YY2‐DRP1 Axis Regulates Mitochondrial Fission and Determines Cancer Stem Cell Asymmetric Division

Autor: Mankun Wei, Uli Nurjanah, Juan Li, Xinxin Luo, Rendy Hosea, Yanjun Li, Jianting Zeng, Wei Duan, Guanbin Song, Makoto Miyagishi, Vivi Kasim, Shourong Wu
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Advanced Science, Vol 10, Iss 23, Pp n/a-n/a (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2198-3844
DOI: 10.1002/advs.202207349
Popis: Abstract Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are associated with tumor progression, recurrence, and therapeutic resistance. To maintain their pool while promoting tumorigenesis, CSCs divide asymmetrically, producing a CSC and a highly proliferative, more differentiated transit‐amplifying cell. Exhausting the CSC pool has been proposed as an effective antitumor strategy; however, the mechanism underlying CSC division remains poorly understood, thereby largely limiting its clinical application. Here, through cross‐omics analysis, yin yang 2 (YY2) is identified as a novel negative regulator of CSC maintenance. It is shown that YY2 is downregulated in stem‐like tumor spheres formed by hepatocarcinoma cells and in liver cancer, in which its expression is negatively correlated with disease progression and poor prognosis. Furthermore, it is revealed that YY2 overexpression suppressed liver CSC asymmetric division, leading to depletion of the CSC pool and decreased tumor‐initiating capacity. Meanwhile, YY2 knock‐out in stem‐like tumor spheres caused enrichment in mitochondrial functions. Mechanistically, it is revealed that YY2 impaired mitochondrial fission, and consequently, liver CSC asymmetric division, by suppressing the transcription of dynamin‐related protein 1. These results unravel a novel regulatory mechanism of mitochondrial dynamic‐mediated CSCs asymmetric division and highlight the role of YY2 as a tumor suppressor and a therapeutic target in antitumor treatment.
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