An acquired scaffolding function of the DNAJ-PKAc fusion contributes to oncogenic signaling in fibrolamellar carcinoma
- University of Washington Medical Center, United States
Abstract
Fibrolamellar carcinoma (FLC) is a rare liver cancer. FLCs uniquely produce DNAJ-PKAc, a chimeric enzyme consisting of a chaperonin-binding domain fused to the Ca subunit of protein kinase A. Biochemical analyses of clinical samples reveal that a unique property of this fusion enzyme is the ability to recruit heat shock protein 70 (Hsp70). This cellular chaperonin is frequently up-regulated in cancers. Gene-editing of mouse hepatocytes generated disease-relevant AML12DNAJ-PKAc cell lines. Further analyses indicate that the proto-oncogene A-kinase anchoring protein-Lbc is up-regulated in FLC and functions to cluster DNAJ-PKAc/Hsp70 sub-complexes with a RAF-MEK-ERK kinase module. Drug screening reveals Hsp70 and MEK inhibitor combinations that selectively block proliferation of AML12DNAJ-PKAc cells. Phosphoproteomic profiling demonstrates that DNAJ-PKAc biases the signaling landscape toward ERK activation and engages downstream kinase cascades. Thus, the oncogenic action of DNAJ-PKAc involves an acquired scaffolding function that permits recruitment of Hsp70 and mobilization of local ERK signaling.
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An acquired scaffolding function of the DNAJ-PKAc fusion enhances oncogenesis in Fibrolamellar carcinomaMassIVE Repository, doi:10.25345/C5F01X.
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Lorene K Langeberg
Funding
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (R01DK119192)
- John D Scott
Fibrolamellar Cancer Foundation
- John D Scott
National Cancer Institute (R21CA201867)
- Kimberly J Riehle
St. Baldrick's Foundation
- Kimberly J Riehle
National Cancer Institute (R21CA177402)
- Shao-En Ong
NIH Office of the Director (S10 OD021502)
- Shao-En Ong
National Institutes of Health (2T32CA080416)
- Rigney E Turnham
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (F32DK121415)
- Mitchell H Omar
Fibrolamellar Cancer Foundation
- Raymond S Yeung
The funders had no role in study design, data collection and interpretation, or the decision to submit the work for publication.
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© 2019, Turnham et al.
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An acquired scaffolding function of the DNAJ-PKAc fusion contributes to oncogenic signaling in fibrolamellar carcinoma
eLife 8:e44187.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.44187
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