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Miz1 Limits Tumor-promoting Function of Hepatocyte NF-κB independently of Its Transcriptional Activity in Chemical Hepatocarcinogenesis

ABSTRACT: NF-κB has a crucial tumor-suppression role in chemical hepatocarcinogenesis (HCC) by preventing hepatocyte apoptosis-induced compensatory proliferation. However, NF-κB is typically activated in chemical HCC animal models and in ~40% HCC patients, in which its role in tumor progression is largely not known. Here we report that transcription factor Miz1 limits tumor-promoting function of NF-κB independently of its transcriptional activity in chemical HCC. In a murine model, hepatocyte-specific deletion of Miz1 exacerbates HCC progression. Miz1 loss results in a unique sub-group of hepatocytes with upregulated NF-κB activity and pro-inflammatory cytokine production, skewing infiltrating macrophages toward M1-like pro-inflammatory phenotype. Mechanistically, Miz1 sequestrates and prevents IKK-phosphorylation of Metadherin (MTDH), thereby inhibiting NF-κB nuclear translocation and transcription activity. In HCC patient specimens, Miz1 expression is inversely correlated with phosphorylation of RelA and MTDH, and poor prognosis. Thus, Miz1 preventing hepatocytes from promoting infiltrating macrophage M1-like phenotype and inflammation in chemical HCC progression.

ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus

PROVIDER: GSE142868 | GEO | 2021/07/13

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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Project description:Background: Tumor necrosis factor α-induced protein 1 (TNFAIP1) is frequently downregulated in cancer cell lines and promotes cancer cell apoptosis. However, its role, clinical significance and molecular mechanisms in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) are unknown. Methods: The expression of TNFAIP1 in HCC tumor tissues and cell lines was measured by Western blot and immunohistochemistry. The effects of TNFAIP1 on HCC proliferation, apoptosis, metastasis, angiogenesis and tumor formation were evaluated by Cell Counting Kit-8 (CCK8), Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP Nick-End Labeling (TUNEL), transwell, tube formation assay in vitro and nude mice experiments in vivo. The interaction between TNFAIP1 and CSNK2B was validated by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS), Co-immunoprecipitation and Western blot. The mechanism of how TNFAIP1 regulated nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-κB) pathway was analyzed by dual-luciferase reporter, immunofluorescence, quantitative Real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) and Western blot. Findings: The TNFAIP1 expression is significantly decreased in HCC tissues and cell lines, and negatively correlated with the increased HCC histological grade. Overexpression of TNFAIP1 inhibits HCC cell proliferation, metastasis, angiogenesis and promotes cancer cell apoptosis both in vitro and in vivo, whereas the knockdown of TNFAIP1 in HCC cell displays opposite effects. Mechanistically, TNFAIP1 interacts with CSNK2B and promotes its ubiquitin-mediated degradation with Cul3, causing attenuation of CSNK2B-dependent NF-κB trans-activation in HCC cell. Moreover, the enforced expression of CSNK2B counteracts the inhibitory effects of TNFAIP1 on HCC cell proliferation, migration, and angiogenesis in vitro and in vivo. Interpretation: Our results support that TNFAIP1 can act as a tumor suppressor of HCC by modulating TNFAIP1/CSNK2B/NF-κB pathway, implying that TNFAIP1 may represent a potential marker and a promising therapeutic target for HCC. Fund: This work was supported in part by the financial support from the China Natural Science Foundation (No. 81972642, No. 81601122 and No. 81770389), Hunan Natural Science Foundation (No. 2017JJ3205), Cooperative Innovation Center of Engineering and New Products for Developmental Biology of Hunan Province (No. 20134486), and the Scientific Research Fund of Hunan Provincial Education Department (17B162).

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Miz1 Limits Tumor-promoting Function of Hepatocyte NF-κB independently of Its Transcriptional Activity in Chemical Hepatocarcinogenesis

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