The UBE2F-CRL5ASB11-DIRAS2 axis is an oncogene and tumor suppressor cascade in pancreatic cancer cells.
UBE2F, a neddylation E2, neddylates CUL5 to activate cullin-RING ligase-5, upon coupling with neddylation E3 RBX2/SAG. Whether and how UBE2F controls pancreatic tumorigenesis is previously unknown. Here, we showed that UBE2F is essential for the growth of human pancreatic cancer cells with KRAS mutation. In the mouse KrasG12D pancreatic ductal ... adenocarcinoma (PDAC) model, Ube2f deletion suppresses cerulein-induced pancreatitis, and progression of acinar-to-ductal metaplasia (ADM) and pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasia. Mechanistically, Ube2f deletion inactivates the Mapk-c-Myc signals via blocking ubiquitylation of Diras2, a substrate of CRL5Asb11 E3 ligase. Biologically, DIRAS2 suppresses growth and survival of human pancreatic cancer cells harboring mutant KRAS, and Diras2 deletion largely rescues the phenotypes induced by Ube2f deletion. Collectively, Ube2f or Diras2 plays a tumor-promoting or tumor-suppressive role in the mouse KrasG12D PDAC model, respectively. The UBE2F-CRL5ASB11 axis could serve as a valid target for pancreatic cancer, whereas the levels of UBE2F or DIRAS2 may serve as prognostic biomarkers for PDAC patients.
Mesh Terms:
Animals, Carcinoma, Pancreatic Ductal, Cell Line, Tumor, Cell Proliferation, Genes, Tumor Suppressor, Humans, Mice, Oncogenes, Pancreatic Neoplasms, Proto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras), Signal Transduction, Ubiquitin-Conjugating Enzymes, Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases, Ubiquitination
Animals, Carcinoma, Pancreatic Ductal, Cell Line, Tumor, Cell Proliferation, Genes, Tumor Suppressor, Humans, Mice, Oncogenes, Pancreatic Neoplasms, Proto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras), Signal Transduction, Ubiquitin-Conjugating Enzymes, Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases, Ubiquitination
Dev Cell
Date: May. 20, 2024
PubMed ID: 38574733
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