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ArticleJournal of molecular cell biology2024

ELP3 stabilizes c-Myc to promote tumorigenesis.

Wentao Zhao, Cong Ouyang, Chen Huang, Jiaojiao Zhang, Qiao Xiao, Fengqiong Zhang, Huihui Wang, Furong Lin, Jinyang Wang, Zhanxiang Wang and 2 more

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Article in Journal of molecular cell biology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 24% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Wentao ZhaoState Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Biology, School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China.
Cong OuyangState Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Biology, School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China.
Chen HuangState Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Biology, School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China.
Jiaojiao ZhangState Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Biology, School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China.
Qiao XiaoState Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Biology, School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China.
Fengqiong ZhangState Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Biology, School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China.
Huihui WangState Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Biology, School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China.
Furong LinState Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Biology, School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China.
Jinyang WangState Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Biology, School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China.
Zhanxiang WangDepartment of Neurosurgery and Department of Neuroscience, Fujian Key Laboratory of Brain Tumors Diagnosis and Precision Treatment, Xiamen Key Laboratory of Brain Center, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361003, China.
Bin JiangState Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Biology, School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China.
Qinxi LiState Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Biology, School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China.ORCID 0000-0002-7275-4595
Xiamen University · CNFirst Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University · CN

Funding

China Postdoctoral Science Foundation 2022M712672National Natural Science Foundation of China U21A20373
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

ELP3, the catalytic subunit of the Elongator complex, is an acetyltransferase and associated with tumor progression. However, the detail of ELP3 oncogenic function remains largely unclear. Here, we found that ELP3 stabilizes c-Myc to promote tumorigenesis in an acetyltransferase-independent manner. Mechanistically, ELP3 competes with the E3-ligase FBXW7β for c-Myc binding, resulting in the inhibition of FBXW7β-mediated ubiquitination and proteasomal degradation of c-Myc. ELP3 knockdown diminishes glycolysis and glutaminolysis and dramatically retards cell proliferation and xenograft growth by downregulating c-Myc, and such effects are rescued by the reconstitution of c-Myc expression. Moreover, ELP3 and c-Myc were found overexpressed with a positive correlation in colorectal cancer and hepatocellular carcinoma. Taken together, we elucidate a new function of ELP3 in promoting tumorigenesis by stabilizing c-Myc, suggesting that inhibition of ELP3 is a potential strategy for treating c-Myc-driven carcinomas.

Indexed as

CarcinogenesisCell ProliferationHistone AcetyltransferasesNerve Tissue ProteinsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-mycAnimalsCarcinoma, HepatocellularCell Line, TumorColorectal NeoplasmsF-Box-WD Repeat-Containing Protein 7Gene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHEK293 CellsHumansLiver NeoplasmsMiceMice, NudeELP3 protein, humanF-Box-WD Repeat-Containing Protein 7FBXW7 protein, humanHistone AcetyltransferasesMYC protein, humanNerve Tissue ProteinsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-mycc-MycElongatorELP3FBXW7

Identifiers

PMID37771073
PMCPMC11054291
OpenAlexW4387157162

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