RT Journal Article T1 Loss of Tribbles pseudokinase-3 promotes Akt-driven tumorigenesis via FOXO inactivation A1 Salazar Roa, María A1 Lorente Pérez, María Del Mar A1 Garcia-Taboada, Elena A1 Pérez Gómez, Eduardo A1 Davila, Davila A1 Zuñiga, Patricia A1 Flores Landeira, Juana María A1 Rodriguez, Antonio A1 Hegedus, Zoltán A1 Mosen-Ansorena, David A1 Aransay, Ana María A1 Hernandez-Tiedra, Sonia A1 Lopez-Valero, Israël A1 Quintanilla, Miguel A1 Sánchez García, María Cristina A1 Iovanna, Juan A1 Dusetti, Nelson A1 Guzmán Pastor, Manuel A1 Francis, Sheila A1 Carracedo, Arkaitz A1 Kiss-Toth, Endre A1 Velasco Díez, Guillermo AB Tribbles pseudokinase-3 (TRIB3) has been proposed to act as an inhibitor of AKT although the precise molecular basis of this activity and whether the loss of TRIB3 contributes to cancer initiation and progression remain to be clarified. In this study, by using a wide array of in vitro and in vivo approaches, including a Trib3 knockout mouse, we demonstrate that TRIB3 has a tumor- suppressing role. We also find that the mechanism by which TRIB3 loss enhances tumorigenesis relies on the dysregulation of the phosphorylation of AKT by the mTORC2 complex, which leads to an enhanced phosphorylation of AKT on Ser473 and the subsequent hyperphosphorylation and inactivation of the transcription factor FOXO3. These observations support the notion that loss of TRIB3 is associated with a more aggressive phenotype in various types of tumors by enhancing the activity of the mTORC2/AKT/FOXO axis PB Nature Publishing Group SN 1350-9047 YR 2014 FD 2014 LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/96199 UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/96199 LA eng NO Salazar, M., Lorente, M., García-Taboada, E. et al. Loss of Tribbles pseudokinase-3 promotes Akt-driven tumorigenesis via FOXO inactivation. Cell Death Differ 22, 131–144 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/cdd.2014.133 NO This work was supported by grants from Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (MINECO) and Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional (FEDER) (PS09/01401; PI12/02248, FR2009-0052 and IT2009-0053toGV), Comunidad de Madrid (S2011/BMD-2308toMG), Fundacion Mutua Madrilena (AP101042012 to GV) and Breast Cancer Campaign (2012NovSP033 to EKT and GV). Purchase of the TRIB3-deficient mice (LEXKO-1947) linewas fundedby theWellcomeTrust. NO Comunidad de Madrid NO Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (España) NO European Commission NO Fundación Mutua Madrileña NO Breast Cancer Campaign DS Docta Complutense RD 17 abr 2025