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Unveiling the role of UPF3B in hepatocellular carcinoma: Potential therapeutic target.


ABSTRACT: RNA-binding proteins can regulate nucleotide metabolism and gene expression. UPF3B regulator of nonsense mediated mRNA decay (UPF3B) exhibits dysfunction in cancers. However, its role in the progression of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is still insufficiently understood. Here, we found that UPF3B was markedly upregulated in HCC samples and associated with adverse prognosis in patients. UPF3B dramatically promoted HCC growth both in vivo and in vitro. Mechanistically, UPF3B was found to bind to PPP2R2C, a regulatory subunit of PP2A, boosting its mRNA degradation and activating the PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway. E2F transcription factor 6 (E2F6) directly binds to the UPF3B promoter to facilitate its transcription. Together, the E2F6/UPF3B/PPP2R2C axis promotes HCC growth through the PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway. Hence, it could be a promising therapeutic target for treating HCC.

SUBMITTER: Hou B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11309952 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Unveiling the role of UPF3B in hepatocellular carcinoma: Potential therapeutic target.

Hou Bowen B   Shu Min M   Liu Chenghao C   Du Yunfeng Y   Xu Cuicui C   Jiang Huijiao H   Hou Jun J   Chen Xueling X   Wang Lianghai L   Wu Xiangwei X  

Cancer science 20240618 8


RNA-binding proteins can regulate nucleotide metabolism and gene expression. UPF3B regulator of nonsense mediated mRNA decay (UPF3B) exhibits dysfunction in cancers. However, its role in the progression of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is still insufficiently understood. Here, we found that UPF3B was markedly upregulated in HCC samples and associated with adverse prognosis in patients. UPF3B dramatically promoted HCC growth both in vivo and in vitro. Mechanistically, UPF3B was found to bind to  ...[more]

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