期刊
GUT
卷 69, 期 12, 页码 2180-2192出版社
BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1136/gutjnl-2019-320179
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [NSFC-81673256]
- National High--Tech Research and Development Program of China [2014AA020609]
- Program for HUST Academic Frontier Youth Team
- National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars of China
- National Program for Support of Top--notch Young Professionals and the Young Elite Scientist Sponsorship Program by CAST [2018QNRC001]
Objective Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is one of the most lethal cancers worldwide. Thus far, most drugs have failed to significantly improve patient survival. N-6-methyladenosine (m(6)A) plays an important role in the progression of PDAC, but its aberrant regulation driven by germline variants in human diseases remains unclear. Design We first performed an exome-wide association analysis in 518 PDAC patients with overall survival and replicated in an independent population containing 552 PDAC patients. Then, a series of biochemical experiments in vitro and in vivo were conducted to investigate potential mechanisms of the candidate variant and its target gene PIK3CB underlying the PDAC progression. Moreover, the PIK3CB-selective inhibitor KIN-193 was used to block PDAC tumour growth. Results We identified a missense variant rs142933486 in PIK3CB that is significantly associated with the overall survival of PDAC by reducing the PIK3CB m(6)A level, which facilitated its mRNA and protein expression levels mediated by the m(6)A 'writer' complex (METTL13/METTL14/WTAP) and the m(6)A 'reader' YTHDF2. The upregulation of PIK3CB is widely found in PDAC tumour tissues and significantly correlated with the poor prognosis of PDAC, especially in PTEN-deficient patients. We further demonstrated that PIK3CB overexpression substantially enhanced the proliferation and migration abilities of PTEN-deficient PDAC cells and activated AKT signalling pathway. Remarkably, KIN-193, a PIK3CB-selective inhibitor, is shown to serve as an effective anticancer agent for blocking PTEN-deficient PDAC. Conclusions These findings demonstrate aberrant m(6)A homoeostasis as an oncogenic mechanism in PDAC and highlight the potential of PIK3CB as a therapeutic target for this disease.
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