Cyclin F is a substrate recognition subunit of Skp1-Cul1-Fbox protein (SCF) E3 ubiquitin ligase complex. Although there have been reports describing the role of cyclin F in the genotoxic stress response, its function under conditions of altered metabolic homeostasis remain unexplored. Here we report that cyclin F is induced upon metabolic stress in a FOXO1-dependent manner. Under metabolic stress conditions, cyclin F mediated polyubiquitylation of RBPJ at Lys315, leading to its proteasomal degradation. RBPJ regulated the expression of IDH1, which is often mutated to an oncogenic form IDH1 R132H in cancers. Thus, metabolic stress-induced cyclin F attenuated the oncogenic functions of IDH1 R132H in an RBPJ-dependent manner. Studies in mouse tumor models indicated that abrogation of cyclin F expression facilitates IDH1 R132H -mediated tumorigenesis and metastasis. In addition, increased IDH1 R132H levels correlated with reduced cyclin F levels in increasing grades of glioma. These findings highlight a novel aspect of cyclin F functions in inhibiting tumorigenesis and provide mechanistic insights into regulation of IDH1 R132H .Significance: These findings reveal mechanistic insights into the key role of the cyclin F-RBPJ axis in response to metabolic stress in cancer cells. Cancer Res; 78 (22); 6386-98. Ó2018 AACR.
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Caspase-10 belongs to the class of initiator caspases and is a close homolog of caspase-8. However, the lack of caspase-10 in mice and limited substrate repertoire restricts the understanding of its physiological functions. Here, we report that ATP-citrate lyase (ACLY) is a caspase-10 substrate. Caspase-10 cleaves ACLY at the conserved Asp1026 site under conditions of altered metabolic homeostasis. Cleavage of ACLY abrogates its enzymatic activity and suppresses the generation of acetyl-CoA, which is critical for lipogenesis and histone acetylation. Thus, caspase-10-mediated ACLY cleavage results in reduced intracellular lipid levels and represses GCN5-mediated histone H3 and H4 acetylation. Furthermore, decline in GCN5 activity alters the epigenetic profile, resulting in downregulation of proliferative and metastatic genes. Thus caspase-10 suppresses ACLY-promoted malignant phenotype. These findings expand the substrate repertoire of caspase-10 and highlight its pivotal role in inhibiting tumorigenesis through metabolic and epigenetic mechanisms.
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