OTUB2 exerts tumor-suppressive roles via STAT1-mediated CALML3 activation and increased
Cell reports(2022)
Abstract
Oral and esophageal squamous cell carcinomas (SCCs) are associated with high mortality, yet the molecular mechanisms underlying these malignancies are largely unclear. We show that DNA hypermethylation of otu-bain 2 (OTUB2), a previously recognized oncogene, drives tongue and esophageal SCC initiation and drug resistance. Mechanistically, OTUB2 promotes the deubiquitination and phosphorylation of signal transducer and activator of transcription 1 (STAT1) and subsequently regulates the transcription of calmodulin-like pro-tein 3 (CALML3). Activation of CALML3-mediated mitochondrial calcium signaling promotes oxidative phos-phorylation (OXPHOS) and the synthesis of phosphatidylserine (PS). In mouse models, orally administered soybean-derived PS inhibits SCC initiation in cells with low OTUB2 expression and increases their sensitivity to chemotherapy. Our study indicates that the OTUB2/STAT1/CALML3/PS axis plays tumor-suppressive roles and shows the potential of PS administration as a strategy for the treatment and prevention of tongue and esophageal SCCs.
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CALML3,CP: Cancer,OTUB2,OXPHOS,STAT1,calcium signaling,chemoresistance,lipid metabolism,phosphatidylserine,squamous cell carcinoma,tumorigenesis
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