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ArticleNature communications2025

Cytoplasmic TRIM24 promotes colorectal cancer cell proliferation by activating Wnt/β-catenin signaling.

Ya Wang, Yuanbing Yao, Zehong Liu, Shichao Long, Feng Yi, Qing Fang, Dongbo Wu, Qing Zhu, Hongyan Zai, Shuai Xiao and 2 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. 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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Ya Wang *Institute of Molecular Precision Medicine and Hunan Key Laboratory of Molecular Precision Medicine, Department of General Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Yuanbing Yao *Institute of Molecular Precision Medicine and Hunan Key Laboratory of Molecular Precision Medicine, Department of General Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Zehong LiuInstitute of Molecular Precision Medicine and Hunan Key Laboratory of Molecular Precision Medicine, Department of General Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Shichao LongInstitute of Molecular Precision Medicine and Hunan Key Laboratory of Molecular Precision Medicine, Department of General Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Feng YiInstitute of Molecular Precision Medicine and Hunan Key Laboratory of Molecular Precision Medicine, Department of General Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Qing FangThe First Affiliated Hospital, Cancer Research Institute, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan, China.
Dongbo WuCenter of Infectious Diseases, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Qing ZhuDepartment of General Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Hongyan ZaiDepartment of General Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Shuai XiaoThe First Affiliated Hospital, Cancer Research Institute, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan, China. xiaoshuai1982@hotmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0830-2188
Fengyi WanDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA. fwan1@jhu.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9216-9767
Kai FuInstitute of Molecular Precision Medicine and Hunan Key Laboratory of Molecular Precision Medicine, Department of General Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China. fu_kai@csu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8571-5352

Funding

Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology | Department of S and T for Social Development (Department of S&T for Social Development) 2022YFE0133400National Science Foundation of China | National Natural Science Foundation of China-Yunnan Joint Fund (NSFC-Yunnan Joint Fund) 32100580National Science Foundation of China | National Natural Science Foundation of China-Yunnan Joint Fund (NSFC-Yunnan Joint Fund) 32170726
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aberrant activation of Wnt/β-catenin signaling is proposed as a major molecular mechanism underlying the occurrence and progression of colorectal cancer (CRC). However, the precise mechanisms controlling the accumulation of β-catenin protein in CRC cells remain incompletely understood. Here, we show that TRIM24 is elevated in CRC tissues and partially distributed in the cytoplasm. TRIM24 is phosphorylated at serine 1042 by Aurora kinase B (AURKB), which promotes its cytoplasmic distribution. Subsequently, TRIM24 activates Wnt/β-catenin signaling by facilitating AKT activation through interaction with and ubiquitination of its negative regulator von Hippel-Lindau (VHL), resulting in β-catenin accumulation and enhanced proliferation of CRC cells. Moreover, chemical inhibition of AURKB suppresses tumor growth in subcutaneous mouse model and exhibits particular effectiveness against tumors derived from CRC cells characterized by prominent cytoplasmic TRIM24 distribution. Together, these findings reveal a critical role of TRIM24 in CRC cell proliferation, particularly through activating Wnt/β-catenin signaling.

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beta CateninCarrier ProteinsColorectal NeoplasmsCytoplasmWnt Signaling PathwayAnimalsAurora Kinase BCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMaleMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, NudeAurora Kinase Bbeta CateninCarrier ProteinsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktTRIM24 protein, humanVon Hippel-Lindau Tumor Suppressor Protein

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