title: Up-regulation of tumor susceptibility gene 101 protein in ovarian carcinomas revealed by proteomics analyses.
abstract: Small GTPase RAS plays a critical role in cellular signaling and oncogenic transformation. Proteomics analysis of genetically defined human ovarian cancer models identified the tumor susceptibility gene 101 (TSG101) as a downstream target of RAS oncogene. Mechanistic studies revealed a novel post-translational regulation of TSG101 through the RAS/RAF/MEK/MAPK signaling pathway and downstream molecules p14(ARF)/HDM2. Immunoanalysis using ovarian cancer samples and microtissue array revealed elevated TSG101 levels in human ovarian carcinomas. Silencing of TSG101 by short interfering RNA in ovarian cancer cells led to growth inhibition and cell death. Concurrent with the apparent growth-inhibitory effect, the levels of the CBP/p300-interacting transactivator with ED-rich tail 2 (CITED2) and hypoxia-inducible factor 1alpha (HIF-1alpha), as well as its cellular activity, were markedly reduced after TSG101 knockdown. These results demonstrate that TSG101 is important for CITED2- and HIF-1alpha-mediated cellular regulation in ovarian carcinomas.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Sealy Center for Cancer Cell Biology, School of Medicine, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas 77555, USA.
authors.forename: Travis W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Young
authors.forename: Fang C
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Mei
authors.forename: Daniel G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Rosen
authors.forename: Gong
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Nan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Jinsong
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Xiaodong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Cheng
mesh_terms: D002277:Carcinoma / Q000378:metabolism*; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D049109:Cell Proliferation; D002470:Cell Survival; D002471:Cell Transformation, Neoplastic; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D015180:Electrophoresis, Gel, Two-Dimensional; D056827:Endosomal Sorting Complexes Required for Transport; D005260:Female; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic; D006801:Humans; D020930:MAP Kinase Kinase Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D008954:Models, Biological; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism*; D040901:Proteomics / Q000379:methods*; D015398:Signal Transduction; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000378:metabolism*; D015854:Up-Regulation; D018631:ras Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D000099177:Tsg101 Protein
chemical_list: D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D056827:Endosomal Sorting Complexes Required for Transport; D020930:MAP Kinase Kinase Kinases; D014157:Transcription Factors; D018631:ras Proteins; D000099177:Tsg101 Protein