期刊
STEM CELL RESEARCH & THERAPY
卷 12, 期 1, 页码 -出版社
BMC
DOI: 10.1186/s13287-020-02124-5
关键词
Melanoma; Cancer stem cells; hnRNP; Apoptosis; Tumorigenesis
资金
- National Key Research and Development Program of China [2018YFC0310703]
- China Ocean Mineral Resources RD Association [DY135-B-04]
The study revealed that hnRNP A2B1 is significantly upregulated in melanoma stem cells, playing an important role in promoting the expression of anti-apoptosis genes and suppressing pro-apoptosis genes by regulating their splicing. This ultimately leads to cell cycle arrest in G2 phase and apoptosis of melanoma stem cells, highlighting the crucial requirement of hnRNP A2B1 in tumorigenesis and providing novel insights into the role of hnRNPs in cancer stem cells.
Background: Cancer stem cells play essential roles in tumorigenesis, thus forming an important target for tumor therapy. The hnRNP family proteins are important splicing factors that have been found to be associated with tumor progression. However, the influence of hnRNPs on cancer stem cells has not been extensively explored. Methods: Quantitative real-time PCR and Western blot were used to examine gene expressions. RNA immunoprecipitation assays were conducted to identify the RNAs interacted with hnRNP A2B1. The in vivo assays were performed in nude mice. Results: In this study, the results showed that out of 19 evaluated hnRNPs, hnRNP A2B1 was significantly upregulated in melanoma stem cells compared with non-stem cells, suggesting an important role of hnRNP A2B1 in cancer stem cells. Silencing of hnRNP A2B1 triggered cell cycle arrest in G2 phase, leading to apoptosis of melanoma stem cells. The results also revealed that hnRNP A2B1 could bind to the precursor mRNAs of pro-apoptosis genes (DAPK1, SYT7, and RNF128) and anti-apoptosis genes (EIF3H, TPPP3, and DOCK2) to regulate the splicing of these 6 genes, thus promoting the expressions of anti-apoptosis genes and suppressing the expressions of pro-apoptosis genes. The in vivo data indicated that hnRNP A2B1 was required for tumorigenesis by affecting the splicing of TPPP3, DOCK2, EIF3H, RNF128, DAPK1, and SYT7, thus suppressing apoptosis of melanoma stem cells. Conclusion: Our findings showed the requirement of hnRNP A2B1 for tumorigenesis, thus presenting novel molecular insights into the role of hnRNPs in cancer stem cells.
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