Nature Communications (Nov 2019)

Prolyl hydroxylase substrate adenylosuccinate lyase is an oncogenic driver in triple negative breast cancer

  • Giada Zurlo,
  • Xijuan Liu,
  • Mamoru Takada,
  • Cheng Fan,
  • Jeremy M. Simon,
  • Travis S. Ptacek,
  • Javier Rodriguez,
  • Alex von Kriegsheim,
  • Juan Liu,
  • Jason W. Locasale,
  • Adam Robinson,
  • Jing Zhang,
  • Jessica M. Holler,
  • Baek Kim,
  • Marie Zikánová,
  • Jörgen Bierau,
  • Ling Xie,
  • Xian Chen,
  • Mingjie Li,
  • Charles M. Perou,
  • Qing Zhang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-13168-4
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 15

Abstract

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The hydroxylase EgIN2 contributes to triple negative breast cancers. Here, using an enzyme-substrate trapping strategy, the authors identify ASDL as a bona fide substrate of EgIN2 promoting aggressive properties of TNBC via the activation of cMYC signaling.