Deciphering the role of neddylation in tumor microenvironment modulation: common outcome of multiple signaling pathways

Liu, Dequan; Che, Xiangyu; Wu, Guangzhen

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“…Tumors are comprised not only of malignant cells but also a variety of normal cells, such as fibroblasts, endothelial cells, lymphocytes, and macrophages [70,72,73]. The emerging paradigm suggests that therapeutic targeting of the TME, through modulation of the neddylation pathway, may represent a novel strategy in cancer treatment [74].…”

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Evaluating the Role of Neddylation Modifications in Kidney Renal Clear Cell Carcinoma: An Integrated Approach Using Bioinformatics, MLN4924 Dosing Experiments, and RNA Sequencing

Liu,

Wu,

Wang

et al. 2024

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Background: Neddylation, a post-translational modification process, plays a crucial role in various human neoplasms. However, its connection with kidney renal clear cell carcinoma (KIRC) remains under-researched. Methods: We validated the Gene Set Cancer Analysis Lite (GSCALite) platform against The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database, analyzing 33 cancer types and their link with 17 neddylation-related genes. This included examining copy number variations (CNVs), single nucleotide variations (SNVs), mRNA expression, cellular pathway involvement, and methylation. Using Gene Set Variation Analysis (GSVA), we categorized these genes into three clusters and examined their impact on KIRC patient prognosis, drug responses, immune infiltration, and oncogenic pathways. Afterward, our objective is to identify genes that exhibit overexpression in KIRC and are associated with an adverse prognosis. After pinpointing the specific target gene, we used the specific inhibitor MLN4924 to inhibit the neddylation pathway to conduct RNA sequencing and related in vitro experiments to verify and study the specificity and potential mechanisms related to the target. This approach is geared towards enhancing our understanding of the prognostic importance of neddylation modification in KIRC. Results: We identified significant CNV, SNV, and methylation events in neddylation-related genes across various cancers, with notably higher expression levels observed in KIRC. Cluster analysis revealed a potential trade-off in the interactions among neddylation-related genes, where both high and low levels of gene expression are linked to adverse prognoses. This association is particularly pronounced concerning lymph node involvement, T stage classification, and Fustat score. Simultaneously, our research discovered that PSMB10 exhibits overexpression in KIRC when compared to normal tissues, negatively impacting patient prognosis. Through RNA sequencing and in vitro assays, we confirmed that the inhibition of neddylation modification could play a role in the regulation of various signaling pathways, thereby influencing the prognosis of KIRC. Moreover, our results underscore PSMB10 as a viable target for therapeutic intervention in KIRC, opening up novel pathways for the development of targeted treatment strategies. Conclusion: This study underscores the regulatory function and potential mechanism of neddylation modification on the phenotype of KIRC, identifying PSMB10 as a key regulatory target with a significant role in influencing the prognosis of KIRC.

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Evaluating the Role of Neddylation Modifications in Kidney Renal Clear Cell Carcinoma: An Integrated Approach Using Bioinformatics, MLN4924 Dosing Experiments, and RNA Sequencing

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Wang

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MLN4924 alleviates autoimmune myocarditis by promoting Act1 degradation and blocking Act1-mediated mRNA stability

Jiang,

Li,

Chen

et al. 2024

International Immunopharmacology

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Protein neddylation and its role in health and diseases

Zhang,

Yu,

et al. 2024

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NEDD8 (Neural precursor cell expressed developmentally downregulated protein 8) is an ubiquitin-like protein that is covalently attached to a lysine residue of a protein substrate through a process known as neddylation, catalyzed by the enzyme cascade, namely NEDD8 activating enzyme (E1), NEDD8 conjugating enzyme (E2), and NEDD8 ligase (E3). The substrates of neddylation are categorized into cullins and non-cullin proteins. Neddylation of cullins activates CRLs (cullin RING ligases), the largest family of E3 ligases, whereas neddylation of non-cullin substrates alters their stability and activity, as well as subcellular localization. Significantly, the neddylation pathway and/or many neddylation substrates are abnormally activated or over-expressed in various human diseases, such as metabolic disorders, liver dysfunction, neurodegenerative disorders, and cancers, among others. Thus, targeting neddylation becomes an attractive strategy for the treatment of these diseases. In this review, we first provide a general introduction on the neddylation cascade, its biochemical process and regulation, and the crystal structures of neddylation enzymes in complex with cullin substrates; then discuss how neddylation governs various key biological processes via the modification of cullins and non-cullin substrates. We further review the literature data on dysregulated neddylation in several human diseases, particularly cancer, followed by an outline of current efforts in the discovery of small molecule inhibitors of neddylation as a promising therapeutic approach. Finally, few perspectives were proposed for extensive future investigations.

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Deciphering the role of neddylation in tumor microenvironment modulation: common outcome of multiple signaling pathways

Cited by 4 publications

References 216 publications

Evaluating the Role of Neddylation Modifications in Kidney Renal Clear Cell Carcinoma: An Integrated Approach Using Bioinformatics, MLN4924 Dosing Experiments, and RNA Sequencing

Evaluating the Role of Neddylation Modifications in Kidney Renal Clear Cell Carcinoma: An Integrated Approach Using Bioinformatics, MLN4924 Dosing Experiments, and RNA Sequencing

MLN4924 alleviates autoimmune myocarditis by promoting Act1 degradation and blocking Act1-mediated mRNA stability

Protein neddylation and its role in health and diseases

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