单位:[1]Department of Urology, The Central Hospital of Wuhan, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.[2]Department of Urology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China.华中科技大学同济医学院附属协和医院[3]Cancer Center, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China.华中科技大学同济医学院附属协和医院[4]Department of Urology,Tongji Hospital,Tongji Medical College,Huazhong University of Science and Technology,Wuhan,430030,China华中科技大学同济医学院附属同济医院外科学系泌尿外科[5]Hubei Institute of Urology, Wuhan 430030, China.
Neuroendocrine prostate cancer (NEPC) is a lethal subtype of prostate cancer. It is characterized by the loss of androgen receptor (AR) signaling in neuroendocrine transdifferentiation, and finally, resistance to AR-targeted therapy. With the application of a new generation of potent AR inhibitors, the incidence of NEPC is gradually increasing. The molecular mechanism of neuroendocrine differentiation (NED) after androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) remains largely unclear. In this study, using NEPC-related genome sequencing database analyses, we screened RACGAP1, a common differentially expressed gene. We investigated RACGAP1 expression in clinical prostate cancer specimens by IHC. Regulated pathways were examined by Western blotting, qRT-PCR, luciferase reporter, chromatin immunoprecipitation, and immunoprecipitation assays. The corresponding function of RACGAP1 in prostate cancer was analyzed by CCK-8 and Transwell assays. The changes of neuroendocrine markers and AR expression in C4-2-R and C4-2B-R cells were detected in vitro. We confirmed that RACGAP1 contributed to NE transdifferentiation of prostate cancer. Patients with high tumor RACGAP1 expression had shorter relapse-free survival time. The expression of RACGAP1 was induced by E2F1. RACGAP1 promoted neuroendocrine transdifferentiation of prostate cancer by stabilizing EZH2 expression in the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway. Moreover, overexpression of RACGAP1 promoted enzalutamide resistance of castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) cells. Our results showed that the upregulation of RACGAP1 by E2F1 increased EZH2 expression, which drove NEPC progression. This study explored the molecular mechanism of NED and may provide novel methods and ideas for targeted therapy of NEPC.
基金:
National Natural Sciences Foundation of China [82002722, 82002707]; Science Foundation of Wuhan [2020020601012328]; Scientific Research Program of Wuhan Health and Family Planning [WX20Q20, WX21Q59, WX21M04]
第一作者单位:[1]Department of Urology, The Central Hospital of Wuhan, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
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通讯机构:[1]Department of Urology, The Central Hospital of Wuhan, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.[2]Department of Urology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China.[*1]Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China[*2]The Central Hospital of Wuhan, Tongji Medical College.
推荐引用方式(GB/T 7714):
Song Zhengshuai,Cao Qi,Guo Bin,et al.Overexpression of RACGAP1 by E2F1 Promotes Neuroendocrine Differentiation of Prostate Cancer by Stabilizing EZH2 Expression[J].AGING AND DISEASE.2023,14(5):1757-1774.doi:10.14336/AD.2023.0202.
APA:
Song, Zhengshuai,Cao, Qi,Guo, Bin,Zhao, Ye,Li, Xuechao...&Guo, Yonglian.(2023).Overexpression of RACGAP1 by E2F1 Promotes Neuroendocrine Differentiation of Prostate Cancer by Stabilizing EZH2 Expression.AGING AND DISEASE,14,(5)
MLA:
Song, Zhengshuai,et al."Overexpression of RACGAP1 by E2F1 Promotes Neuroendocrine Differentiation of Prostate Cancer by Stabilizing EZH2 Expression".AGING AND DISEASE 14..5(2023):1757-1774