Journal
ONCOGENE
Volume 42, Issue 10, Pages 725-736Publisher
SPRINGERNATURE
DOI: 10.1038/s41388-022-02589-z
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In hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), Speckle-type POZ protein (SPOP) is highly O-GlcNAcylated by O-GlcNAc transferase (OGT), which increases the nuclear positioning of SPOP and promotes HCC progression. Ablation of O-GlcNAcylation by an S96A mutation inhibits the cytoplasmic localization of SPOP, suppressing the Nogo-B/c-FLIP cascade and HCC progression.
Aberrantly elevated O-GlcNAcylation level is commonly observed in human cancer patients, and has been proposed as a potential therapeutic target. Speckle-type POZ protein (SPOP), an important substrate adaptor of cullin3-RING ubiquitin ligase, plays a key role in the initiation and development of various cancers. However, the regulatory mechanisms governing SPOP and its function during hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) progression remain unclear. Here, we show that, in HCC, SPOP is highly O-GlcNAcylated by O-GlcNAc transferase (OGT) at Ser96. In normal liver cells, the SPOP protein mainly localizes in the cytoplasm and mediates the ubiquitination of the oncoprotein neurite outgrowth inhibitor-B (Nogo-B) (also known as reticulon 4 B) by recognizing its N-terminal SPOP-binding consensus (SBC) motifs. However, O-GlcNAcylation of SPOP at Ser96 increases the nuclear positioning of SPOP in hepatoma cells, alleviating the ubiquitination of the Nogo-B protein, thereby promoting HCC progression in vitro and in vivo. In addition, ablation of O-GlcNAcylation by an S96A mutation increased the cytoplasmic localization of SPOP, thereby inhibiting the Nogo-B/c-FLIP cascade and HCC progression. Our findings reveal a novel post-translational modification of SPOP and identify a novel SPOP substrate, Nogo-B, in HCC. Intervention with the hyper O-GlcNAcylation of SPOP may provide a novel strategy for HCC treatment.
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