Journal
MOLECULAR CANCER
Volume 19, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
BMC
DOI: 10.1186/s12943-020-01223-4
Keywords
Gastric cancer; BATF2; ERK; p53; m(6)A
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [81871899, 81802312, 81903038]
- Fujian Health Scientific Research Talent Training Program-medical Innovation from Fujian Provincial Health Commission [2019-CX-20]
- Science and Technology Innovation Joint Fund Project of Fujian Province [2017Y9004]
- Fujian Provincial Health Technology Project [2019-ZQN-37]
- Youth Research Project of Fujian Province Health and Family Planning Commission [2018-1-40]
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Background BATF2, also known as SARI, has been implicated in tumor progression. However, its role, underlying mechanisms, and prognostic significance in human gastric cancer (GC) are elusive. Methods We obtained GC tissues and corresponding normal tissues from 8 patients and identified BATF2 as a downregulated gene via RNA-seq. qRT-PCR and western blotting were applied to examine BATF2 levels in normal and GC tissues. The prognostic value of BATF2 was elucidated using tissue microarray and IHC analyses in two independent GC cohorts. The functional roles and mechanistic insights of BATF2 in GC growth and metastasis were evaluated in vitro and in vivo. Results BATF2 expression was significantly decreased in GC tissues at both the mRNA and protein level. Multivariate Cox regression analysis revealed that BATF2 was an independent prognostic factor and effective predictor in patients with GC. Low BATF2 expression was remarkably associated with peritoneal recurrence after curative gastrectomy. Moreover, elevated BATF2 expression effectively suppressed GC growth and metastasis in vitro and in vivo. Mechanistically, BATF2 binds to p53 and enhances its protein stability, thereby inhibiting the phosphorylation of ERK. Tissue microarray results indicated that the prognostic value of BATF2 was dependent on ERK activity. In addition, the N6-methyladenosine (m(6)A) modification of BATF2 mRNA by METTL3 repressed its expression in GC. Conclusions Collectively, our findings indicate the pivotal role of BATF2 in GC and highlight the regulatory function of the METTL3/BATF2/p53/ERK axis in modulating GC progression, which provides potential prognostic and therapeutic targets for GC treatment.
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