VHL substrate transcription factor ZHX2 as an oncogenic driver in clear cell renal cell carcinoma.
Inactivation of the von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) E3 ubiquitin ligase protein is a hallmark of clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC). Identifying how pathways affected by VHL loss contribute to ccRCC remains challenging. We used a genome-wide in vitro expression strategy to identify proteins that bind VHL when hydroxylated. Zinc fingers ... and homeoboxes 2 (ZHX2) was found as a VHL target, and its hydroxylation allowed VHL to regulate its protein stability. Tumor cells from ccRCC patients with VHL loss-of-function mutations usually had increased abundance and nuclear localization of ZHX2. Functionally, depletion of ZHX2 inhibited VHL-deficient ccRCC cell growth in vitro and in vivo. Mechanistically, integrated chromatin immunoprecipitation sequencing and microarray analysis showed that ZHX2 promoted nuclear factor κB activation. These studies reveal ZHX2 as a potential therapeutic target for ccRCC.
Mesh Terms:
Animals, Carcinoma, Renal Cell, Chromatin Immunoprecipitation, Female, Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic, Homeodomain Proteins, Humans, Hydroxylation, Kidney Neoplasms, Mice, Mice, SCID, Molecular Targeted Therapy, Mutation, NF-kappa B, Oncogenes, Substrate Specificity, Transcription Factors, Von Hippel-Lindau Tumor Suppressor Protein
Animals, Carcinoma, Renal Cell, Chromatin Immunoprecipitation, Female, Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic, Homeodomain Proteins, Humans, Hydroxylation, Kidney Neoplasms, Mice, Mice, SCID, Molecular Targeted Therapy, Mutation, NF-kappa B, Oncogenes, Substrate Specificity, Transcription Factors, Von Hippel-Lindau Tumor Suppressor Protein
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Date: Dec. 20, 2017
PubMed ID: 30026228
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