RPL22L1, a novel candidate oncogene promotes temozolomide resistance by activating STAT3 in glioblastoma

Autor: Yunping Chen, Yu Mu, Qing Guan, Chenlong Li, Yangong Zhang, Yinzhi Xu, Chong Zhou, Ying Guo, Yanan Ma, Meiqi Zhao, Guohua Ji, Peng Liu, Donglin Sun, Haiming Sun, Nan Wu, Yan Jin
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Cell Death and Disease, Vol 14, Iss 11, Pp 1-12 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-4889
DOI: 10.1038/s41419-023-06156-6
Popis: Abstract Aggressiveness and drug resistance are major challenges in the clinical treatment of glioblastoma (GBM). Our previously research reported a novel candidate oncogene ribosomal protein L22 like 1 (RPL22L1). The aim of this study was to elucidate the potential role and mechanism of RPL22L1 in progression and temozolomide (TMZ) resistance of GBM. Online database, tissue microarrays and clinical tissue specimens were used to evaluate the expression and clinical implication of RPL22L1 in GBM. We performed cell function assays, orthotopic and subcutaneous xenograft tumor models to evaluate the effects and molecular mechanisms of RPL22L1 on GBM. RPL22L1 expression was significantly upregulated in GBM and associated with poorer prognosis. RPL22L1 overexpression enhanced GBM cell proliferation, migration, invasion, TMZ resistance and tumorigenicity, which could be reduced by RPL22L1 knockdown. Further, we found RPL22L1 promoted mesenchymal phenotype of GBM and the impact of these effects was closely related to EGFR/STAT3 pathway. Importantly, we observed that STAT3 specific inhibitor (Stattic) significantly inhibited the malignant functions of RPL22L1, especially on TMZ resistance. RPL22L1 overexpressed increased combination drug sensitive of Stattic and TMZ both in vitro and in vivo. Moreover, Stattic effectively restored the sensitive of RPL22L1 induced TMZ resistance in vitro and in vivo. Our study identified a novel candidate oncogene RPL22L1 which promoted the GBM malignancy through STAT3 pathway. And we highlighted that Stattic combined with TMZ therapy might be an effective treatment strategy in RPL22L1 high-expressed GBM patients.
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