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BRD7 Stabilizes P53 via Dephosphorylation of MDM2 to Inhibit Tumor Growth in Breast Cancer Harboring Wild-type P53

Yanwei Luo1,2,5#, Xinye Wang1,2,6#, Weihong Niu1,2,3#, Yao Zhou1,2, Mengna Li1,2 3, Jinqi Ma2,5, Jing Yang2, Songqing Fan4, Zhaoyang Zeng1,2, Wei Xiong1,2, Xiaoling Li1,2, Guiyuan Li1,2, Jidong Xiao7, Ming Zhou1,2,3✉

1. NHC Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis, Hunan Cancer Hospital and the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410013, China.
2. The Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion of the Chinese Ministry of Education, Cancer Research Institute, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410078, China.
3. Hunan Key Laboratory of Oncotarget Gene, Hunan Cancer Hospital and the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410013, China.
4. Department of Pathology, the Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410011, China.
5. Department of Blood Transfusion, the Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University; Changsha, Hunan 410013, China.
6. Tongji University Cancer Center, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital of Tongji University, School of Medicine, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China.
7. Department of Ultrasonography, the Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University; Changsha, Hunan 410013, China.
#These authors contributed equally to this work.

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Luo Y, Wang X, Niu W, Zhou Y, Li M, Ma J, Yang J, Fan S, Zeng Z, Xiong W, Li X, Li G, Xiao J, Zhou M. BRD7 Stabilizes P53 via Dephosphorylation of MDM2 to Inhibit Tumor Growth in Breast Cancer Harboring Wild-type P53. J Cancer 2022; 13(5):1436-1448. doi:10.7150/jca.67447. https://www.jcancer.org/v13p1436.htm
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Bromodomain-containing protein 7 (BRD7) was found to be down-expressed in nasopharyngeal carcinoma as well as breast cancer and to function as a potential tumor suppressor. BRD7 interacts with p53 and is required for p53-dependent oncogene-induced senescence. However, the mechanism how BRD7 functions as tumor suppressor roles in breast cancer remains unclear. MTT, colony formation assay, cell cycle, cell apoptosis, and tumorigenicity assays were performed to evaluate the biological functions of BRD7 in breast cancer cells in vitro and in vivo. Real-time PCR, western blot, luciferase reporter gene assays, and co-immunoprecipitation were used to examine the gene expression, transcription activation and protein-protein interaction. We reported that BRD7 effectively suppressed cell proliferation and tumor growth in vitro and in vivo. In addition, BRD7 increased p53 protein stability through ubiquitin-dependent proteasome pathway and regulated the expression of p53 downstream target genes by activating its transcriptional activity in breast cancers harboring wild-type p53. Mechanistically, BRD7 decreased phosphorylation and activation of MDM2 via inactivating its upstream kinase AKT depending on the bromodomain of BRD7, therefore BRD7 significantly reduced the amounts of phosphorylated MDM2 binding with p53 eventually decreasing ubiquitination level of p53. Furthermore, silencing the expression of p53 at least partly reversed the inhibition effect of BRD7 on cell proliferation and tumor growth in vitro and in vivo. Our studies identify that BRD7 stabilizes p53 by inhibiting the phosphorylation of MDM2 via AKT pathway dependent on its bromodomain to function as a tumor suppressor in breast cancer harboring wild-type p53.

Keywords: breast cancer, bromodomain-containing protein 7, p53, ubiquitination, tumor suppressor


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Luo, Y., Wang, X., Niu, W., Zhou, Y., Li, M., Ma, J., Yang, J., Fan, S., Zeng, Z., Xiong, W., Li, X., Li, G., Xiao, J., Zhou, M. (2022). BRD7 Stabilizes P53 via Dephosphorylation of MDM2 to Inhibit Tumor Growth in Breast Cancer Harboring Wild-type P53. Journal of Cancer, 13(5), 1436-1448. https://doi.org/10.7150/jca.67447.

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Luo, Y.; Wang, X.; Niu, W.; Zhou, Y.; Li, M.; Ma, J.; Yang, J.; Fan, S.; Zeng, Z.; Xiong, W.; Li, X.; Li, G.; Xiao, J.; Zhou, M. BRD7 Stabilizes P53 via Dephosphorylation of MDM2 to Inhibit Tumor Growth in Breast Cancer Harboring Wild-type P53. J. Cancer 2022, 13 (5), 1436-1448. DOI: 10.7150/jca.67447.

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Luo Y, Wang X, Niu W, Zhou Y, Li M, Ma J, Yang J, Fan S, Zeng Z, Xiong W, Li X, Li G, Xiao J, Zhou M. BRD7 Stabilizes P53 via Dephosphorylation of MDM2 to Inhibit Tumor Growth in Breast Cancer Harboring Wild-type P53. J Cancer 2022; 13(5):1436-1448. doi:10.7150/jca.67447. https://www.jcancer.org/v13p1436.htm

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Luo Y, Wang X, Niu W, Zhou Y, Li M, Ma J, Yang J, Fan S, Zeng Z, Xiong W, Li X, Li G, Xiao J, Zhou M. 2022. BRD7 Stabilizes P53 via Dephosphorylation of MDM2 to Inhibit Tumor Growth in Breast Cancer Harboring Wild-type P53. J Cancer. 13(5):1436-1448.

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