SRSF1 modulates PTPMT1 alternative splicing to regulate lung cancer cell radioresistance


Sheng, Junxiu, Zhao, Qingzhi, Zhao, Jinyao, Zhang, Wenjing, Sun, Yu, Qin, Pan, Lv, Yuesheng, Bai, Lu, Yang, Quan, Chen, Lei et al (show 13 more authors) (2018) SRSF1 modulates PTPMT1 alternative splicing to regulate lung cancer cell radioresistance. EBioMedicine, 38. pp. 113-126.

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Abstract

Background Radioresistance is the major cause of cancer treatment failure. Additionally, splicing dysregulation plays critical roles in tumorigenesis. However, the involvement of alternative splicing in resistance of cancer cells to radiotherapy remains elusive. We sought to investigate the key role of the splicing factor SRSF1 in the radioresistance in lung cancer. Methods Lung cancer cell lines, xenograft mice models, and RNA-seq were employed to study the detailed mechanisms of SRSF1 in lung cancer radioresistance. Clinical tumor tissues and TCGA dataset were utilized to determine the expression levels of distinct SRSF1-regulated splicing isoforms. KM-plotter was applied to analyze the survival of cancer patients with various levels of SRSF1-regulated splicing isoforms. Findings Splicing factors were screened to identify their roles in radioresistance, and SRSF1 was found to be involved in radioresistance in cancer cells. The level of SRSF1 is elevated in irradiation treated lung cancer cells, whereas knockdown of SRSF1 sensitizes cancer cells to irradiation. Mechanistically, SRSF1 modulates various cancer-related splicing events, particularly the splicing of PTPMT1, a PTEN-like mitochondrial phosphatase. Reduced SRSF1 favors the production of short isoforms of PTPMT1 upon irradiation, which in turn promotes phosphorylation of AMPK, thereby inducing DNA double-strand break to sensitize cancer cells to irradiation. Additionally, the level of the short isoform of PTPMT1 is decreased in cancer samples, which is correlated to cancer patients' survival. Conclusions Our study provides mechanistic analyses of aberrant splicing in radioresistance in lung cancer cells, and establishes SRSF1 as a potential therapeutic target for sensitization of patients to radiotherapy.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Alternative splicing, SRSF1, PTPMT1, AMPK, Radio-resistance
Depositing User: Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited: 21 Nov 2018 11:06
Last Modified: 19 Jan 2023 01:12
DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2018.11.007
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URI: https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3028961
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