Targeting PUF60 prevents tumor progression by retarding mRNA decay of oxidative phosphorylation in ovarian cancer

Purpose Ovarian cancer (OC) is the leading cause of death from gynecological malignancies, and its etiology and pathogenesis are currently unclear. Recent studies have found that PUF60 overexpressed in various cancers. However, the exact function of PUF60 in global RNA processing and its role in OC...

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Veröffentlicht in:Cellular oncology (Dordrecht) 2024-02, Vol.47 (1), p.157-174
Hauptverfasser: Zhang, Cancan, Ni, Xiaoge, Tao, Chunlin, Zhou, Ziyang, Wang, Fengmian, Gu, Fei, Cui, Xiaoxiao, Jiang, Shuheng, Li, Qing, Lu, Huan, Li, Dongxue, Wu, Zhiyong, Zhang, Rong
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Zusammenfassung:Purpose Ovarian cancer (OC) is the leading cause of death from gynecological malignancies, and its etiology and pathogenesis are currently unclear. Recent studies have found that PUF60 overexpressed in various cancers. However, the exact function of PUF60 in global RNA processing and its role in OC has been unclear. Methods The expression of PUF60 and its relationship with clinical characteristics were analyzed by multiple database analysis and immunohistochemistry. Phenotypic effects of PUF60 on ovarian cancer cell proliferation and metastasis were examined by in vitro cell proliferation assay, migration assay, and in vivo xenograft models and lung metastasis models. RNA immunoprecipitation, seahorse analyses, RNA stability assay were used to study the effect of PUF60 on the stability of oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS)-related genes in OC. Results We report PUF60 is highly expressed in OC with frequent amplification of up to 33.9% and its upregulation predicts a poor prognosis. PUF60 promotes the proliferation and migration of OC cells both in vitro and in vivo. Mechanistically, we demonstrated that silencing of PUF60 enhanced the stability of mRNA transcripts involved in OXPHOS and decreased the formation of processing bodies (P-bodies), ultimately elevating the OXPHOS level. Conclusion Our study unveils a novel function of PUF60 in OC energy metabolism. Thus, PUF60 may serve as a novel target for the treatment of patients with OC.
ISSN:2211-3428
2211-3436
DOI:10.1007/s13402-023-00859-w