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ArticleNature communications2025

A noncanonical role of SAT1 enables anchorage independence and peritoneal metastasis in ovarian cancer.

Cuimiao Zheng, Gang Niu, Hao Tan, Xi Huang, Jingyi Lu, Qiuwen Mai, Tiantian Yu, Chunyu Zhang, Siqi Chen, Mengxun Wei and 8 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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18 authors.

Cuimiao Zheng *Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, China.
Gang Niu *Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, China.
Hao Tan *Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, China.
Xi Huang *Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, China.
Jingyi Lu *Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, China.
Qiuwen MaiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, China.
Tiantian YuMetabolomics Research Center, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, Guangdong, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0005-1848-0748
Chunyu ZhangDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, China.
Siqi ChenDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0004-7615-1638
Mengxun WeiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, China.
Wenfeng PanDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, China.
Yu GuoDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8886-0106
Jing WangDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, China.
Manman XuDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, China.
Shuzhong YaoDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5145-5705
Junxiu LiuDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, China. liujxiu@mail.sysu.edu.cn.
Jie LiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, China. lijie295@mail.sysu.edu.cn.
Chaoyun PanDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, China. panchy27@mail.sysu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4255-9318

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 82272646
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Anchorage-independent survival of ovarian tumor cells in ascites is the initial and critical step for peritoneal metastasis. How ovarian tumor cells achieve anchorage independence remains unclear. Here we show that a noncanonical role of spermidine/spermine N1-acetyltransferase 1 (SAT1) dictates anchorage-independent cell survival and potentiates metastatic dissemination in ovarian cancer. SAT1-high cancer cells are prevalent in ascitic tumors, and high SAT1 expression in primary tumors is linked to increased peritoneal metastasis rates in ovarian cancer patients. Mechanistically, SAT1 noncanonically acetylates H3K27 domains in multiple mitosis-regulating genes, increasing their transcriptional levels and protecting disseminating cells from aberrant mitosis and mitotic cell death. Notably, the acetylation of H3K27 by SAT1 depends on the reductive carboxylation of glutamine to supply acetyl-CoA in the nucleus. SAT1 inhibition with the small-molecule inhibitor ginkgolide B attenuates the metastatic tumor burden in mouse models. We conclude that SAT1 inhibition is a promising therapeutic strategy for metastatic ovarian cancer.

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AcetyltransferasesOvarian NeoplasmsPeritoneal NeoplasmsAcetylationAnimalsCell Line, TumorDiamine N-AcetyltransferaseFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHistonesHumansMiceMitosisAcetyltransferasesDiamine N-AcetyltransferaseHistones

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