HERC E3 subfamily members are parts of the E3 ubiquitin ligases and key players for a wide range of cellular functions. Though the involvement of the Ubiquitin Proteasome System in blood disorders has been broadly studied, so far the role of large HERCs in this context remains unexplored. In the present study we examined the expression of the large HECT E3 Ubiquitin Ligase, HERC1, in blood disorders. Our findings revealed that HERC1 gene expression was severely downregulated both in acute and in chronic myelogenous leukemia at diagnosis, while it is restored after complete remission achievement. Instead, in Philadelphia the negative myeloproliferative neoplasm HERC1 level was peculiarly controlled, being very low in Primary Myelofibrosis and significantly upregulated in those Essential Thrombocytemia specimens harboring the mutation in the calreticulin gene. Remarkably, in CML cells HERC1 mRNA level was associated with the BCR-ABL1 kinase activity and the HERC1 protein physically interacted with BCR-ABL1. Furthermore, we found that HERC1 was directly tyrosine phosphorylated by the ABL kinase. Overall and for the first time, we provide original evidence on the potential tumor-suppressing or-promoting properties, depending on the context, of HERC1 in myeloid related blood disorders.

Ali, M., Panuzzo, C., Calabrese, C., Maglione, A., Piazza, R., Cilloni, D., et al. (2021). The giant hect e3 ubiquitin ligase herc1 is aberrantly expressed in myeloid related disorders and it is a novel bcr-abl1 binding partner. CANCERS, 13(2), 1-14 [10.3390/cancers13020341].

The giant hect e3 ubiquitin ligase herc1 is aberrantly expressed in myeloid related disorders and it is a novel bcr-abl1 binding partner

Piazza R.;
2021

Abstract

HERC E3 subfamily members are parts of the E3 ubiquitin ligases and key players for a wide range of cellular functions. Though the involvement of the Ubiquitin Proteasome System in blood disorders has been broadly studied, so far the role of large HERCs in this context remains unexplored. In the present study we examined the expression of the large HECT E3 Ubiquitin Ligase, HERC1, in blood disorders. Our findings revealed that HERC1 gene expression was severely downregulated both in acute and in chronic myelogenous leukemia at diagnosis, while it is restored after complete remission achievement. Instead, in Philadelphia the negative myeloproliferative neoplasm HERC1 level was peculiarly controlled, being very low in Primary Myelofibrosis and significantly upregulated in those Essential Thrombocytemia specimens harboring the mutation in the calreticulin gene. Remarkably, in CML cells HERC1 mRNA level was associated with the BCR-ABL1 kinase activity and the HERC1 protein physically interacted with BCR-ABL1. Furthermore, we found that HERC1 was directly tyrosine phosphorylated by the ABL kinase. Overall and for the first time, we provide original evidence on the potential tumor-suppressing or-promoting properties, depending on the context, of HERC1 in myeloid related blood disorders.
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Bcr-Abl1; E3 ubiquitin ligases; Gene expression; HERC1; Myeloid neoplasms; Protein-protein interaction; Ubiquitin proteasome system
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2021
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Ali, M., Panuzzo, C., Calabrese, C., Maglione, A., Piazza, R., Cilloni, D., et al. (2021). The giant hect e3 ubiquitin ligase herc1 is aberrantly expressed in myeloid related disorders and it is a novel bcr-abl1 binding partner. CANCERS, 13(2), 1-14 [10.3390/cancers13020341].
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