PMID- 37469018 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20230927 LR - 20231003 IS - 2198-3844 (Electronic) IS - 2198-3844 (Linking) VI - 10 IP - 27 DP - 2023 Sep TI - PUM1 Promotes Tumor Progression by Activating DEPTOR-Meditated Glycolysis in Gastric Cancer. PG - e2301190 LID - 10.1002/advs.202301190 [doi] LID - 2301190 AB - RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) play essential roles in tumorigenesis and progression, but their functions in gastric cancer (GC) remain largely elusive. Here, it is reported that Pumilio 1 (PUM1), an RBP, induces metabolic reprogramming through post-transcriptional regulation of DEP domain-containing mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR)-interacting protein (DEPTOR) in GC. In clinical samples, elevated expression of PUM1 is associated with recurrence, metastasis, and poor survival. In vitro and in vivo experiments demonstrate that knockdown of PUM1 inhibits the proliferation and metastasis of GC cells. In addition, RNA-sequencing and bioinformatics analyses show that PUM1 is enriched in the glycolysis gene signature. Metabolomics studies confirm that PUM1 deficiency suppresses glycolytic metabolism. Mechanistically, PUM1 binds directly to DEPTOR mRNA pumilio response element to maintain the stability of the transcript and prevent DEPTOR degradation through post-transcriptional pathway. PUM1-mediated DEPTOR upregulation inhibits mTORC1 and alleviates the inhibitory feedback signal transmitted from mTORC1 to PI3K under normal conditions, thus activating the PI3K-Akt signal and glycolysis continuously. Collectively, these results reveal the critical epigenetic role of PUM1 in modulating DEPTOR-dependent GC progression. These conclusions support further clinical investigation of PUM1 inhibitors as a metabolic-targeting treatment strategy for GC. CI - (c) 2023 The Authors. Advanced Science published by Wiley-VCH GmbH. FAU - Yin, Songcheng AU - Yin S AD - Digestive Diseases Center, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Digestive Cancer Research, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518107, China. FAU - Liu, Huifang AU - Liu H AD - Digestive Diseases Center, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Digestive Cancer Research, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518107, China. AD - Department of Radiotherapy, Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Henan Cancer Hospital, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450000, China. FAU - Zhou, Zhijun AU - Zhou Z AD - Department of Medicine, The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA. FAU - Xu, Xiaoyu AU - Xu X AD - Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518107, China. FAU - Wang, Pengliang AU - Wang P AD - Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510120, China. FAU - Chen, Wei AU - Chen W AD - Digestive Diseases Center, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Digestive Cancer Research, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518107, China. FAU - Deng, Guofei AU - Deng G AD - Digestive Diseases Center, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Digestive Cancer Research, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518107, China. FAU - Wang, Han AU - Wang H AD - Digestive Diseases Center, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Digestive Cancer Research, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518107, China. FAU - Yu, Hong AU - Yu H AD - Digestive Diseases Center, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Digestive Cancer Research, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518107, China. FAU - Gu, Liang AU - Gu L AD - Digestive Diseases Center, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Digestive Cancer Research, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518107, China. FAU - Huo, Mingyu AU - Huo M AD - Digestive Diseases Center, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Digestive Cancer Research, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518107, China. FAU - Li, Min AU - Li M AD - Department of Medicine, The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA. FAU - Zeng, Leli AU - Zeng L AD - Digestive Diseases Center, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Digestive Cancer Research, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518107, China. FAU - He, Yulong AU - He Y AD - Digestive Diseases Center, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Digestive Cancer Research, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518107, China. AD - Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510062, China. FAU - Zhang, Changhua AU - Zhang C AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-4358-4096 AD - Digestive Diseases Center, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Digestive Cancer Research, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518107, China. LA - eng GR - 82003104/National Natural Science Foundation of China/ GR - 82073148/National Natural Science Foundation of China/ GR - 81772579/National Natural Science Foundation of China/ GR - 2021B1212040006/Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Digestive Cancer Research/ GR - 2019A1515110632/Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation/ GR - SZSM201612022/Sanming Project of Medicine in Shenzhen/ GR - KCXFZ202002011010593/Shenzhen Sustainable Project/ GR - 2021T140768/China Postdoctoral Science Foundation/ PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20230719 PL - Germany TA - Adv Sci (Weinh) JT - Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) JID - 101664569 RN - EC 2.7.1.- (Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases) RN - 0 (Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1) RN - 0 (PUM1 protein, human) RN - 0 (RNA-Binding Proteins) RN - EC 2.7.1.1 (DEPTOR protein, human) SB - IM MH - Humans MH - *Signal Transduction MH - Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases MH - Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins/metabolism MH - *Stomach Neoplasms/genetics MH - TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases/metabolism MH - Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1/metabolism MH - RNA-Binding Proteins/genetics/metabolism PMC - PMC10520643 OTO - NOTNLM OT - DEPTOR OT - PI3K-Akt pathway OT - PUM1 OT - gastric cancer OT - glycolysis COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest. All these study sponsors have no roles in the study design, in the collection, analysis and interpretation of data. EDAT- 2023/07/20 06:42 MHDA- 2023/09/27 06:42 PMCR- 2023/07/19 CRDT- 2023/07/20 00:03 PHST- 2023/07/05 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2023/02/21 00:00 [received] PHST- 2023/09/27 06:42 [medline] PHST- 2023/07/20 06:42 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/07/20 00:03 [entrez] PHST- 2023/07/19 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - ADVS6176 [pii] AID - 10.1002/advs.202301190 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Adv Sci (Weinh). 2023 Sep;10(27):e2301190. doi: 10.1002/advs.202301190. Epub 2023 Jul 19.