Comprehensive analysis of protein post-translational modifications reveals PTPN2-STAT1-AOX axis-mediated tumor progression in hepatocellular carcinomas

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a common malignant tumor. Although the proteomics of HCC is well studied, the landscape of post-translational modifications (PTMs) in HCC is poorly understood. The PTMs themselves and their crosstalk might be deeply involved in HCC development and progression. Herei...

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Main Authors: Junli Wang, Yu Lou, Xiaojun Peng, Mao Ye, Wanyue Cao, Jiangchao Wu, Zhihui Yan, Xiaowen Zhao, Yu Zhou, Chenlei Zheng, Xiaobao Wei, Qitai Chen, Chengyang Hu, Mingxuan Zhang, Lanqing Qu, Zeshe Chen, Qihan Fu, Weixin Wang, Jingsong Li, Qi Zhang, Tingbo Liang
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Published: Elsevier 2025-03-01
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author Junli Wang
Yu Lou
Xiaojun Peng
Mao Ye
Wanyue Cao
Jiangchao Wu
Zhihui Yan
Xiaowen Zhao
Yu Zhou
Chenlei Zheng
Xiaobao Wei
Qitai Chen
Chengyang Hu
Mingxuan Zhang
Lanqing Qu
Zeshe Chen
Qihan Fu
Weixin Wang
Jingsong Li
Qi Zhang
Tingbo Liang
author_facet Junli Wang
Yu Lou
Xiaojun Peng
Mao Ye
Wanyue Cao
Jiangchao Wu
Zhihui Yan
Xiaowen Zhao
Yu Zhou
Chenlei Zheng
Xiaobao Wei
Qitai Chen
Chengyang Hu
Mingxuan Zhang
Lanqing Qu
Zeshe Chen
Qihan Fu
Weixin Wang
Jingsong Li
Qi Zhang
Tingbo Liang
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description Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a common malignant tumor. Although the proteomics of HCC is well studied, the landscape of post-translational modifications (PTMs) in HCC is poorly understood. The PTMs themselves and their crosstalk might be deeply involved in HCC development and progression. Herein, we investigated nine types of PTMs in paired tumor and normal tissues from nine patients with HCC using the label-free quantitative liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS)-based technique. We identified >60,000 modified sites, and found that phosphorylation and ubiquitination were two most frequently changed PTMs between tumor and normal tissues. Crosstalk between malonylation-ubiquitination, phosphorylation-ubiquitination, and succinylation-propionylation were most significant among all PTMs. Further analysis revealed that Thr-160 of CDK2 regulated EZH2 via H3K27me3, and proposed a PTPN2-STAT1-AOX1 axis for HCC development through driver PTM exploration. In conclusion, our study provides a database of multiple PTMs in HCC, which might help to understand the biology of HCC and reveal novel targets for drug development.
