Genetic disruption of ATAT1 causes RhoA downregulation through abnormal truncation of C/EBPβopen accessGenetic disruption of ATAT1 causes RhoA downregulation through abnormal truncation of C/EBPβ
- Authors
- Choi, Jee-Hye; Jeong, Jangho; Kim, Jaegu; You, Eunae; Keum, Seula; Song, Seongeun; Hwang, Ye Eun; Ji, Minjoo; Park, Kwon-Sik; Rhee, Sangmyung
- Issue Date
- Jun-2024
- Publisher
- 생화학분자생물학회
- Keywords
- Breast cancer; C/EBPβ; Focal adhesion; Microtubule acetylation; RhoA
- Citation
- BMB reports, v.57, no.6, pp 293 - 298
- Pages
- 6
- Journal Title
- BMB reports
- Volume
- 57
- Number
- 6
- Start Page
- 293
- End Page
- 298
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/cau/handle/2019.sw.cau/74374
- DOI
- 10.5483/BMBRep.2023-0230
- ISSN
- 1976-6696
1976-670X
- Abstract
- Microtubule acetylation has been shown to regulate actin filament dynamics by modulating signaling pathways that control actin organization, although the precise mechanisms remain unknown. In this study, we found that the downregulation of microtubule acetylation via the disruption ATAT1 (which encodes α-tubulin N-acetyltransferase 1) inhibited the expression of RhoA, a small GTPase involved in regulating the organization of actin filaments and the formation of stress fibers. Analysis of RHOA promoter and chromatin immunoprecipitation assays revealed that C/EBPβ is a major regulator of RHOA expression. Interestingly, the majority of C/EBPβ in ATAT1 knockout (KO) cells was found in the nucleus as a 27-kDa fragment (referred to as C/EBPβp27) lacking the N-terminus of C/EBPβ. Overexpression of a gene encoding a C/EBPβp27-mimicking protein via an N-terminal deletion in C/EBPβ led to competitive binding with wild-type C/EBPβ at the C/EBPβ binding site in the RHOA promoter, resulting in a significant decrease of RHOA expression. We also found that cathepsin L (CTSL), which is overexpressed in ATAT1 KO cells, is responsible for C/EBPβp27 formation in the nucleus. Treatment with a CTSL inhibitor led to the restoration of RHOA expression by downregulation of C/EBPβp27 and the invasive ability of ATAT1 KO MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells. Collectively, our findings suggest that the downregulation of microtubule acetylation associated with ATAT1 deficiency suppresses RHOA expression by forming C/EBPβp27 in the nucleus through CTSL. We propose that CTSL and C/EBPβp27 may represent a novel therapeutic target for breast cancer treatment.
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