[HTML][HTML] EGFR phosphorylation of DCBLD2 recruits TRAF6 and stimulates AKT-promoted tumorigenesis

H Feng, GY Lopez, CK Kim, A Alvarez… - The Journal of …, 2014 - Am Soc Clin Investig
H Feng, GY Lopez, CK Kim, A Alvarez, CG Duncan, R Nishikawa, M Nagane, AJA Su
The Journal of clinical investigation, 2014Am Soc Clin Investig
Aberrant activation of EGFR in human cancers promotes tumorigenesis through stimulation
of AKT signaling. Here, we determined that the discoidina neuropilin-like membrane protein
DCBLD2 is upregulated in clinical specimens of glioblastomas and head and neck cancers
(HNCs) and is required for EGFR-stimulated tumorigenesis. In multiple cancer cell lines,
EGFR activated phosphorylation of tyrosine 750 (Y750) of DCBLD2, which is located within
a recently identified binding motif for TNF receptor-associated factor 6 (TRAF6) …
Aberrant activation of EGFR in human cancers promotes tumorigenesis through stimulation of AKT signaling. Here, we determined that the discoidina neuropilin-like membrane protein DCBLD2 is upregulated in clinical specimens of glioblastomas and head and neck cancers (HNCs) and is required for EGFR-stimulated tumorigenesis. In multiple cancer cell lines, EGFR activated phosphorylation of tyrosine 750 (Y750) of DCBLD2, which is located within a recently identified binding motif for TNF receptor-associated factor 6 (TRAF6). Consequently, phosphorylation of DCBLD2 Y750 recruited TRAF6, leading to increased TRAF6 E3 ubiquitin ligase activity and subsequent activation of AKT, thereby enhancing EGFR-driven tumorigenesis. Moreover, evaluation of patient samples of gliomas and HNCs revealed an association among EGFR activation, DCBLD2 phosphorylation, and poor prognoses. Together, our findings uncover a pathway in which DCBLD2 functions as a signal relay for oncogenic EGFR signaling to promote tumorigenesis and suggest DCBLD2 and TRAF6 as potential therapeutic targets for human cancers that are associated with EGFR activation.
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