Prostate cancer-associated SPOP mutations lead to genomic instability through disruption of the SPOP-HIPK2 axis.
Nucleic Acids Res
; 49(12): 6788-6803, 2021 07 09.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-34133717
ABSTRACT
Speckle-type Poz protein (SPOP), an E3 ubiquitin ligase adaptor, is the most frequently mutated gene in prostate cancer. The SPOP-mutated subtype of prostate cancer shows high genomic instability, but the underlying mechanisms causing this phenotype are still largely unknown. Here, we report that upon DNA damage, SPOP is phosphorylated at Ser119 by the ATM serine/threonine kinase, which potentiates the binding of SPOP to homeodomain-interacting protein kinase 2 (HIPK2), resulting in a nondegradative ubiquitination of HIPK2. This modification subsequently increases the phosphorylation activity of HIPK2 toward HP1γ, and then promotes the dissociation of HP1γ from trimethylated (Lys9) histone H3 (H3K9me3) to initiate DNA damage repair. Moreover, the effect of SPOP on the HIPK2-HP1γ axis is abrogated by prostate cancer-associated SPOP mutations. Our findings provide new insights into the molecular mechanism of SPOP mutations-driven genomic instability in prostate cancer.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Prostatic Neoplasms
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Repressor Proteins
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Nuclear Proteins
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Carrier Proteins
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Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases
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Genomic Instability
Type of study:
Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
Nucleic Acids Res
Year:
2021
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
China