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ArticleScientific reports2025

ATXN3 deubiquitinates ZEB1 and facilitates epithelial-mesenchymal transition in glioblastoma.

Ruting Wei, Xueping Shi, Wenjin Qiu, Ming Yang, Yimin Chen, Shibin Song, Hua Yang, Jian Liu

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Ruting Wei *Department of Neurosurgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, 550004, Guizhou, People's Republic of China.
Xueping Shi *Department of Neurosurgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, 550004, Guizhou, People's Republic of China.
Wenjin QiuDepartment of Neurosurgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, 550004, Guizhou, People's Republic of China.
Ming YangDepartment of Neurosurgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, 550004, Guizhou, People's Republic of China.
Yimin ChenDepartment of Neurosurgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, 550004, Guizhou, People's Republic of China.
Shibin SongDepartment of Neurosurgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, 550004, Guizhou, People's Republic of China.
Hua YangDepartment of Neurosurgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, 550004, Guizhou, People's Republic of China.
Jian LiuSchool of Clinical Medicine, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, 550004, Guizhou, People's Republic of China. Liujian1963X@hotmail.com.

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Guizhou Provincial Science and Technology Projects QianKeHe Foundation-ZK [2024] General-244
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Abstract

The activation of epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) promotes glioblastoma (GBM) invasion, thereby enhancing its malignancy. Elucidating the underlying mechanisms that regulate EMT is essential for the development of effective treatments for GBM. In this study, we found that GBM tissues and cells exhibit significantly elevated expression levels of ataxin 3 (ATXN3). Functional experiments demonstrated that ATXN3 promotes the invasion, migration, and tumor growth of GBM cells by activating EMT. Mechanistically, ATXN3 was identified as a bona fide deubiquitinase for ZEB1, a key EMT-inducing transcription factor, in GBM cells. ATXN3 interacts directly with ZEB1, cleaves ubiquitin moieties from conjugated substrates and maintains the stability of ZEB1. Ectopic expression of ZEB1 significantly mitigates the inhibitory effects of ATXN3 depletion on the invasion, migration, and tumor growth of GBM cells. Furthermore, ATXN3 exhibits a positive correlation with ZEB1 expression levels and serves as a predictor of poor prognosis in human GBM specimens. Collectively, our study elucidates a critical ATXN3-ZEB1 signaling axis in EMT and invasion, thereby providing a rationale for potential therapeutic interventions against GBM.

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Ataxin-3Brain NeoplasmsEpithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionGlioblastomaRepressor ProteinsZinc Finger E-box-Binding Homeobox 1AnimalsCell Line, TumorCell MovementFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMaleMiceNeoplasm InvasivenessPrognosisAtaxin-3ATXN3 protein, humanRepressor ProteinsZEB1 protein, humanZinc Finger E-box-Binding Homeobox 1DeubiquitinationGlioblastomaInvasionMigrationProtein degradation

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PMCPMC11885642

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