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ArticleJournal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR2023

The N6-methyladenosine METTL3 regulates tumorigenesis and glycolysis by mediating m6A methylation of the tumor suppressor LATS1 in breast cancer.

Youqin Xu, Mu Song, Ziyang Hong, Wancheng Chen, Qianbing Zhang, Jianlong Zhou, Chao Yang, Zilong He, Juanjuan Yu, Xiaolin Peng and 5 more

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Article in Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 79 papers.

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15 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Youqin Xu *Department of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital, Southern Medical University, Foshan, 528200, China.
Mu Song *Department of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital, Southern Medical University, Foshan, 528200, China.
Ziyang HongDepartment of Oncology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China.
Wancheng ChenDepartment of Radiotherapy, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510282, China.
Qianbing ZhangInstitute of Oncology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China.
Jianlong ZhouDepartment of Oncology, Guangxi International Zhuang Medicine Hospital, Nanning, 530021, China.
Chao YangDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China.
Zilong HeDepartment of Radiology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China.
Juanjuan YuDepartment of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital, Southern Medical University, Foshan, 528200, China.
Xiaolin PengDepartment of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital, Southern Medical University, Foshan, 528200, China.
Qiuhong ZhuDepartment of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital, Southern Medical University, Foshan, 528200, China.
Shaotian LiDepartment of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital, Southern Medical University, Foshan, 528200, China.
Kaiyuan JiGuangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510620, China. 369027938@qq.com.
Minfeng LiuBreast Center, Department of General Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China. matthewliu007@163.com.
Qiang ZuoDepartment of Oncology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China. nfyyzq@126.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2492-3489
Nanfang Hospital · CNSouthern Medical University · CNGuangzhou Women and Children Medical Center · CNZhujiang Hospital · CN

Funding

Medical Science and Technology Foundation of Guangdong Province 15-A2020510National Natural Science Foundation of China 81872009Postdoctoral Research Foundation of China 2021M690073President's Fund of Nanfang Hospital 2019C017Young Scientists Fund 81902865Young Scientists Fund 82002938Young Scientists Fund 82103378
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPosttranscriptional modification of tumor-associated factors plays a pivotal role in breast cancer progression. However, the underlying mechanism remains unknown. M6A modifications in cancer cells are dynamic and reversible and have been found to impact tumor initiation and progression through various mechanisms. In this study, we explored the regulatory mechanism of breast cancer cell proliferation and metabolism through m6A methylation in the Hippo pathway. 

methodsA combination of MeRIP-seq, RNA-seq and metabolomics-seq was utilized to reveal a map of m6A modifications in breast cancer tissues and cells. We conducted RNA pull-down assays, RIP-qPCR, MeRIP-qPCR, and RNA stability analysis to identify the relationship between m6A proteins and LATS1 in m6A regulation in breast cancer cells. The expression and biological functions of m6A proteins were confirmed in breast cancer cells in vitro and in vivo. Furthermore, we investigated the phosphorylation levels and localization of YAP/TAZ to reveal that the activity of the Hippo pathway was affected by m6A regulation of LATS1 in breast cancer cells. 

resultsWe demonstrated that m6A regulation plays an important role in proliferation and glycolytic metabolism in breast cancer through the Hippo pathway factor, LATS1. METTL3 was identified as the m6A writer, with YTHDF2 as the reader protein of LATS1 mRNA, which plays a positive role in promoting both tumorigenesis and glycolysis in breast cancer. High levels of m6A modification were induced by METTL3 in LATS1 mRNA. YTHDF2 identified m6A sites in LATS1 mRNA and reduced its stability. Knockout of the protein expression of METTL3 or YTHDF2 increased the expression of LATS1 mRNA and suppressed breast cancer tumorigenesis by activating YAP/TAZ in the Hippo pathway.

conclusionsIn summary, we discovered that the METTL3-LATS1-YTHDF2 pathway plays an important role in the progression of breast cancer by activating YAP/TAZ in the Hippo pathway.

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Breast NeoplasmsCarcinogenesisCell Transformation, NeoplasticFemaleHumansMethylationMethyltransferasesProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesRNA, MessengerTranscription FactorsLATS1 protein, humanMethyltransferasesMETTL3 protein, humanProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesRNA, MessengerTranscription FactorsBreast cancerHippo-YAP/TAZ signaling pathwayLATS1METTL3

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PMID36609396
PMCPMC9824909
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