Honokiol-induced degradation of AML1-ETO oncoprotein through upregulation of UbcH8 in acute myeloid leukemia
LI Haiying1, ZHOU Bin1, WU Jianbo1, XING Chongyun2.
1.Laboratory of Internal Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325015, China; 2.Department of Hematology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325015, China
LI Haiying1,ZHOU Bin,WU Jianbo, et al. Honokiol-induced degradation of AML1-ETO oncoprotein through upregulation of UbcH8 in acute myeloid leukemia[J]. JOURNAL OF WEZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY, 2019, 49(5): 327-332.
Abstract:Objective: To investigate the possible mechanism of the degradation of AML1-ETO protein induced by honokiol. Methods: Kasumi-1 cells were treated with 10, 20 and 40 μmol/L honokiol for 24 h and 48 h. The mRNA expression of AML1-ETO and UbcH8 and the protein expression were detected by qRT-PCR and Western blot respectively. Microarry analysis was used to select the target gene. To explore the role of UbcH8 in the degradation of AML1-ETO protein induced by honokiol, the expression of UbcH8 was knocked down by small hairpin RNAs (shRNAs) and overexpressed by MSCV-based vector to detect the related indicators. A xenograft mice model was treated by honokiol to detect tumorigenicity and related protein expression. Results: Honokiol decreased the protein expression of AML1-ETO in a time- and concentration- dependent manner, and reduced the stability of AML1-ETO protein, but did not affect the mRNA expression of AML1-ETO in kasumi-1 cell. We identified UbcH8 as the target gene by honokiol through microarray analysis. Honokiol obviously increased the expression of UbcH8 by 4-fold. Furthermore, overexpression of UbcH8 decreased the expression of AML1-ETO and knockdown of UbcH8 by shRNAs prevented honokiol-induced degradation of AML-ETO, suggesting that UbcH8 plays a critical role in the degradation of AML1-ETO by honokiol. Finally, honokiol decreased xenograft tumor size in a xenograft leukemia mouse model. Meanwhile, the protein of AML1-ETO was significantly reduced, while UBCH8 expression was elevated. Conclusion: Honokiol can degrade AML1-ETO oncoprotein through upregulation of UbcH8 in acute myeloid leukemia.
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