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ArticleHereditas2026

NSUN2 restrains gastric cancer cell apoptosis and ferroptosis by promoting the m5C modification of EPYC.

Lei Wu, Boxuan Chen, Si Cheng, Xiaofeng Fang, Fen Zhou

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Lei Wu *Department of Gastrointestinal surgery, Xianning Central Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hubei University of Science and Technology, No. 228, Jingui Road, Xian 'an District, Xianning City, Hubei Province, 437100, China.
Boxuan Chen *Department of Gastrointestinal surgery, Xianning Central Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hubei University of Science and Technology, No. 228, Jingui Road, Xian 'an District, Xianning City, Hubei Province, 437100, China.
Si ChengDepartment of Gastroenterology, Xianning Central Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hubei University of Science and Technology, Xianning City, Hubei Province, 437100, China.
Xiaofeng FangDepartment of Gastrointestinal surgery, Xianning Central Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hubei University of Science and Technology, No. 228, Jingui Road, Xian 'an District, Xianning City, Hubei Province, 437100, China. fxf20240124@163.com.
Fen ZhouDepartment of Gastrointestinal surgery, Xianning Central Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hubei University of Science and Technology, No. 228, Jingui Road, Xian 'an District, Xianning City, Hubei Province, 437100, China. zf6668882025@163.com.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundEpiphycan (EPYC) has been confirmed to play an oncogenic role in many cancers. However, its role and mechanism in gastric cancer (GC) progression has not been explored.

methodsThe levels of EPYC and NOP2/Sun domain 2 (NSUN2) were detected by qRT-PCR and western blot. Cell proliferation, apoptosis, migration and invasion were determined by cell counting kit 8 assay, colony formation assay, flow cytometry, wound healing assay and transwell assay. Fe

resultsEPYC was abnormally higher expressed in GC tissues and cells. Knockdown of EPYC restrained GC cell proliferation, migration and invasion, while enhanced apoptosis and ferroptosis. NSUN2 had elevated expression in GC, which could increase the mRNA stability and expression of EPYC through m5C modification. NSUN2 silencing inhibited GC cell proliferation, metastasis, promoted apoptosis and ferroptosis, while these effects were reversed by EPYC overexpression. In vivo experiments revealed that NSUN2 downregulation reduced GC tumorigenesis by decreasing EPYC level in vivo.

conclusionNSUN2-mediated m5C modification of EPYC contributed to GC cell growth and metastasis, which provided a novel regulatory axis for understanding the pathogenesis of GC.

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ApoptosisFerroptosisMethyltransferasesStomach Neoplasms5-MethylcytosineAnimalsCell Line, TumorCell MovementCell ProliferationGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMiceRNA Methylation5-MethylcytosineMethyltransferasesNSUN2 protein, humanEPYCGastric cancerM5C modificationNSUN2

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PMCPMC12895582

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