Cancer Institute, Dalian Key Laboratory of Molecular Targeted Cancer Therapy, The Second Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China.
Cancer Sci. 2024 Apr;115(4):1170-1183. doi: 10.1111/cas.16085. Epub 2024 Jan 29.
Platinum-based therapies have revolutionized the treatment of high-grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSOC). However, high rates of disease recurrence and progression remain a major clinical concern. Impaired mitochondrial function and dysregulated reactive oxygen species (ROS), hallmarks of cancer, hold potential as therapeutic targets for selectively sensitizing cisplatin treatment. Here, we uncover an oncogenic role of the palmitoyltransferase ZDHHC12 in regulating mitochondrial function and ROS homeostasis in HGSOC cells. Analysis of The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) ovarian cancer data revealed significantly elevated ZDHHC12 expression, demonstrating the strongest positive association with ROS pathways among all ZDHHC enzymes. Transcriptomic analysis of independent ovarian cancer datasets and the SNU119 cell model corroborated this association, highlighting a strong link between ZDHHC12 expression and signature pathways involving mitochondrial oxidative metabolism and ROS regulation. Knockdown of ZDHHC12 disrupted this association, leading to increased cellular complexity, ATP levels, mitochondrial activity, and both mitochondrial and cellular ROS. This dysregulation, achieved by the siRNA knockdown of ZDHHC12 or treatment with the general palmitoylation inhibitor 2BP or the fatty acid synthase inhibitor C75, significantly enhanced cisplatin cytotoxicity in 2D and 3D spheroid models of HGSOC through ROS-mediated mechanisms. Markedly, ZDHHC12 inhibition significantly augmented the anti-tumor activity of cisplatin in an ovarian cancer xenograft tumor model, as well as in an ascites-derived organoid line of platinum-resistant ovarian cancer. Our data suggest the potential of ZDHHC12 as a promising target to improve the outcome of HGSOCs in response to platinum-based chemotherapy.
基于铂类的治疗方法已经彻底改变了高级别浆液性卵巢癌(HGSOC)的治疗方式。然而,高疾病复发率和进展率仍然是一个主要的临床关注点。受损的线粒体功能和失调的活性氧(ROS)是癌症的标志,它们可能成为有选择性地增强顺铂治疗效果的治疗靶点。在这里,我们揭示了棕榈酰转移酶 ZDHHC12 在调节 HGSOC 细胞中线粒体功能和 ROS 动态平衡方面的致癌作用。对癌症基因组图谱(TCGA)卵巢癌数据的分析显示,ZDHHC12 的表达显著升高,在所有 ZDHHC 酶中,与 ROS 途径的关联最强。对独立的卵巢癌数据集和 SNU119 细胞模型的转录组分析证实了这种关联,突出了 ZDHHC12 表达与涉及线粒体氧化代谢和 ROS 调节的特征途径之间的紧密联系。ZDHHC12 的敲低破坏了这种关联,导致细胞复杂性、ATP 水平、线粒体活性以及线粒体和细胞 ROS 的增加。这种失调是通过 ZDHHC12 的 siRNA 敲低或使用通用棕榈酰化抑制剂 2BP 或脂肪酸合酶抑制剂 C75 实现的,通过 ROS 介导的机制,在 HGSOC 的 2D 和 3D 球体模型中显著增强了顺铂的细胞毒性。值得注意的是,ZDHHC12 抑制显著增强了顺铂在卵巢癌异种移植肿瘤模型以及铂耐药卵巢癌来源的类器官系中的抗肿瘤活性。我们的数据表明,ZDHHC12 作为一个有前途的靶点,有可能改善对基于铂类的化疗的 HGSOCs 的治疗效果。
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