Inhibition of esophageal cancer progression through HACE1-TRIP12 interaction and associated RAC1 ubiquitination and degradation

Hu, Ya; Zhu, Ziyi; Xu, Yanhua; Zaman, Muhammad Fakhar; Ge, Yuxuan; Hu, Jinming; Tang, Xi

doi:10.7150/jca.93833

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Inhibition of esophageal cancer progression through HACE1-TRIP12 interaction and associated RAC1 ubiquitination and degradation

Ya Hu¹, Ziyi Zhu¹, Yanhua Xu², Muhammad Fakhar Zaman¹, Yuxuan Ge¹, Jinming Hu¹, Xi Tang^2✉

1. Health Science Center, Yangtze University, Jingzhou City, Hubei Province, China, 434023.
2. Department of Oncology, Jingzhou Central Hospital, Jingzhou City, Hubei Province, China, 434020.

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Hu Y, Zhu Z, Xu Y, Zaman MF, Ge Y, Hu J, Tang X. Inhibition of esophageal cancer progression through HACE1-TRIP12 interaction and associated RAC1 ubiquitination and degradation. J Cancer 2024; 15(10):3114-3127. doi:10.7150/jca.93833. https://www.jcancer.org/v15p3114.htm

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Objective: This study investigated the significance of HECT domain and ankyrin repeat containing E3 ubiquitin protein ligase 1 (HACE1) in esophageal cancer (ESCA) and its underlying mechanism in ESCA regulation through the induction of RAC1 ubiquitination and degradation.

Methods: Characterization studies of HACE1 in ESCA clinical tissues and cell lines were performed. Next, the effects of HACE1 on the biological behavior of ESCA cells were examined by silencing and overexpressing HACE1. Protein-protein interactions (PPIs) involving HACE1 were analyzed using data from the String website. The function of HACE1 in RAC1 protein ubiquitination was validated using the proteasome inhibitor MG132. The effects of HACE1 on ESCA cells through RAC1 were elucidated by applying the RAC1 inhibitor EHop-016 in a tumor-bearing nude mouse model. To establish the relationship between HACE1 and TRIP12, rescue experiments were conducted, mainly to evaluate the effect of TRIP12 silencing on HACE1-mediated RAC1 regulation in vitro and in vivo. The PPI between HACE1 and TRIP12 and their subcellular localization were further characterized through co-immunoprecipitation and immunofluorescence staining assays, respectively.

Results: HACE1 protein expression was notably diminished in ESCA cells but upregulated in normal tissues. HACE1 overexpression inhibited the malignant biological behavior of ESCA cells, leading to restrained tumor growth in mice. This effect was coupled with the promotion of RAC1 protein ubiquitination and subsequent degradation. Conversely, silencing HACE1 exhibited contrasting results. PPI existed between HACE1 and TRIP12, compounded by their similar subcellular localization. Intriguingly, TRIP12 inhibition blocked HACE1-driven RAC1 ubiquitination and mitigated the inhibitory effects of HACE1 on ESCA cells, alleviating tumor growth in the tumor-bearing nude mouse model.

Conclusion: HACE1 expression was downregulated in ESCA cells, suggesting that it curbs ESCA progression by inducing RAC1 protein degradation through TRIP12-mediated ubiquitination.

Keywords: esophageal cancer, HACE1, RAC1, ubiquitination, protein-protein interaction

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Hu, Y., Zhu, Z., Xu, Y., Zaman, M.F., Ge, Y., Hu, J., Tang, X. (2024). Inhibition of esophageal cancer progression through HACE1-TRIP12 interaction and associated RAC1 ubiquitination and degradation. Journal of Cancer, 15(10), 3114-3127. https://doi.org/10.7150/jca.93833.

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Hu, Y.; Zhu, Z.; Xu, Y.; Zaman, M.F.; Ge, Y.; Hu, J.; Tang, X. Inhibition of esophageal cancer progression through HACE1-TRIP12 interaction and associated RAC1 ubiquitination and degradation. J. Cancer 2024, 15 (10), 3114-3127. DOI: 10.7150/jca.93833.

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Hu Y, Zhu Z, Xu Y, Zaman MF, Ge Y, Hu J, Tang X. 2024. Inhibition of esophageal cancer progression through HACE1-TRIP12 interaction and associated RAC1 ubiquitination and degradation. J Cancer. 15(10):3114-3127.

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