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spelling doaj-art-283f4fa854574b548b60a138c8d8d72f2025-08-20T02:03:46ZengElsevierTranslational Oncology1936-52332025-03-015310227510.1016/j.tranon.2025.102275Comprehensive analysis of protein post-translational modifications reveals PTPN2-STAT1-AOX axis-mediated tumor progression in hepatocellular carcinomasJunli Wang0Yu Lou1Xiaojun Peng2Mao Ye3Wanyue Cao4Jiangchao Wu5Zhihui Yan6Xiaowen Zhao7Yu Zhou8Chenlei Zheng9Xiaobao Wei10Qitai Chen11Chengyang Hu12Mingxuan Zhang13Lanqing Qu14Zeshe Chen15Qihan Fu16Weixin Wang17Jingsong Li18Qi Zhang19Tingbo Liang20Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Pancreatic Disease, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, ChinaZhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Pancreatic Disease, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China; Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, ChinaCosmos Wisdom Biotechnology Co. Ltd., Hangzhou, ChinaZhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Pancreatic Disease, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China; Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, ChinaZhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Pancreatic Disease, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China; Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, ChinaZhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Pancreatic Disease, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China; Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, ChinaNovogene Inc., Beijing, ChinaNovogene Inc., Beijing, ChinaDepartment of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, ChinaZhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Pancreatic Disease, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, ChinaZhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Pancreatic Disease, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China; Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, ChinaZhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Pancreatic Disease, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China; Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, ChinaZhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Pancreatic Disease, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China; Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, ChinaZhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, ChinaZhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, ChinaZhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, ChinaDepartment of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China; Clinical Research Center of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Diseases, Zhejiang Province, China; Department of Medical Oncology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, ChinaCosmos Wisdom Biotechnology Co. Ltd., Hangzhou, ChinaResearch Center for Healthcare Data Science, Zhejiang Lab, Hangzhou, ChinaZhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Pancreatic Disease, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China; Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China; Clinical Research Center of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Diseases, Zhejiang Province, China; Zhejiang University Cancer Center, Hangzhou, China; Corresponding author at: Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, No. 79 Qingchun Road, Hangzhou 310003, China.Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Pancreatic Disease, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China; Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China; Clinical Research Center of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Diseases, Zhejiang Province, China; Zhejiang University Cancer Center, Hangzhou, China; Corresponding author at: Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, No. 79 Qingchun Road, Hangzhou 310003, China.Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a common malignant tumor. Although the proteomics of HCC is well studied, the landscape of post-translational modifications (PTMs) in HCC is poorly understood. The PTMs themselves and their crosstalk might be deeply involved in HCC development and progression. Herein, we investigated nine types of PTMs in paired tumor and normal tissues from nine patients with HCC using the label-free quantitative liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS)-based technique. We identified >60,000 modified sites, and found that phosphorylation and ubiquitination were two most frequently changed PTMs between tumor and normal tissues. Crosstalk between malonylation-ubiquitination, phosphorylation-ubiquitination, and succinylation-propionylation were most significant among all PTMs. Further analysis revealed that Thr-160 of CDK2 regulated EZH2 via H3K27me3, and proposed a PTPN2-STAT1-AOX1 axis for HCC development through driver PTM exploration. In conclusion, our study provides a database of multiple PTMs in HCC, which might help to understand the biology of HCC and reveal novel targets for drug development.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1936523325000063ProteomicPost-translational modificationHistoneCDK2Liver cancer
spellingShingle Junli Wang
Yu Lou
Xiaojun Peng
Mao Ye
Wanyue Cao
Jiangchao Wu
Zhihui Yan
Xiaowen Zhao
Yu Zhou
Chenlei Zheng
Xiaobao Wei
Qitai Chen
Chengyang Hu
Mingxuan Zhang
Lanqing Qu
Zeshe Chen
Qihan Fu
Weixin Wang
Jingsong Li
Qi Zhang
Tingbo Liang
Comprehensive analysis of protein post-translational modifications reveals PTPN2-STAT1-AOX axis-mediated tumor progression in hepatocellular carcinomas
Translational Oncology
Proteomic
Post-translational modification
Histone
CDK2
Liver cancer
title Comprehensive analysis of protein post-translational modifications reveals PTPN2-STAT1-AOX axis-mediated tumor progression in hepatocellular carcinomas
title_full Comprehensive analysis of protein post-translational modifications reveals PTPN2-STAT1-AOX axis-mediated tumor progression in hepatocellular carcinomas
title_fullStr Comprehensive analysis of protein post-translational modifications reveals PTPN2-STAT1-AOX axis-mediated tumor progression in hepatocellular carcinomas
title_full_unstemmed Comprehensive analysis of protein post-translational modifications reveals PTPN2-STAT1-AOX axis-mediated tumor progression in hepatocellular carcinomas
title_short Comprehensive analysis of protein post-translational modifications reveals PTPN2-STAT1-AOX axis-mediated tumor progression in hepatocellular carcinomas
title_sort comprehensive analysis of protein post translational modifications reveals ptpn2 stat1 aox axis mediated tumor progression in hepatocellular carcinomas
topic Proteomic
Post-translational modification
Histone
CDK2
Liver cancer
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1936523325000063
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