YTHDF1 Promotes Cyclin B1 Translation through m6A Modulation and Contributes to the Poor Prognosis of Lung Adenocarcinoma with KRAS/TP53 Co-Mutation

KRAS and TP53 mutations are the two most common driver mutations in patients with lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD), and they appear to reduce latency and increase metastatic proclivity when a KRAS and TP53 co-mutation (KRAS/TP53-mut) occurs. However, the molecular mechanism involved is unclear. N6-methyladenosine (m6A), the most abundant RNA modification in mammal mRNAs, plays a critical role in tumorigenesis. Here, we used genomic and transcriptomic data and found that only LUAD patients with KRAS/TP53-mut, but not an individual mutation, appeared to exhibit poor overall survival when compared with patients without KRAS and TP53 mutation (wildtype). Subsequently, we analyzed the differential expression of the 15-m6A-related genes in LUAD with different mutations and found that YTHDF1 was the most upregulated in KRAS/TP53-mut patients and associated with their adverse prognosis. Bioinformatics and experimental evidence indicated that elevated YTHDF1 functionally promoted the translation of cyclin B1 mRNA in an m6A-dependent manner, thereby facilitating the tumor proliferation and poor prognosis of LUAD with KRAS/TP53-mut. Furthermore, the concurrent increase in YTHDF1 and cyclin B1 was confirmed by immunohistochemistry staining in patients with co-occurring KRAS/TP53 mutations. YTHDF1 was correlated with an unfavorable clinical stage and tumor size. Collectively, we identified and confirmed a novel "YTHDF1-m6A-cyclin B1 translation" axis as an essential molecular pathway for the prognosis of KRAS/TP53-mut LUAD.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:10

Enthalten in:

Cells - 10(2021), 7 vom: 02. Juli

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Lou, Xiaoying [VerfasserIn]
Ning, Jinfeng [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Wei [VerfasserIn]
Li, Kexin [VerfasserIn]
Qian, Benheng [VerfasserIn]
Xu, Danfei [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Yue [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Donghong [VerfasserIn]
Cui, Wei [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Adenosine
CCNB1 protein, human
CLE6G00625
Cyclin B1
EC 3.6.5.2
Journal Article
K72T3FS567
KRAS/TP53 mutation
KRAS protein, human
Lung adenocarcinoma
M6A modification
N-methyladenosine
Proto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras)
RNA, Messenger
RNA-Binding Proteins
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
TP53 protein, human
Tumor Suppressor Protein p53
YTHDF1
YTHDF1 protein, human

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Date Completed 26.10.2021

Date Revised 26.10.2021

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/cells10071669

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM329041029