Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, No. 1 Shuaifuyuan, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100010, China.
Department of Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, No. 300 Guangzhou Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210029, China.
Theranostics. 2021 Jan 1;11(3):1100-1114. doi: 10.7150/thno.49345. eCollection 2021.
N6-methyladenosine (mA) mRNA methylation is the most abundant chemical posttranscriptional modification in mRNA and is involved in the regulation of a number of biological processes. Insulin-like growth factor 2 mRNA-binding protein 1 (IGF2BP1) has recently been reported as having the capacity to recognize mA sites in mRNA and plays a role in regulating mRNA metabolization. However, it is unclear which genes IGF2BP1 targets to identify mA sites and what are their respective functions in endometrial cancer (EC). Quantitative PCR, western blot and immunohistochemistry were used to measure IGF2BP1 expression in EC cell lines and tissues. Xenograft experiments were performed to examine the role of IGF2BP1 in EC cell growth. RNA-binding protein immunoprecipitation sequencing, methylated RNA-binding protein immunoprecipitation sequencing and RNA-sequencing were also conducted to identify potential IGF2BP1 targets involved in EC regulation. Co-immunoprecipitation and mass spectrometry were used to identify IGF2BP1-interacting proteins. IGF2BP1 expression increased in EC, and high expression of this protein correlated with poor prognosis. IGF2BP1 overexpression/knockdown can promote (and inhibit) cell proliferation and regulate the tumor cell cycle and cancer progression, both and . Mechanistically, IGF2BP1 can recognize mA sites in the 3' untranslated region (3'UTR) of Paternally Expressed Gene 10 (PEG10) mRNA and recruits polyadenylate-binding protein 1 (PABPC1) to enhance PEG10 mRNA stability, which consequently promotes PEG10 protein expression. Additionally, it would appear that a large number of PEG10 proteins bind p16 and p18 gene promoter sequences, thereby repressing expression and accelerating the cell cycle. This investigation found that IGF2BP1 has a crucial role in the mA-dependent regulatory mechanism for endometrial cancer. This study provides new insights into our understanding of disease progression and provides another potential route for understanding biological functions.
N6-甲基腺苷(mA)mRNA 甲基化是 mRNA 中最丰富的化学转录后修饰,参与调节许多生物过程。胰岛素样生长因子 2 mRNA 结合蛋白 1(IGF2BP1)最近被报道具有识别 mRNA 中 mA 位点的能力,并在调节 mRNA 代谢中发挥作用。然而,目前尚不清楚 IGF2BP1 靶向哪些基因来识别 mA 位点,以及它们在子宫内膜癌(EC)中的各自功能是什么。采用定量 PCR、western blot 和免疫组化检测 IGF2BP1 在 EC 细胞系和组织中的表达。进行异种移植实验以研究 IGF2BP1 在 EC 细胞生长中的作用。还进行了 RNA 结合蛋白免疫沉淀测序、甲基化 RNA 结合蛋白免疫沉淀测序和 RNA 测序,以鉴定潜在的 IGF2BP1 靶标,这些靶标参与 EC 调控。通过免疫共沉淀和质谱分析鉴定 IGF2BP1 相互作用蛋白。IGF2BP1 在 EC 中表达增加,该蛋白的高表达与预后不良相关。IGF2BP1 过表达/敲低可促进(和抑制)细胞增殖,并调节肿瘤细胞周期和癌症进展。从机制上讲,IGF2BP1 可以识别 Paternally Expressed Gene 10(PEG10)mRNA 3'非翻译区(3'UTR)中的 mA 位点,并招募多聚腺苷酸结合蛋白 1(PABPC1)以增强 PEG10mRNA 的稳定性,从而促进 PEG10 蛋白表达。此外,似乎大量的 PEG10 蛋白结合 p16 和 p18 基因启动子序列,从而抑制表达并加速细胞周期。本研究发现 IGF2BP1 在子宫内膜癌的 mA 依赖性调控机制中起关键作用。这项研究为我们对疾病进展的理解提供了新的见解,并为进一步了解生物学功能提供了另一条潜在途径。