ArticleThe Journal of clinical investigation2020
HuR/ELAVL1 drives malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor growth and metastasis.
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- The role of RNA methylation in tumor immunity and its potential in immunotherapy.Molecular cancer · 2024Review
- Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase 1 promotes HuR/ELAVL1 cytoplasmic localization and inflammatory gene expression by regulating p38 MAPK activity.Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS · 2024Article
- Low expression of ZFP36L1 in osteosarcoma promotes lung metastasis by inhibiting the SDC4-TGF-β signaling feedback loop.Oncogene · 2024Article
- Control of Paneth cell function by HuR regulates gut mucosal growth by altering stem cell activity.Life science alliance · 2023Article
- Targeting the RNA-Binding Protein HuR in Cancer.Cancer research · 2023Review
- Long noncoding RNA 1392 regulates MDA5 by interaction with ELAVL1 to inhibit coxsackievirus B5 infection.Virologica Sinica · 2023Article
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Abstract
Cancer cells can develop a strong addiction to discrete molecular regulators, which control the aberrant gene expression programs that drive and maintain the cancer phenotype. Here, we report the identification of the RNA-binding protein HuR/ELAVL1 as a central oncogenic driver for malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors (MPNSTs), which are highly aggressive sarcomas that originate from cells of the Schwann cell lineage. HuR was found to be highly elevated and bound to a multitude of cancer-associated transcripts in human MPNST samples. Accordingly, genetic and pharmacological inhibition of HuR had potent cytostatic and cytotoxic effects on tumor growth, and strongly suppressed metastatic capacity in vivo. Importantly, we linked the profound tumorigenic function of HuR to its ability to simultaneously regulate multiple essential oncogenic pathways in MPNST cells, including the Wnt/β-catenin, YAP/TAZ, RB/E2F, and BET pathways, which converge on key transcriptional networks. Given the exceptional dependency of MPNST cells on HuR for survival, proliferation, and dissemination, we propose that HuR represents a promising therapeutic target for MPNST treatment.
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