FBX8 degrades GSTP1 through ubiquitination to suppress colorectal cancer progression

Cell Death Dis. 2019 Apr 25;10(5):351. doi: 10.1038/s41419-019-1588-z.

Abstract

F-box only protein 8 (FBX8), as a critical component of the SKP1-CUL1-F-box (SCF) E3 ubiquitin ligases, has been associated with several malignancies through interacting with a member of proteins. However, the substrates of FBX8 for destruction in the progression of colorectal carcinoma (CRC) need to be explored. Here, we show that loss of FBX8 accelerates chemical-induced colon tumorigenesis. FBX8 directly targets GSTP1 for ubiquitin-mediated proteasome degradation in CRC. GSTP1 promotes the proliferation, invasion, and metastasis of CRC cells. Furthermore, GSTP1 is upregulated in CRC tissue samples and predicts poor prognosis of CRC patients. The inactivation of FBX8 negatively correlated with increased levels and stability of GSTP1 in clinical CRC tissues and FBX8 knockout transgenic mice. These findings identify a novel ubiquitination pathway as FBX8-GSTP1 axis that regulates the progression of CRC, which might be a potential prognostic biomarker for CRC patients.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Biomarkers / metabolism
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Cell Movement
  • Cell Proliferation
  • Colorectal Neoplasms / chemically induced
  • Colorectal Neoplasms / mortality
  • Colorectal Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Down-Regulation
  • F-Box Proteins / antagonists & inhibitors
  • F-Box Proteins / genetics
  • F-Box Proteins / metabolism*
  • Glutathione S-Transferase pi / antagonists & inhibitors
  • Glutathione S-Transferase pi / genetics
  • Glutathione S-Transferase pi / metabolism*
  • Humans
  • Kaplan-Meier Estimate
  • Male
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred C57BL
  • Mice, Nude
  • Mice, Transgenic
  • Prognosis
  • RNA Interference
  • RNA, Small Interfering / metabolism
  • Ubiquitination

Substances

  • Biomarkers
  • F-Box Proteins
  • FBXO8 protein, human
  • RNA, Small Interfering
  • Glutathione S-Transferase pi