HUWE1 ubiquitylates and degrades the RAC activator TIAM1 promoting cell-cell adhesion disassembly, migration, and invasion.
HUWE1 ubiquitylates and degrades the RAC activator TIAM1 promoting cell-cell adhesion disassembly, migration, and invasion.
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DOI:
10.1016/j.celrep.2014.12.012
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发表时间:
2015-01-06
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8.8
通讯作者:
Malliri A
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Vaughan L;Tan CT;Chapman A;Nonaka D;Mack NA;Smith D;Booton R;Hurlstone AF;Malliri A
The E3 ubiquitin ligase HUWE1, deregulated in carcinoma, has been implicated in tumor formation. Here, we uncover a role for HUWE1 in cell migration and invasion through degrading the RAC activator TIAM1, implying an additional function in malignant progression. In MDCKII cells in response to HGF, HUWE1 catalyzes TIAM1 ubiquitylation and degradation predominantly at cell-cell adhesions, facilitating junction disassembly, migration, and invasion. Depleting HUWE1 or mutating the TIAM1 ubiquitylation site prevents TIAM1 degradation, antagonizing scattering, and invasion. Moreover, simultaneous depletion of TIAM1 restores migration and invasion in HUWE1-depleted cells. Significantly, we show that HUWE1 stimulates human lung cancer cell invasion through regulating TIAM1 stability. Finally, we demonstrate that HUWE1 and TIAM1 protein levels are inversely correlated in human lung carcinomas. Thus, we elucidate a critical role for HUWE1 in regulating epithelial cell-cell adhesion and provide additional evidence that ubiquitylation contributes to spatiotemporal control of RAC. HGF-induced cell-cell adhesion disassembly, migration, and invasion require HUWE1 HUWE1 ubiquitylates and degrades TIAM1 at cell-cell adhesions in response to HGF TIAM1 is the key HUWE1 target regulating cell-cell adhesion, motility, and invasion HUWE1 and TIAM1 expression levels are inversely correlated in lung cancer Malignant conversion of epithelial tumor cells is incompletely understood. Here, Vaughan et al. demonstrate that the E3 ligase HUWE1 degrades the RAC activator TIAM1 following HGF stimulation, promoting cell junction disassembly, motility, and invasion in epithelial cells including lung cancer cells. This indicates a critical role for HUWE1 in lung cancer dissemination.