Abstract
USP2a is a deubiquitinase responsible for stabilization of cyclin D1 – a crucial regulatorbof cell cycle progression and a proto-oncoprotein overexpressed in numerous cancer types. Here we report that lithocholic acid (LCA) derivatives are inhibitors of USP proteins, including USP2a. The most potent LCA derivative, LCAHA, inhibits USP2a, leading to a significant Akt/GSK3β-independent destabilization of cyclin D1, but does not change the expression of p27. This leads to the defects in cell cycle progression. As a result, LCAHA inhibits the growth of cyclin D1-expressing, but not cyclin D1-negative cells independently of the p53 status. We show that LCA derivatives may be considered as future therapeutics for the treatment of cyclin D1-addicted, both p53-expressing and p53-defective cancer types.
Original language | English |
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Article number | e18 |
Pages (from-to) | 458-470 |
Number of pages | 13 |
Journal | Cell Chemical Biology |
Volume | 24 |
Issue number | 4 |
Early online date | 23 Mar 2017 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 20 Apr 2017 |
Keywords
- USP2
- lithocholic acid
- colorectal carcinoma
- cyclin D1
- cell-cycle arrest
- DUBs
- ubiquitin-specific peptidase
- non-competitive inhibitor