m6A修饰的BFSP1通过上调原肌球蛋白4诱导有氧糖酵解,促进肝癌生长和转移。

M6A-modified BFSP1 induces aerobic glycolysis to promote liver cancer growth and metastasis through upregulating tropomodulin 4.

作者信息

Li Rong, Li Shunle, Shen Lin, Li Junhui, Zhang Di, Yu Jinmin, Huang Lanxuan, Liu Na, Lu Hongwei, Xu Meng

机构信息

Department of Anesthesiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an JiaoTong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, PR China.

Department of General Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an JiaoTong University, 157 Xiwu Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710004, PR China.

出版信息

Mol Biomed. 2025 Mar 18;6(1):17. doi: 10.1186/s43556-025-00256-9.

Abstract

RNA N6-methyladenosine (m6A) is a common RNA modification in eukaryotes, and its abnormal regulation is closely related to cancer progression. Aerobic glycolysis is a main way for cancer cells to obtain energy. It was found that beaded filament structural protein 1 (BFSP1) is a m6A related gene in liver cancer. However, the effect of m6A-modified BFSP1 on aerobic glycolysis and how it is regulated in liver cancer progression have not been explored. Here, we found that BFSP1 was upregulated in liver cancer cells and tissues. Overexpression of BFSP1 promoted the viability, invasion, and aerobic glycolysis of liver cancer cells, whereas knockdown of BFSP1 showed the opposite effects. Co-immunoprecipitation, immunofluorescence and GST pull down analyses showed that BFSP1 directly interacted with tropomodalin 4 (TMOD4), and knockdown of TMOD4 reversed BFSP1 overexpression-induced malignant phenotypes and aerobic glycolysis in liver cancer cells. Moreover, methyltransferase-like 3 (METTL3) enhanced BFSP1 stability by augmenting m6A modification of BFSP1 mRNA, which is achieved in a YTHDF1-dependent manner. In vivo experiments in mice confirmed that METTL3 increased BFSP1 stability by promoting m6A modification of BFSP1 mRNA, and knockdown of BFSP1 inhibited tumor growth and metastasis. In summary, METTL3-mediated m6A methylation of BFSP1 mRNA plays an important role in the aerobic glycolysis and progression of liver cancer, providing a potential therapeutic strategy for liver cancer.

摘要

RNA N6-甲基腺嘌呤(m6A)是真核生物中一种常见的RNA修饰,其异常调控与癌症进展密切相关。有氧糖酵解是癌细胞获取能量的主要途径。研究发现,珠状丝状结构蛋白1(BFSP1)是肝癌中一种与m6A相关的基因。然而,m6A修饰的BFSP1对有氧糖酵解的影响以及它在肝癌进展中的调控方式尚未得到探索。在此,我们发现BFSP1在肝癌细胞和组织中上调。BFSP1的过表达促进了肝癌细胞的活力、侵袭和有氧糖酵解,而敲低BFSP1则产生相反的效果。免疫共沉淀、免疫荧光和谷胱甘肽S-转移酶下拉分析表明,BFSP1直接与原肌球蛋白4(TMOD4)相互作用,敲低TMOD4可逆转BFSP1过表达诱导的肝癌细胞恶性表型和有氧糖酵解。此外,甲基转移酶样3(METTL3)通过增强BFSP1 mRNA的m6A修饰来提高BFSP1的稳定性,这是以YTHDF1依赖的方式实现的。小鼠体内实验证实,METTL3通过促进BFSP1 mRNA的m6A修饰来增加BFSP1的稳定性,敲低BFSP1可抑制肿瘤生长和转移。总之,METTL3介导的BFSP1 mRNA的m6A甲基化在肝癌的有氧糖酵解和进展中起重要作用,为肝癌提供了一种潜在的治疗策略。

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