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      Ubiquitin-specific protease 3 promotes cell migration and invasion by interacting with and deubiquitinating SUZ12 in gastric cancer

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          Background

          The deubiquitinating enzyme ubiquitin-specific protease 3 (USP3) plays a crucial role in numerous biological processes. The aberrant expression of USP3 may have an important role in tumor development. However, the mechanism by which USP3 promotes gastric cancer (GC) metastasis remains largely unknown.

          Methods

          Effects of USP3 on the progression of GC in vivo and in vitro and the potential underlying mechanisms have been investigated utilizing proteomics, RT-PCR, western blotting, immunohistochemistry, immunofluorescence, cell invasion and migration assays and xenograft tumor models.

          Results

          USP3 expression was upregulated in GC compared with matched normal tissues and was predictive of poor survival. USP3 also promoted migration and epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) in GC cells. Moreover, TGF-β1 induced USP3 expression, and USP3 knockdown inhibited TGF-β1-induced EMT. Furthermore, we utilized Isobaric Tag for Relative and Absolute Quantitation (iTRAQ) to identify differentially expressed proteins in USP3-overexpressing cells compared with control cells. Importantly, we found that SUZ12 is indispensable for USP3-mediated oncogenic activity in GC. We observed that USP3 interacted with and stabilized SUZ12 via deubiquitination. SUZ12 knockdown inhibited USP3-induced migration and invasion, as well as EMT in GC cells. Examination of clinical samples confirmed that USP3 expression was positively correlated with SUZ12 protein expression and that the levels of USP3 or SUZ12 protein were negatively correlated with the levels of E-cadherin protein.

          Conclusions

          These findings identify USP3 as a critical regulator. The USP3-SUZ12 axis might promote tumor progression and could be a potential therapeutic candidate for human GC.

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          The online version of this article (10.1186/s13046-019-1270-4) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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          Changing Trends in Stomach Cancer Throughout the World.

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            USP3 inhibits type I interferon signaling by deubiquitinating RIG-I-like receptors.

            Lysine 63 (K63)-linked ubiquitination of RIG-I plays a critical role in the activation of type I interferon pathway, yet the molecular mechanism responsible for its deubiquitination is still poorly understood. Here we report that the deubiquitination enzyme ubiquitin-specific protease 3 (USP3) negatively regulates the activation of type I interferon signaling by targeting RIG-I. Knockdown of USP3 specifically enhanced K63-linked ubiquitination of RIG-I, upregulated the phosphorylation of IRF3 and augmented the production of type I interferon cytokines and antiviral immunity. We further show that there is no interaction between USP3 and RIG-I-like receptors (RLRs) in unstimulated or uninfected cells, but upon viral infection or ligand stimulation, USP3 binds to the caspase activation recruitment domain of RLRs and then cleaves polyubiquitin chains through cooperation of its zinc-finger Ub-binding domain and USP catalytic domains. Mutation analysis reveals that binding of USP3 to polyubiquitin chains on RIG-I is a prerequisite step for its cleavage of polyubiquitin chains. Our findings identify a previously unrecognized role of USP3 in RIG-I activation and provide insights into the mechanisms by which USP3 inhibits RIG-I signaling and antiviral immunity.
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              SOX9 Elevation Acts with Canonical WNT Signaling to Drive Gastric Cancer Progression.

              Gastric cancer remains one of the leading causes of global cancer mortality due to therapy resistance, with Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection being a major risk factor. In this study, we report the significance of an elevation of the stem cell regulator SOX9 in bacteria-infected human gastritis and cancer samples, paralleling increased levels of TNFα SOX9 elevation was more intense in specimens containing the pathogenically significant cagA+ strains of H. pylori Notably, we found that SOX9 was required for bacteria-induced gastric cancer cell proliferation, increased levels of β-catenin, and acquisition of stem cell-like properties. Analysis of three large clinical cohorts revealed elevated SOX9 levels in gastric cancer with advanced tumor stage and poor patient survival. Functionally, SOX9 silencing in gastric cancer cells enhanced apoptosis and senescence, concomitantly with a blockade to self-renewal and tumor-initiating capability. Paralleling these effects, we also found SOX9 to mediate cisplatin chemoresistance associated with reduced disease-free survival. Mechanistic interactions between SOX9 and β-catenin expression suggested the existence of a regulatory role for SOX9 targeting the WNT canonical pathway. Taken together, our findings establish the significance of SOX9 in gastric cancer pathobiology and heterogeneity, with implications for targeting WNT-SOX9 signaling as a rational therapeutic strategy. Cancer Res; 76(22); 6735-46. ©2016 AACR.
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                wuxiaosheng92@163.com
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                86-020-61645169 , liuside@163.com
                86-020-61645169 , jidewang55@163.com
                Journal
                J Exp Clin Cancer Res
                J. Exp. Clin. Cancer Res
                Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research : CR
                BioMed Central (London )
                0392-9078
                1756-9966
                24 June 2019
                24 June 2019
                2019
                : 38
                : 277
                Affiliations
                [1 ]GRID grid.416466.7, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Gastroenterology, Department of Gastroenterology, , Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, ; Guangzhou, 510515 China
                [2 ]Department of Clinical Laboratory, General Hospital of Southern Theatre Command, Guangzhou, 510010 China
                [3 ]Department of Gastroenterology, Longgang District People’s Hospital, Shenzhen, 518172 China
                [4 ]GRID grid.414918.1, Department of Medical Oncology, , the First people’s Hospital of Yunnan Province, Medical School of Kunming University of Science and Technology, ; Kunming, 650032 China
                [5 ]ISNI 0000 0004 1758 4591, GRID grid.417009.b, Department of Gastroenterology, , The third affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, ; Guangzhou, 510150 China
                [6 ]GRID grid.416466.7, Department of General Surgery, , Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, ; Guangzhou, 510515 China
                [7 ]GRID grid.416466.7, Department of Digestive Medicine, , Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, ; Guangzhou, 510515 Guangdong Province China
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                10.1186/s13046-019-1270-4
                6591922
                31234902
                727029b7-0ff5-4904-bd8c-bb690a9982d4
                © The Author(s). 2019

                Open Access This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License ( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver ( http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated.

                History
                : 4 February 2019
                : 5 June 2019
                Funding
                Funded by: FundRef http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100001809, National Natural Science Foundation of China;
                Award ID: 81672875
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                Oncology & Radiotherapy
                usp3,suz12,gastric cancer,emt,itraq
                Oncology & Radiotherapy
                usp3, suz12, gastric cancer, emt, itraq

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