Nicotine-mediated OTUD3 downregulation inhibits VEGF-C mRNA decay to promote lymphatic metastasis of human esophageal cancer

oleh: Meng Wang, Yue Li, Yunyun Xiao, Muwen Yang, Jinxin Chen, Yunting Jian, Xin Chen, Dongni Shi, Xiangfu Chen, Ying Ouyang, Lingzhi Kong, Xinjian Huang, Jiewen Bai, Chuyong Lin, Libing Song

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2021-12-01

Deskripsi

The mechanism of how VEGF-C is regulated to promote lymphatic metastasis of oesophageal cancer is unclear. Here the authors show that nicotine prevents the mRNA decay of VEGF-C mRNA and promotes lymphatic metastasis by downregulating deubiquitinase OTUD3 and RNA binding protein ZFP36.