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NatB-mediated protein N-alpha-terminal acetylation is a potential therapeutic target in hepatocellular carcinoma

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The identification of new targets for systemic therapy of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is an urgent medical need. Recently, we showed that hNatB catalyzes the N-α- terminal acetylation of 15% of the human proteome and that this action is necessary for proper actin cytoskeleton structure and function. In tumors, cytoskeletal changes influence motility, invasion, survival, cell growth and tumor progression, making the cytoskeleton a very attractive antitumor target. Here, we show that hNatB subunits are upregulated in in over 59% HCC tumors compared to non-tumor tissue and that this upregulation is associated with microscopic vascular invasion. We found that hNatB silencing blocks proliferation and tumor formation in HCC cell lines in association with hampered DNA synthesis and impaired progression through the S and the G2/M phases. Growth inhibition is mediated by the degradation of two hNatB substrates, tropomyosin and CDK2, which occurs when these proteins lack N-α-terminal acetylation. In addition, hNatB inhibition disrupts the actin cytoskeleton, focal adhesions and tight/adherens junctions, abrogating two proliferative signaling pathways, Hippo/YAP and ERK1/2. Therefore, inhibition of NatB activity represents an interesting new approach to treating HCC by blocking cell proliferation and disrupting actin cytoskeleton function.

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NERI, Leire, LASA, Marta, ELOSEGUI ARTOLA, Alberto, D'AVOLA, Delia, CARTE, Beatriz, GAZQUEZ, Cristina, ALVE, Sara, ROCA-CUSACHS SOULERE, Pere, INARRAIRAEGUI, Mercedes, HERRERO, José i., PRIETO, Jesús, SANGRO, Bruno, ALDABE, Rafael. NatB-mediated protein N-alpha-terminal acetylation is a potential therapeutic target in hepatocellular carcinoma. _Oncotarget_. 2017. Vol. 8, núm. 25, pàgs. 40967-40981. [consulta: 26 de febrer de 2026]. ISSN: 1949-2553. [Disponible a: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/123398]

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