The INPP4B Tumor Suppressor Modulates EGFR Trafficking and Promotes Triple-Negative Breast Cancer. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Inactivation of the tumor suppressor lipid phosphatase INPP4B is common in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). We generated a genetically engineered TNBC mouse model deficient in INPP4B. We found a dose-dependent increase in tumor incidence in INPP4B homozygous and heterozygous knockout mice compared with wild-type (WT), supporting a role for INPP4B as a tumor suppressor in TNBC. Tumors derived from INPP4B knockout mice are enriched for AKT and MEK gene signatures. Consequently, mice with INPP4B deficiency are more sensitive to PI3K or MEK inhibitors compared with WT mice. Mechanistically, we found that INPP4B deficiency increases PI(3,4)P2 levels in endocytic vesicles but not at the plasma membrane. Moreover, INPP4B loss delays degradation of EGFR and MET, while promoting recycling of receptor tyrosine kinases (RTK), thus enhancing the duration and amplitude of signaling output upon growth factor stimulation. Therefore, INPP4B inactivation in TNBC promotes tumorigenesis by modulating RTK recycling and signaling duration. SIGNIFICANCE: Inactivation of the lipid phosphatase INPP4B is frequent in TNBC. Using a genetically engineered mouse model, we show that INPP4B functions as a tumor suppressor in TNBC. INPP4B regulates RTK trafficking and degradation, such that loss of INPP4B prolongs both PI3K and ERK activation.This article is highlighted in the In This Issue feature, p. 1079.

publication date

  • June 8, 2020

Research

keywords

  • Disease Models, Animal
  • Genes, Tumor Suppressor
  • Phosphoric Monoester Hydrolases
  • Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases
  • Triple Negative Breast Neoplasms

Identity

PubMed Central ID

  • PMC7415683

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 85089124849

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1038/onc.2015.361

PubMed ID

  • 32513774

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 10

issue

  • 8