2023
UBE2J1 is the E2 ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme regulating androgen receptor degradation and antiandrogen resistance
Rodriguez Tirado C, Wang C, Li X, Deng S, Gonzalez J, Johnson N, Xu Y, Metang L, Sundar Rajan M, Yang Y, Yin Y, Hofstad M, Raj G, Zhang S, Lemoff A, He W, Fan J, Wang Y, Wang T, Mu P. UBE2J1 is the E2 ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme regulating androgen receptor degradation and antiandrogen resistance. Oncogene 2023, 43: 265-280. PMID: 38030789, PMCID: PMC10798893, DOI: 10.1038/s41388-023-02890-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAberrant androgen receptorProstate cancerAR ubiquitinationAR degradationAntiandrogen therapyResistance to antiandrogen therapyE2 ubiquitin-conjugating enzymeEnhanced AR signalingAndrogen receptor degradersAR protein levelsProstate cancer patientsUbiquitin-conjugating enzymeResistant tumorsPCa tumorsAR signalingAndrogen receptorAntiandrogen treatmentAntiandrogen resistanceAR proteinReceptor degradationProtein levelsOncogenic proteinsTumorTherapyProtein degradation processThe Critical Interplay of CAF Plasticity and Resistance in Prostate Cancer.
Li X, Mu P. The Critical Interplay of CAF Plasticity and Resistance in Prostate Cancer. Cancer Research 2023, 83: 2990-2992. PMID: 37504898, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-23-2260.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersConceptsCastration-resistant prostate cancerAndrogen deprivation therapyProstate cancerAndrogen receptorCastration-resistant prostate cancer developmentDevelopment of castration-resistant prostate cancerGenetically engineered mouse modelsMyofibroblastic cancer-associated fibroblastsOvercome treatment resistanceCancer-associated fibroblastsIncreased tumor heterogeneityDeprivation therapyCRPC developmentProstate tumorsTumor microenvironmentLineage plasticityTreatment resistanceStromal compartmentStandard treatmentTumor heterogeneityCancer recurrenceDrug resistanceDisease progressionMouse modelSingle-cell RNA sequencing
2020
Loss of CHD1 Promotes Heterogeneous Mechanisms of Resistance to AR-Targeted Therapy via Chromatin Dysregulation
Zhang Z, Zhou C, Li X, Barnes S, Deng S, Hoover E, Chen C, Lee Y, Zhang Y, Wang C, Metang L, Wu C, Tirado C, Johnson N, Wongvipat J, Navrazhina K, Cao Z, Choi D, Huang C, Linton E, Chen X, Liang Y, Mason C, de Stanchina E, Abida W, Lujambio A, Li S, Lowe S, Mendell J, Malladi V, Sawyers C, Mu P. Loss of CHD1 Promotes Heterogeneous Mechanisms of Resistance to AR-Targeted Therapy via Chromatin Dysregulation. Cancer Cell 2020, 37: 584-598.e11. PMID: 32220301, PMCID: PMC7292228, DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2020.03.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAndrogen AntagonistsAnimalsApoptosisBiomarkers, TumorCell ProliferationChromatinDNA HelicasesDNA-Binding ProteinsDrug Resistance, NeoplasmGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHigh-Throughput Screening AssaysHumansMaleMiceProstatic Neoplasms, Castration-ResistantReceptors, AndrogenRNA, Small InterferingTranscription FactorsTumor Cells, CulturedXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysConceptsAntiandrogen resistanceChromatin dysregulationCHD1 lossProstate cancerGenomic copy number alterationsRNA-seq analysisResistance to hormonal therapyCopy number alterationsAR-targeted therapiesMetastatic prostate cancerATAC-seqClosed chromatinRNA-seqTranscriptional plasticityTranscription factorsFunctional screeningTranscriptomic changesMechanisms of resistanceHormone therapyLineage programsChromatinCHD1Global changeIntegrated analysisTherapy