tseng Wang, Che-Hung Shen, Yu-Hsuan Hung, Li-Tzong Chen, Wen-Chun Hung

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Article in Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 21% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Shih-Han HsuNational Institute of Cancer Research, National Health Research Institutes, Tainan, 704, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0003-3860-6924
Ya-Li TsaiNational Institute of Cancer Research, National Health Research Institutes, Tainan, 704, Taiwan.
Yeng-Tseng WangDepartment of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, 807, Taiwan.
Che-Hung ShenNational Institute of Cancer Research, National Health Research Institutes, Tainan, 704, Taiwan.
Yu-Hsuan HungDepartment of Medical Research, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, 807, Taiwan.
Li-Tzong ChenNational Institute of Cancer Research, National Health Research Institutes, Tainan, 704, Taiwan.
Wen-Chun HungNational Institute of Cancer Research, National Health Research Institutes, Tainan, 704, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0003-4860-5415
Kaohsiung Medical University · TWNational Health Research Institutes · TWNational Yang Ming Chiao Tung University · TW

Funding

Ministry of Health and Welfare CA-110-PP-17Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan 109-2327-B-037-002National Health Research Institutes
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

RING finger 43 (RNF43), a RING-type E3 ubiquitin ligase, is a key regulator of WNT signaling and is mutated in 6-10% of pancreatic tumors. However, RNF43-mediated effects remain unclear, as only a few in vivo substrates of RNF43 are identified. Here, it is found that RNF43-mutated pancreatic cancer cells exhibit elevated B-RAF/MEK activity and are highly sensitive to MEK inhibitors. The depletion of RNF43 in normal pancreatic ductal cells also enhances MEK activation, suggesting that it is a physiologically regulated process. It is confirmed that RNF43 ubiquitinates B-RAF at K499 to promote proteasome-dependent degradation, resulting in reduced MEK activity and proliferative ability in cancer cells. In addition, phosphorylation of B-RAF at T491 suppresses B-RAF ubiquitination by decreasing the interaction between RNF43 and B-RAF. Mutations at K499 in B-RAF are identified in various cancer types. MEK and WNT inhibitors synergistically suppress the growth of RNF43-mutated pancreatic cancer cells in vitro and in vivo. Collectively, the research reveals a novel mechanism by which RNF43 inhibits B-RAF/MEK signaling to suppress tumor growth and provide a new strategy for the treatment of RNF43-inactivated pancreatic cancer.

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Pancreatic NeoplasmsUbiquitin-Protein LigasesHumansMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase KinasesUbiquitinationWnt Signaling PathwayMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase KinasesRNF43 protein, humanUbiquitin-Protein LigasesB‐RAFmitogen‐activated protein kinase kinase (MEK)RING finger protein 43 (RNF43)Ubiquitin ligasesWingless and Int‐1 (WNT)

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PMID38225722
PMCPMC10966525
OpenAlexW4390917498

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