CMTM6 inhibits tumor growth and reverses chemoresistance by preventing ubiquitination of p21 in hepatocellular carcinoma.

ABSTRACT: Hepatocellular carcinoma is one of the most common malignancies and has a poor prognosis. The ubiquitin-proteasome pathway is required for the degradation of most short-lived proteins. CMTM6 has been implicated in the progression of various tumors, but its biological function and the underlying molecular mechanisms in HCC are still unknown. In this study, we found that the expression of CMTM6 was significantly reduced in HCC and predicted better prognosis of HCC patients. Through in vitro and in vivo experiments, CMTM6 was shown to inhibit the proliferation of HCC cells by blocking the G1/S phase transition. Mechanistically, CMTM6 interacted with p21 and prevented its ubiquitination mediated by SCF^SKP2, CRL4^CDT2 and APC/C^CDC20 in a cell-cycle-independent ma

SUBMITTER: Huang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8933468 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature