Nature Communications (Nov 2021)

G3BP1 inhibits Cul3SPOP to amplify AR signaling and promote prostate cancer

  • Chandrani Mukhopadhyay,
  • Chenyi Yang,
  • Limei Xu,
  • Deli Liu,
  • Yu Wang,
  • Dennis Huang,
  • Lesa Dayal Deonarine,
  • Joanna Cyrta,
  • Elai Davicioni,
  • Andrea Sboner,
  • Brian. D. Robinson,
  • Arul M. Chinnaiyan,
  • Mark A. Rubin,
  • Christopher E. Barbieri,
  • Pengbo Zhou

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-27024-x
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 18

Abstract

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SPOP functions as a tumour suppressor in prostate cancer but how the protein is regulated is unclear. Here, the authors identify G3BP1 as a competitive inhibitor of SPOP and show that G3BP1-SPOP axis activates androgen signalling to drive tumorigenesis.