Department of Laboratory Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong 272000, China; School of Integrative Medicine, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, Shandong 250355, China.
Department of Laboratory Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong 272000, China.
Cell Rep Med. 2024 May 21;5(5):101510. doi: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2024.101510. Epub 2024 Apr 12.
Key gene mutations are essential for colorectal cancer (CRC) development; however, how the mutated tumor cells impact the surrounding normal cells to promote tumor progression has not been well defined. Here, we report that PIK3CA mutant tumor cells transmit oncogenic signals and result in malignant transformation of intestinal epithelial cells (IECs) via paracrine exosomal arachidonic acid (AA)-induced H3K4 trimethylation. Mechanistically, PIK3CA mutations sustain SGK3-FBW7-mediated stability of the cPLA2 protein, leading to the synthetic increase in AA, which is transported through exosome and accumulated in IECs. Transferred AA directly binds Menin and strengthens the interactions of Menin and MLL1/2 methyltransferase. Finally, the combination of VTP50469, an inhibitor of the Menin-MLL interaction, and alpelisib synergistically represses PDX tumors harboring PIK3CA mutations. Together, these findings unveil the metabolic link between PIK3CA mutant tumor cells and the IECs, highlighting AA as the potential target for the treatment of patients with CRC harboring PIK3CA mutations.
关键基因突变为结直肠癌(CRC)的发展所必需;然而,突变的肿瘤细胞如何影响周围的正常细胞以促进肿瘤进展尚未得到很好的定义。在这里,我们报告 PIK3CA 突变的肿瘤细胞通过旁分泌外泌体花生四烯酸(AA)诱导的 H3K4 三甲基化传递致癌信号,并导致肠上皮细胞(IECs)的恶性转化。在机制上,PIK3CA 突变维持 SGK3-FBW7 介导的 cPLA2 蛋白稳定性,导致 AA 的合成增加,AA 通过外泌体运输并在 IECs 中积累。转移的 AA 直接与 Menin 结合,并增强了 Menin 和 MLL1/2 甲基转移酶的相互作用。最后,Menin-MLL 相互作用抑制剂 VTP50469 与 alpelisib 的联合使用可协同抑制携带 PIK3CA 突变的 PDX 肿瘤。总之,这些发现揭示了 PIK3CA 突变的肿瘤细胞与 IEC 之间的代谢联系,突出了 AA 作为治疗携带 PIK3CA 突变的 CRC 患者的潜在靶点。