Targeting the interaction between RNA-binding protein HuR and FOXQ1 suppresses breast cancer invasion and metastasis

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2020-04-24Author
Wu, Xiaoqing
Gardashova, Gulhumay
Lan, Lan
Han, Shuang
Zhong, Cuncong
Marquez, Rebecca T.
Wei, Lanjing
Wood, Spencer
Roy, Sudeshna
Gowthaman, Ragul
Karanicolas, John
Gao, Fei P.
Dixon, Dan A.
Welch, Danny R.
Li, Ling
Ji, Min
Aubé, Jeffrey
Xu, Liang
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Nature Research
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Scholarly/refereed, publisher version
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Patients diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer have a dismal 5-year survival rate of only 24%. The RNA-binding protein Hu antigen R (HuR) is upregulated in breast cancer, and elevated cytoplasmic HuR correlates with high-grade tumors and poor clinical outcome of breast cancer. HuR promotes tumorigenesis by regulating numerous proto-oncogenes, growth factors, and cytokines that support major tumor hallmarks including invasion and metastasis. Here, we report a HuR inhibitor KH-3, which potently suppresses breast cancer cell growth and invasion. Furthermore, KH-3 inhibits breast cancer experimental lung metastasis, improves mouse survival, and reduces orthotopic tumor growth. Mechanistically, we identify FOXQ1 as a direct target of HuR. KH-3 disrupts HuR–FOXQ1 mRNA interaction, leading to inhibition of breast cancer invasion. Our study suggests that inhibiting HuR is a promising therapeutic strategy for lethal metastatic breast cancer.
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Wu, X., Gardashova, G., Lan, L., Han, S., Zhong, C., Marquez, R. T., Wei, L., Wood, S., Roy, S., Gowthaman, R., Karanicolas, J., Gao, F. P., Dixon, D. A., Welch, D. R., Li, L., Ji, M., Aubé, J., & Xu, L. (2020). Targeting the interaction between RNA-binding protein HuR and FOXQ1 suppresses breast cancer invasion and metastasis. Communications biology, 3(1), 193. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-020-0933-1
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