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  3. N-acetyltransferase 10 Promotes Cervical Cancer Progression Via N4-acetylation of SLC7A5 mRNA

N-acetyltransferase 10 Promotes Cervical Cancer Progression Via N4-acetylation of SLC7A5 mRNA

  • Front Biosci (Landmark Ed). 2025 Feb 20;30(2):26756. doi: 10.31083/FBL26756.
Peili Liang 1 2,  Dongmei Zhou 2,  Jinrong Liao 1,  Wujiang Lai 1 3,  Xiujie Sheng 2,  Yifeng Wang 1
Affiliations

Affiliations

  • 1 Obstetrics and Gynecology Center, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, 510260 Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
  • 2 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Major Obstetric Diseases, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Obstetrics and Gynecology; Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Higher Education Joint Laboratory of Maternal-Fetal Medicine; The Third Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, 510150 Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
  • 3 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shunde Hospital, The First People's Hospital of Shunde, Southern Medical University, 528300 Foshan, Guangdong, China.
PMID: 40018938 DOI: 10.31083/FBL26756
Abstract

Introduction: N-acetyltransferase 10 (NAT10) mediates N4-acetylcytidine (ac4C) mRNA modification and promotes malignant tumor progression. However, there has been limited research on its role in cervical Cancer. This study aimed to decipher the role of NAT10 in cervical Cancer.

Methods: The prognostic value of NAT10 was explored using the Cancer genome atlas (TCGA) database and immunohistochemistry of cervical Cancer tissue. The biological actions of NAT10 in cervical Cancer were investigated by cell proliferation, transwell, wound healing, and chicken chorioallantoic membrane assays. The therapeutic action of remodelin (a NAT10 inhibitor) was verified in a nude mouse model. Mechanistic analyses were conducted by RNA Sequencing, ac4C dot blotting, acetylated RNA immunoprecipitation, quantitative PCR, and RNA stability experiments.

Results: NAT10 was overexpressed in cervical carcinoma and its overexpression was associated with poor prognosis. NAT10 knockout impaired proliferative and metastatic potentials of cervical Cancer cells, while its overexpression had the opposite effects. Remodelin impaired cervical Cancer proliferation in vivo and in vitro. NAT10 acetylated solute carrier family 7 member 5 (SLC7A5) enhanced mRNA stability to regulate SLC7A5 expression.

Conclusions: NAT10 exerts a critical role in cervical Cancer progression via acetylating SLC7A5 mRNA and could represent a key prognostic and therapeutic target in cervical Cancer.

Keywords

N4-acetylcytidine (ac4C); NAT10; cervical cancer; progression; solute carrier family 7 member 5 (SLC7A5).

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