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ArticleJournal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR2026

Unbiased profiling of translational landscape reveals TNFR2 as a translation-dependent vulnerability in colorectal cancer.

Yiying Chen, Yufeng Gao, Haixia Wang, Weiqian Li, Fanqi Zhou, Hao Sun, Jia Yu, Dongling Zou, Fang Wang

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Yiying Chen *State Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Haihe Laboratory of Cell Ecosystem, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, School of Basic Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Yufeng Gao *State Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Haihe Laboratory of Cell Ecosystem, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, School of Basic Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Haixia Wang *Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Chongqing University Cancer Hospital & Chongqing Cancer Institute & Chongqing Cancer Hospital, Chongqing, China.
Weiqian Li *State Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Haihe Laboratory of Cell Ecosystem, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, School of Basic Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Fanqi Zhou *State Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Haihe Laboratory of Cell Ecosystem, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, School of Basic Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Hao SunDepartment of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Chongqing University Cancer Hospital & Chongqing Cancer Institute & Chongqing Cancer Hospital, Chongqing, China.
Jia YuState Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Haihe Laboratory of Cell Ecosystem, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, School of Basic Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China. j-yu@ibms.pumc.edu.cn.
Dongling ZouDepartment of Gynecologic Oncology, Chongqing University Cancer Hospital & Chongqing Cancer Institute & Chongqing Cancer Hospital, Chongqing, China. cqzl_zdl@163.com.
Fang WangState Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Haihe Laboratory of Cell Ecosystem, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, School of Basic Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China. wo_wfang@hotmail.com.

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backgroundTranslational dysregulation plays a key role in tumour initiation and progression, including in colorectal cancer (CRC). However, the mechanisms underlying translational control and the systematic characterization of translation-dependent vulnerabilities remain poorly understood in CRC.

methodsWe profiled 34 colorectal tissue samples to define a comprehensive translatomic landscape of CRC, uncovering a set of unannotated ORFs from coding (both in-frame and out-of-frame) and long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs). Additionally, we delineated five translatomic clusters that significantly correlated with specific clinical features and common CRC mutations.

resultsFurther analysis revealed a functionally coherent network of 449 genes that are exclusively regulated at the translational level and specifically promote CRC progression by modulating cell growth and immune responses. Among these, tumour necrosis factor receptor 2 (TNFR2) stood out as the most promising vulnerability with significant translational activation in CRC. Pharmacological inhibition of TNFR2 suppressed tumorigenesis in both cell-based and organoid models, and was further validated in vivo using patient-derived organoid xenograft (PDOX) models.

conclusionOur study establishes a systematic framework bridging unbiased translatome discovery to functional validation, in which we identified and functionally validated the therapeutic vulnerability of translationally activated TNFR2 in CRC.

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Colorectal NeoplasmsProtein BiosynthesisReceptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type IIAnimalsCell Line, TumorFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMaleMiceReceptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type IITNFRSF1B protein, humanColorectal cancerTherapeutic targetTNFR2Translational dysregulationTranslatome

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