PMID- 35509067 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20220506 LR - 20220716 IS - 1479-5876 (Electronic) IS - 1479-5876 (Linking) VI - 20 IP - 1 DP - 2022 May 4 TI - TPI1 activates the PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway to induce breast cancer progression by stabilizing CDCA5. PG - 191 LID - 10.1186/s12967-022-03370-2 [doi] LID - 191 AB - BACKGROUND: Triosephosphate isomerase 1 (TPI1), as a key glycolytic enzyme, is upregulated in multiple cancers. However, expression profile and regulatory mechanism of TPI1 in breast cancer (BRCA) remain mysterious. METHODS: Western blotting and immunohistochemistry (IHC) assays were used to investigate the expression of TPI1 in BRCA specimens and cell lines. TPI1 correlation with the clinicopathological characteristics and prognosis of 362 BRCA patients was analyzed using a tissue microarray. Overexpression and knockdown function experiments in cells and mice models were performed to elucidate the function and mechanisms of TPI1-induced BRCA progression. Related molecular mechanisms were clarified using co-IP, IF, mass spectrometric analysis, and ubiquitination assay. RESULTS: We have found TPI1 is highly expressed in BRCA tissue and cell lines, acting as an independent indicator for prognosis in BRCA patients. TPI1 promotes BRCA cell glycolysis, proliferation and metastasis in vitro and in vivo. Mechanistically, TPI1 activates phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)/AKT/mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathway to regulate epithelial-mesenchymal transformation (EMT) and aerobic glycolysis, which is positively mediated by cell division cycle associated 5 (CDCA5). Moreover, TPI1 interacts with sequestosome-1 (SQSTM1)/P62, and P62 decreases the protein expression of TPI1 by promoting its ubiquitination in MDA-MB-231 cells. CONCLUSIONS: TPI1 promotes BRCA progression by stabilizing CDCA5, which then activates the PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway. P62 promotes ubiquitin-dependent proteasome degradation of TPI1. Collectively, TPI1 promotes tumor development and progression, which may serve as a therapeutic target for BRCA. CI - (c) 2022. The Author(s). FAU - Jin, Xiaoying AU - Jin X AD - The Fourth Department of Medical Oncology, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin, 150040, China. FAU - Wang, Dandan AU - Wang D AD - The Fourth Department of Medical Oncology, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin, 150040, China. FAU - Lei, Mengxia AU - Lei M AD - The Fourth Department of Medical Oncology, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin, 150040, China. FAU - Guo, Yan AU - Guo Y AD - The Fourth Department of Medical Oncology, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin, 150040, China. FAU - Cui, Yuqing AU - Cui Y AD - The Fourth Department of Medical Oncology, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin, 150040, China. FAU - Chen, Fengzhi AU - Chen F AD - The Fourth Department of Medical Oncology, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin, 150040, China. FAU - Sun, Weiling AU - Sun W AD - Department of Medical Oncology, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin, 150040, China. sunweiling@hrbmu.edu.cn. FAU - Chen, Xuesong AU - Chen X AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-4332-7559 AD - The Fourth Department of Medical Oncology, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin, 150040, China. cxs1978@ems.hrbmu.edu.cn. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20220504 PL - England TA - J Transl Med JT - Journal of translational medicine JID - 101190741 RN - 0 (Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing) RN - 0 (CDCA5 protein, human) RN - 0 (Cell Cycle Proteins) RN - EC 2.7.1.1 (MTOR protein, human) RN - EC 2.7.1.137 (Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases) SB - IM MH - Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing/metabolism MH - Animals MH - *Breast Neoplasms/genetics MH - Cell Cycle Proteins/metabolism MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Cell Movement MH - Cell Proliferation MH - Female MH - Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic MH - Humans MH - Mammals/metabolism MH - Mice MH - Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase/metabolism MH - *Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases/metabolism MH - Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt/metabolism MH - Signal Transduction MH - TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases/metabolism PMC - PMC9066866 OTO - NOTNLM OT - CDCA5 OT - Epithelial-mesenchymal transformation (EMT) OT - Glycolysis OT - PI3K/AKT/mTOR OT - TPI1 COIS- The authors declare no potential conflicts of interest. EDAT- 2022/05/06 06:00 MHDA- 2022/05/07 06:00 PMCR- 2022/05/04 CRDT- 2022/05/05 00:09 PHST- 2022/02/09 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/03/26 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/05/05 00:09 [entrez] PHST- 2022/05/06 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/05/07 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2022/05/04 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1186/s12967-022-03370-2 [pii] AID - 3370 [pii] AID - 10.1186/s12967-022-03370-2 [doi] PST - epublish SO - J Transl Med. 2022 May 4;20(1):191. doi: 10.1186/s12967-022-03370-2.