Non-proteolytic ubiquitination of Hexokinase 2 by HectH9 controls tumor metabolism and cancer stem cell expansion

Autor: Hong-Jen Lee, Chien-Feng Li, Diane Ruan, Jiabei He, Emily D. Montal, Sonja Lorenz, Geoffrey D. Girnun, Chia-Hsin Chan
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Nature Communications, Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp 1-16 (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-10374-y
Popis: Cancer cells develop specific metabolic adaptations. Here, the authors show that in prostate cancer models, the ubiquitin ligase Hect9 promotes tumor growth by accelerating glucose metabolism via ubiquitination of Hexokinase 2, a central regulator of glycolysis.
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