PTPRO suppresses lymph node metastasis of esophageal carcinoma by dephosphorylating MET

Hongmei Dong, Wan Lin, Liang Du, Zhimeng Yao, Feifei Li, Shuanglong Chen, Yiteng Huang, Hongzheng Ren, Yichen Luo, Songwang Cai, Yexi Chen, Hui Tang, Xiaofu Qiu, Yunlong Pan, Xingxu Huang, Dianzheng Zhang, Shegan Gao, Sai Ching Jim Yeung, Hao Zhang

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    Abstract

    Protein tyrosine phosphatase receptor-type O (PTPRO) is a membrane-bound tyrosine phosphatase. Notably, epigenetically silenced PTPRO due to promoter hypermethylation is frequently linked to malignancies. In this study, we used cellular and animal models, and patient samples to demonstrate that PTPRO can suppress the metastasis of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). Mechanistically, PTPRO can inhibit MET-mediated metastasis by dephosphorylating Y1234/1235 in the kinase activation loop of MET. Patients with PTPROlow/p-METhigh had significantly poor prognosis, suggesting that PTPROlow/p-METhigh can serve as an independent prognostic factor for patients with ESCC.

    Original languageEnglish (US)
    Article number216283
    JournalCancer Letters
    Volume567
    DOIs
    StatePublished - Jul 28 2023

    Keywords

    • Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
    • MET
    • Metastasis
    • PTPRO
    • Tyrosine phosphatase

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Oncology
    • Cancer Research

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