The Role of ESRP1 in the Regulation of PHGDH in Estrogen Receptor-Positive Breast Cancer

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Resistance to hormone therapy leads to a recurrence of estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer. We have demonstrated that the epithelial splicing regulatory protein 1 (ESRP1) significantly affects cell/tumor growth and metabolism and is associated with a poor prognosis in this breast cancer subtype. In this study, we aimed to investigate the ESRP1 protein-messenger RNA (mRNA) interaction in hormone therapy-resistant breast cancer. RNA-binding protein immunoprecipitation (RIP) followed by Clariom D (Applied Biosystems/Thermo Fisher Scientific) transcriptomics microarray (RIP-Chip) was performed to identify mRNA-binding partners of ESRP1. The integration of RIP-Chip and immunoprecipitation-mass spectrometry analyses identified phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase (PHGDH), a key metabolic enzyme, as a binding partner of ESRP1 in hormone-resistant breast cancer. Bioinformatic analysis showed ESRP1 binding to the 5' untranslated region of PHGDH. RNA electrophoresis mobility shift assay and RIP-quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction further validated the ESRP1-PHGDH binding. In addition, knockdown of ESRP1 decreased PHGDH mRNA stability significantly, suggesting the posttranscriptional regulation of PHGDH by ESRP1. The presence or absence of ESRP1 levels significantly affected the stability in tamoxifen-resistant LCC2 and fulvestrant-resistant LCC9 cells. PHGDH knockdown in tamoxifen-resistant cells further reduced the oxygen consumption rate (ranging from P = .005 and P = .02), mimicking the effects of ESRP1 knockdown. Glycolytic parameters were also altered (ranging P = .001 and P = .005). ESRP1 levels did not affect the stability of PHGDH in T-47D cells, although knockdown of PHGDH affected the growth of these cells. In conclusion, to our knowledge, this study, for the first time, reports that ESRP1 binds to the 5' untranslated region of PHGDH, increasing its mRNA stability in hormone therapy-resistant estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer. These findings provide evidence for a novel mechanism of action of RNA-binding proteins such as ESRP1. These new insights could assist in developing novel strategies for the treatment of hormone therapy-resistant breast cancer.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:103

Enthalten in:

Laboratory investigation; a journal of technical methods and pathology - 103(2023), 3 vom: 28. März, Seite 100002

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Gökmen-Polar, Yesim [VerfasserIn]
Gu, Yuan [VerfasserIn]
Polar, Alper [VerfasserIn]
Gu, Xiaoping [VerfasserIn]
Badve, Sunil S [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

094ZI81Y45
5' Untranslated Regions
Breast cancer
EC 1.1.1.95
ESRP1
ESRP1 protein, human
Endocrine resistance
Hormones
Journal Article
Metabolic enzymes
Phosphoglycerate Dehydrogenase
RNA-Binding Proteins
RNA-binding proteins
Receptors, Estrogen
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Splicing factors
Tamoxifen
Transcription Factors

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Date Completed 20.03.2023

Date Revised 12.04.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.labinv.2022.100002

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM35430707X