Histone deacetylase inhibitor suberoylanilide hydroxamic acid suppresses the pro-oncogenic effects induced by hepatitis B virus pre-S2 mutant oncoprotein and represents a potential chemopreventive agent in high-risk chronic HBV patients
Menée à l'aide de lignées cellulaires, d'échantillons tissulaires sains de foie prélevés sur des patients atteints d'un carcinome hépatocellulaire et à l'aide d'un modèle murin transgénique, cette étude montre que l'acide subéroylanilide-hydroxamique, un inhibiteur de l'histone désacétylase, peut inhiber la carcinogenèse hépatique associée au virus de l'hépatite B, en supprimant l'activité de l'oncoprotéine virale pre-S2
Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is the major cause of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The pre-S2 mutant large HBV surface antigen (LHBS) in type II ground glass hepatocytes (GGHs) has been recognized as an emerging viral oncoprotein; it directly interacts with the c-Jun activation domain-binding protein 1 (JAB1) and subsequently causes hyperphosphorylation of the tumor suppressor retinoblastoma and, consequently, leads to disturbed cell cycle progression. The interaction of the pre-S2 mutant LHBS with JAB1 could provide a potential target for chemoprevention. In this study, we found that the preneoplastic type II GGHs showed a significant decrease of the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor p27Kip1, which serves as a marker for pre-S2 mutant-JAB1 complex formation. The histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitor SAHA elevated expression of the tumor suppressor thioredoxin-binding protein 2 (TBP2), which subsequently enhanced the JAB1-TBP2 interaction and abolished the pre-S2 mutant LHBS-induced degradation of p27Kip1, which, in turn, recovered the normal cell cycle checkpoint. The pre-S2 mutant LHBS-induced pro-oncogenic effects: increased cell proliferation, nuclear/cytoplasmic ratio and PCNA expression, were all greatly ameliorated after SAHA treatments, which suggested SAHA as a promising chemopreventive agent for the pre-S2 mutant oncoprotein-induced HCC. In conclusion, this study provides the mechanism of HDAC inhibitor in preventing the pre-S2 mutant-induced oncogenic phenotype. The HDAC inhibitor SAHA is therefore a potential chemopreventive agent for high-risk chronic HBV patients who may develop HCC.
http://carcin.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2012/11/20/carcin.bgs365.abstract