Mex-3 RNA binding family member A (MEX3A)/circMPP6 complex promotes colorectal cancer progression by inhibiting autophagy

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RNA-binding proteins (RBPs)-RNA networks have contributed to cancer development. Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are considered as protein recruiters; nevertheless, the patterns of circRNA-protein interactions in colorectal cancer (CRC) are still lacking. Processing bodies (PBs) formed through liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS) are membrane-less organelles (MLOs) consisting of RBPs and RNA. Previous evidence suggests a connection between PBs dynamics and cancer progression. Despite the increasingly acknowledged crucial role of RBPs and RNA in the accumulation and maintenance of MLOs, there remains a lack of specific research on the interactions between PBs-related RBPs and circRNAs in CRC. Herein, we identify that MEX-3 RNA binding family member A (MEX3A), frequently upregulated in CRC tissues, predicts poorer patient survival. Elevated MEX3A accelerates malignance and inhibits autophagy of CRC cells. Importantly, MEX3A undergoes intrinsically disordered regions (IDRs)-dependent LLPS in the cytoplasm. Specifically, circMPP6 acts as a scaffold to facilitate the interaction between MEX3A and PBs proteins. The MEX3A/circMPP6 complex modulates PBs dynamic and promotes UPF-mediated phosphodiesterase 5A (PDE5A) mRNA degradation, consequently leading to the aggressive properties of CRC cells. Clinically, CRC patients exhibiting high MEX3A expression and low PDE5A expression have the poorest overall survival. Our findings reveal a collaboration between MEX3A and circMPP6 in the regulation of mRNA decay through triggering the PBs aggregation, which provides prognostic markers and/or therapeutic targets for CRC.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:9

Enthalten in:

Signal transduction and targeted therapy - 9(2024), 1 vom: 02. Apr., Seite 80

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Chen, Ri-Xin [VerfasserIn]
Xu, Shui-Dan [VerfasserIn]
Deng, Min-Hua [VerfasserIn]
Hao, Shi-Hui [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Jie-Wei [VerfasserIn]
Ma, Xiao-Dan [VerfasserIn]
Zhuang, Wei-Tao [VerfasserIn]
Cao, Jing-Hua [VerfasserIn]
Lv, Yong-Rui [VerfasserIn]
Lin, Jin-Long [VerfasserIn]
Li, Si-Yu [VerfasserIn]
Qiao, Gui-Bin [VerfasserIn]
Xie, Dan [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Feng-Wei [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

63231-63-0
Journal Article
MEX3A protein, human
MPP6 protein, human
Phosphoproteins
Proteins
RNA
RNA, Circular
RNA-Binding Proteins

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Date Completed 04.04.2024

Date Revised 05.04.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1038/s41392-024-01787-3

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM370549767