SCAMP3-Driven Regulation of ERK1/2 and Autophagy Phosphoproteomics Signatures in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
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ABSTRACT: Despite the promise of ERK1/2 pathway inhibitors, their efficacy is often limited by feedback mechanisms and pathway adaptability, emphasizing the need to identify co-regulatory proteins that modulate ERK1/2 signaling. Previously, we identified secretory carrier membrane protein 3 (SCAMP3) as a key driver of TNBC progression and a regulator of ERK1/2 activation. In this study, we investigated the role of SCAMP3 in ERK1/2 signaling networks using Tandem Mass Tag (TMT) LC-MS/MS-based phosphoproteomics in TNBC SUM-149 cells and SCAMP3 knockout models treated with the ERK1/2 inhibitor MK-8353. We identified 4,431 phosphosites and detected alterations in nuclear ERK1/2 substrates (ELF1, ELF4), cytoplasmic feedback regulators (Raf-1, MEK2), metabolic enzymes (PCYT1A), and autophagy-related proteins (OPTN, SQSTM1/p62, and TBC1D5), following SCAMP3 knockout. Western blot analysis of SQSTM1/p62, OPTN, and LC3B validated that ERK inhibition was associated with increased SQSTM1/p62 and LC3B-II levels, implicating impaired autophagy flux. Furthermore, silencing of SCAMP3 also affected phosphorylation events mediated by AKT, mTOR, CDK2, CK2, and PKA. Taken together, our findings position SCAMP3 as a central regulator of ERK1/2 signaling and support its potential as a therapeutic target alone or in combination with ERK1/2 inhibitors for TNBC patients.
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ORGANISM(S): Homo Sapiens (human)
TISSUE(S): Epithelial Cell, Cell Culture
DISEASE(S): Breast Cancer
SUBMITTER:
Loyda Melendez
LAB HEAD: Loyda M. Melendez
PROVIDER: PXD064784 | Pride | 2025-10-27
REPOSITORIES: Pride
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