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Gastric cancer (GC) ranks the third leading cause of global cancer mortality. Despite recent progress in surgery combined with chemotherapy, the outcomes of GC patients have barely improved. Therefore, better understanding of the molecular mechanisms involved in chemoresistance of GC may help develop novel strategies to treat this deadly disease. Previous evidence has shown aberrant expressions of USP14 in multiple malignancies, suggesting an important role of USP14 in tumorigenesis. However, its role in modulating chemoresistance in GC still remains elusive. In this study, we observed that USP14 levels were significantly increased in GC tissues compared to the paired normal tissues. Multivariate analysis demonstrated that USP14 level was an independent prognostic factor for DFS in GC patients. Silencing of USP14 promoted proteasomal degradation of p-ERK (T202/Y204) and p-Akt (T308/S473), thus inactivating Akt and ERK signaling pathways. Interestingly, silencing of USP14 alone was not sufficient to cause overt effects on cell growth, proliferation, and apoptosis, while resulting in significant apoptosis in the presence of cisplatin in GC cells. Thus, knockdown of USP14 sensitized GC cells to cisplatin by triggering cisplatin-induced apoptosis via impeding Akt and ERK signaling pathways. These results revealed a novel role of USP14 in modulating chemosensitivity of GC cells, suggesting USP14 may serve as not only a prognostic marker, but also a potential therapeutic target for GC patients.
Pubmed ID: 30296012
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