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  3. LIMK1 nuclear translocation promotes hepatocellular carcinoma progression by increasing p-ERK nuclear shuttling and by activating c-Myc signalling upon EGF stimulation

LIMK1 nuclear translocation promotes hepatocellular carcinoma progression by increasing p-ERK nuclear shuttling and by activating c-Myc signalling upon EGF stimulation

  • Oncogene. 2021 Apr;40(14):2581-2595. doi: 10.1038/s41388-021-01736-2.
Zhihua Pan  # 1 2,  Chaoqun Liu  # 1 2,  Yunfei Zhi 1 2,  Zhiyue Xie 1 2,  Ling Wu 1 2,  Muhong Jiang 1 2,  Yujie Zhang 1 2,  Rui Zhou 3 4,  Liang Zhao 5 6
Affiliations

Affiliations

  • 1 Department of Pathology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
  • 2 Department of Pathology, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Molecular Tumor Pathology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
  • 3 Department of Pathology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China. yaruisunny@sina.com.
  • 4 Department of Pathology, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Molecular Tumor Pathology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China. yaruisunny@sina.com.
  • 5 Department of Pathology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China. liangsmu@foxmail.com.
  • 6 Department of Pathology, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Molecular Tumor Pathology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China. liangsmu@foxmail.com.
  • # Contributed equally.
PMID: 33686242 DOI: 10.1038/s41388-021-01736-2
Abstract

LIM kinase 1 (LIMK1) is a serine/threonine and tyrosine kinase that is predominantly located in the cytoplasm. In our study, nuclear translocation of LIMK1 in clinical hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) samples was demonstrated for the first time, especially in samples from those with intravascular tumour thrombus. LIMK1 was overexpressed in HCC tissues, and nuclear LIMK1 expression was associated with poor prognosis in HCC patients. Although the effects of cytoplasmic LIMK1 on cofilin phosphorylation and actin filament dynamics have been well studied, the function of nuclear LIMK1 is still unclear. Gain- and loss-of-function experiments were performed both in vitro and in vivo and demonstrated a correlation between nuclear LIMK1 and the enhanced aggressive phenotype of HCC. EGF could drive the nuclear translocation of LIMK1 by activating the interaction of p-ERK and LIMK1 and facilitating their roles in nuclear shuttling. Moreover, nuclear LIMK1 could directly bind to the promoter region of c-Myc and stimulate c-Myc transcription. Although the EGFR monoclonal antibody cetuximab has a poor therapeutic effect on advanced HCC patients, in vivo animal study showed that cetuximab achieved a significant inhibitory effect on the progression of nuclear LIMK1-overexpressing HCC cells. In addition, recent data have demonstrated the potential of cetuximab in combination therapy for HCC patients with LIMK1 nuclear translocation.

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