论文题目: | Tumor Suppressor FRMD3 Controls Mammary Epithelial Cell Fate Determination Via Notch Signaling Pathway |
作者: | Ji Ma, Yuqing Gong, Xiaoran Sun, Cheng Liu, Xueying Li, Yi Sun, Decao Yang, Junming He, Mengyuan Wang, Juan Du, Jing Zhang, Weizhi Xu, Tianzhuo Wang, Xiaochun Chi, Yan Tang, Jiagui Song, Yunling Wang, Fei Ma, Ceshi Chen, Hongquan Zhang, Jun Zhan |
联系作者: | hongquan.zhang@bjmu.edu.cn |
发表年度: | 2024 |
DOI: | DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adk8958 |
摘要: | The luminal-to-basal transition in mammary epithelial cells (MECs) is accompanied by changes in epithelial cell lineage plasticity; however, the underlying mechanism remains elusive. Here, we report that deficiency of Frmd3 inhibits mammary gland lineage development and induces stemness of MECs, subsequently leading to the occurrence of triple-negative breast cancer. Loss of Frmd3 in PyMT mice results in a luminal-to-basal transition phenotype. Single-cell RNA sequencing of MECs indicated that knockout of Frmd3 inhibits the Notch signaling pathway. Mechanistically, FERM domain-containing protein 3 (FRMD3) promotes the degradation of Disheveled-2 by disrupting its interaction with deubiquitinase USP9x. FRMD3 also interrupts the interaction of Disheveled-2 with CK1, FOXK1/2, and NICD and decreases Disheveled-2 phosphorylation and nuclear localization, thereby impairing Notch-dependent luminal epithelial lineage plasticity in MECs. A low level of FRMD3 predicts poor outcomes for breast cancer patients. Together, we demonstrated that FRMD3 is a tumor suppressor that functions as an endogenous activator of the Notch signaling pathway, facilitating the basal-to-luminal transformation in MECs. |
刊物名称: | Science Advances |
论文出处: | https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adk8958 |
影响因子: | 11.7(2023IF) |