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ArticleNature communications2025

DCAF13-mediated K63-linked ubiquitination of RNA polymerase I promotes uncontrolled proliferation in Breast Cancer.

Zhi-Zhi Yang, Bing Yang, Haiyan Yan, Xingyu Ma, Bin Tian, Bingqi Zheng, Yong-Xian Chen, Yi-Ming Dong, Jinsi Deng, Ziling Zhan and 12 more

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  1. DCAF13 Safeguards Hematopoietic Stem Cells via RRS1-Regulated Ribosome Biogenesis.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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  2. Targeting ubiquitination in disease and therapy.Signal transduction and targeted therapy · 2025
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Zhi-Zhi Yang *Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetics and Gene Regulation, Guangdong-Hong Kong Joint Laboratory for RNA Medicine, Medical Research Center, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510120, PR China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0007-9701-7456
Bing Yang *Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetics and Gene Regulation, Guangdong-Hong Kong Joint Laboratory for RNA Medicine, Medical Research Center, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510120, PR China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1424-1222
Haiyan Yan *Department of Clinical Laboratory, Shenshan Central Hospital, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Shanwei, Guangdong, 516600, PR China.
Xingyu Ma *Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetics and Gene Regulation, Guangdong-Hong Kong Joint Laboratory for RNA Medicine, Medical Research Center, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510120, PR China.
Bin TianGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetics and Gene Regulation, Guangdong-Hong Kong Joint Laboratory for RNA Medicine, Medical Research Center, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510120, PR China.
Bingqi ZhengGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetics and Gene Regulation, Guangdong-Hong Kong Joint Laboratory for RNA Medicine, Medical Research Center, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510120, PR China.
Yong-Xian ChenGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetics and Gene Regulation, Guangdong-Hong Kong Joint Laboratory for RNA Medicine, Medical Research Center, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510120, PR China.
Yi-Ming DongGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetics and Gene Regulation, Guangdong-Hong Kong Joint Laboratory for RNA Medicine, Medical Research Center, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510120, PR China.
Jinsi DengGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetics and Gene Regulation, Guangdong-Hong Kong Joint Laboratory for RNA Medicine, Medical Research Center, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510120, PR China.
Ziling ZhanGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetics and Gene Regulation, Guangdong-Hong Kong Joint Laboratory for RNA Medicine, Medical Research Center, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510120, PR China.
Yanmei ShiGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetics and Gene Regulation, Guangdong-Hong Kong Joint Laboratory for RNA Medicine, Medical Research Center, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510120, PR China.
Jing Yuan ZhangGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetics and Gene Regulation, Guangdong-Hong Kong Joint Laboratory for RNA Medicine, Medical Research Center, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510120, PR China.
Daning LuGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetics and Gene Regulation, Guangdong-Hong Kong Joint Laboratory for RNA Medicine, Medical Research Center, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510120, PR China.
Jie-Hua HeGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetics and Gene Regulation, Guangdong-Hong Kong Joint Laboratory for RNA Medicine, Medical Research Center, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510120, PR China.
Yin ZhangGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetics and Gene Regulation, Guangdong-Hong Kong Joint Laboratory for RNA Medicine, Medical Research Center, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510120, PR China.
KaiShun HuGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetics and Gene Regulation, Guangdong-Hong Kong Joint Laboratory for RNA Medicine, Medical Research Center, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510120, PR China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2157-6239
Shuang ZhuCenter for Bioresources and Drug Discovery and School of Biosciences and Biopharmaceutics, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory for Biotechnology Drug Candidates, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, 510006, PR China.
Keda ZhouSchool of Biomedical Sciences, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, PR China.
Yu-Chan ZhangGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Resources, State Key Laboratory for Biocontrol, School of Life Science, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, PR China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0612-8059
Yiqing ZhengCenter for Precision Medicine, Shenshan Central Hospital, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Shanwei, Guangdong, 516600, PR China. zhengyiq@mail.sysu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1600-8539
Dong YinGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetics and Gene Regulation, Guangdong-Hong Kong Joint Laboratory for RNA Medicine, Medical Research Center, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510120, PR China. yind3@mail.sysu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1878-4849
Jian-You LiaoGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetics and Gene Regulation, Guangdong-Hong Kong Joint Laboratory for RNA Medicine, Medical Research Center, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510120, PR China. liaojy3@mail.sysu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5586-3458

Funding

Guangdong Science and Technology Department (Science and Technology Department, Guangdong Province) 2019B020226003Guangdong Science and Technology Department (Science and Technology Department, Guangdong Province) 2020B1212030004Guangdong Science and Technology Department (Science and Technology Department, Guangdong Province) 2022B1515020100Guangdong Science and Technology Department (Science and Technology Department, Guangdong Province) 2023B1212060013National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 81872140National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 82073067
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hyperactivation of ribosome biogenesis (RiBi) drives cancer progression, yet the role of RiBi-associated proteins (RiBPs) in breast cancer (BC) is underexplored. In this study, we perform a comprehensive multi-omics analysis and reveal that assembly and maturation factors (AMFs), a subclass of RiBPs, are upregulated at both RNA and protein levels in BC, correlating with poor patient outcomes. In contrast, ribosomal proteins (RPs) do not show systematic upregulation across various cancers, including BC. We further demonstrate that the oncogenic activation of a top AMF candidate in BC, DCAF13, enhances Pol I transcription and promotes proliferation in BC cells both in vitro and in vivo. Mechanistically, DCAF13 promotes Pol I transcription activity by facilitating the K63-linked ubiquitination of RPA194. This process stimulates global protein synthesis and cell growth. Our findings uncover a modification of RPA194 that regulates Pol I activity; this modification is dysregulated in BC, contributing to cancer progression.

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Breast NeoplasmsCell ProliferationLysineMultiomicsRNA-Binding ProteinsRNA Polymerase IUbiquitinationAnimalsCell Line, TumorFemaleHumansMice, Inbred BALB CMice, NudePrognosisRibosomal ProteinsRibosomesLysineRibosomal ProteinsRNA-Binding ProteinsRNA Polymerase IRPA194 protein, humanUbiquitin ThiolesteraseUSP36 protein, human

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