Key Laboratory of Multi-Cell Systems, Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China.
Institute of Functional Nano and Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
J Clin Invest. 2024 Aug 15;134(18):e175023. doi: 10.1172/JCI175023.
Strategies beyond hormone-related therapy need to be developed to improve prostate cancer mortality. Here, we show that FUBP1 and its methylation were essential for prostate cancer progression, and a competitive peptide interfering with FUBP1 methylation suppressed the development of prostate cancer. FUBP1 accelerated prostate cancer development in various preclinical models. PRMT5-mediated FUBP1 methylation, regulated by BRD4, was crucial for its oncogenic effect and correlated with earlier biochemical recurrence in our patient cohort. Suppressed prostate cancer progression was observed in various genetic mouse models expressing the FUBP1 mutant deficient in PRMT5-mediated methylation. A competitive peptide, which was delivered through nanocomplexes, disrupted the interaction of FUBP1 with PRMT5, blocked FUBP1 methylation, and inhibited prostate cancer development in various preclinical models. Overall, our findings suggest that targeting FUBP1 methylation provides a potential therapeutic strategy for prostate cancer management.
需要开发超越激素相关治疗的策略来提高前列腺癌死亡率。在这里,我们表明 FUBP1 及其甲基化对于前列腺癌的进展是必不可少的,一种竞争性肽干扰 FUBP1 甲基化抑制了前列腺癌的发展。FUBP1 在各种临床前模型中加速了前列腺癌的发展。由 BRD4 调节的 PRMT5 介导的 FUBP1 甲基化对于其致癌作用至关重要,并且与我们的患者队列中的早期生化复发相关。在表达缺乏 PRMT5 介导甲基化的 FUBP1 突变体的各种遗传小鼠模型中观察到前列腺癌进展受到抑制。一种通过纳米复合物递送的竞争性肽破坏了 FUBP1 与 PRMT5 的相互作用,阻断了 FUBP1 甲基化,并抑制了各种临床前模型中的前列腺癌发展。总的来说,我们的研究结果表明,靶向 FUBP1 甲基化为前列腺癌的治疗提供了一种潜在的治疗策略。