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Ikram S, Rege A, Negesse MY, Casanova AG, Reynoird N, Green EM. The SMYD3-MAP3K2 signaling axis promotes tumor aggressiveness and metastasis in prostate cancer. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2023; 9:eadi5921. [PMID: 37976356 PMCID: PMC10656069 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adi5921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2023] [Accepted: 10/18/2023] [Indexed: 11/19/2023]
Abstract
Aberrant activation of Ras/Raf/mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling is frequently linked to metastatic prostate cancer (PCa); therefore, the characterization of modulators of this pathway is critical for defining therapeutic vulnerabilities for metastatic PCa. The lysine methyltransferase SET and MYND domain 3 (SMYD3) methylates MAPK kinase kinase 2 (MAP3K2) in some cancers, causing enhanced activation of MAPK signaling. In PCa, SMYD3 is frequently overexpressed and associated with disease severity; however, its molecular function in promoting tumorigenesis has not been defined. We demonstrate that SMYD3 critically regulates tumor-associated phenotypes via its methyltransferase activity in PCa cells and mouse xenograft models. SMYD3-dependent methylation of MAP3K2 promotes epithelial-mesenchymal transition associated behaviors by altering the abundance of the intermediate filament vimentin. Furthermore, activation of the SMYD3-MAP3K2 signaling axis supports a positive feedback loop continually promoting high levels of SMYD3. Our data provide insight into signaling pathways involved in metastatic PCa and enhance understanding of mechanistic functions for SMYD3 to reveal potential therapeutic opportunities for PCa.
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Affiliation(s)
- Sabeen Ikram
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Grenoble Alpes University, CNRS UMR5309, INSERM U1209, Institute for Advanced Biosciences, Grenoble, France
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- Grenoble Alpes University, CNRS UMR5309, INSERM U1209, Institute for Advanced Biosciences, Grenoble, France
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD, USA
- Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Methyltransferase SMYD3 impairs hypoxia tolerance by augmenting hypoxia signaling independent of its enzymatic activity. J Biol Chem 2022; 298:102633. [PMID: 36273580 PMCID: PMC9692045 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2022.102633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2022] [Revised: 10/13/2022] [Accepted: 10/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
Abstract
Hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF)1α, a main transcriptional regulator of the cellular response to hypoxia, also plays important roles in oxygen homeostasis of aerobic organisms, which is regulated by multiple mechanisms. However, the full cellular response to hypoxia has not been elucidated. In this study, we found that expression of SMYD3, a methyltransferase, augments hypoxia signaling independent of its enzymatic activity. We demonstrated SMYD3 binds to and stabilizes HIF1α via co-immunoprecipitation and Western blot assays, leading to the enhancement of HIF1α transcriptional activity under hypoxia conditions. In addition, the stabilization of HIF1α by SMYD3 is independent of HIF1α hydroxylation by prolyl hydroxylases and the intactness of the von Hippel-Lindau ubiquitin ligase complex. Furthermore, we showed SMYD3 induces reactive oxygen species accumulation and promotes hypoxia-induced cell apoptosis. Consistent with these results, we found smyd3-null zebrafish exhibit higher hypoxia tolerance compared to their wildtype siblings. Together, these findings define a novel role of SMYD3 in affecting hypoxia signaling and demonstrate that SMYD3-mediated HIF1α stabilization augments hypoxia signaling, leading to the impairment of hypoxia tolerance.
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Lukinović V, Hausmann S, Roth GS, Oyeniran C, Ahmad T, Tsao N, Brickner JR, Casanova AG, Chuffart F, Benitez AM, Vayr J, Rodell R, Tardif M, Jansen PW, Couté Y, Vermeulen M, Hainaut P, Mazur PK, Mosammaparast N, Reynoird N. SMYD3 Impedes Small Cell Lung Cancer Sensitivity to Alkylation Damage through RNF113A Methylation-Phosphorylation Cross-talk. Cancer Discov 2022; 12:2158-2179. [PMID: 35819319 PMCID: PMC9437563 DOI: 10.1158/2159-8290.cd-21-0205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2021] [Revised: 02/16/2022] [Accepted: 07/07/2022] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
Abstract
Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is the most fatal form of lung cancer, with dismal survival, limited therapeutic options, and rapid development of chemoresistance. We identified the lysine methyltransferase SMYD3 as a major regulator of SCLC sensitivity to alkylation-based chemotherapy. RNF113A methylation by SMYD3 impairs its interaction with the phosphatase PP4, controlling its phosphorylation levels. This cross-talk between posttranslational modifications acts as a key switch in promoting and maintaining RNF113A E3 ligase activity, essential for its role in alkylation damage response. In turn, SMYD3 inhibition restores SCLC vulnerability to alkylating chemotherapy. Our study sheds light on a novel role of SMYD3 in cancer, uncovering this enzyme as a mediator of alkylation damage sensitivity and providing a rationale for small-molecule SMYD3 inhibition to improve responses to established chemotherapy. SIGNIFICANCE SCLC rapidly becomes resistant to conventional chemotherapy, leaving patients with no alternative treatment options. Our data demonstrate that SMYD3 upregulation and RNF113A methylation in SCLC are key mechanisms that control the alkylation damage response. Notably, SMYD3 inhibition sensitizes cells to alkylating agents and promotes sustained SCLC response to chemotherapy. This article is highlighted in the In This Issue feature, p. 2007.
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- Valentina Lukinović
- Institute for Advanced Biosciences, Grenoble Alpes University, CNRS UMR5309, INSERM U1209, Grenoble, France
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- Department of Experimental Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Institute for Advanced Biosciences, Grenoble Alpes University, CNRS UMR5309, INSERM U1209, Grenoble, France
- Clinique universitaire d'Hépato-gastroentérologie et Oncologie digestive, CHU Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology and Department of Medicine, Center for Genome Integrity, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
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- Institute for Advanced Biosciences, Grenoble Alpes University, CNRS UMR5309, INSERM U1209, Grenoble, France
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology and Department of Medicine, Center for Genome Integrity, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology and Department of Medicine, Center for Genome Integrity, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
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- Institute for Advanced Biosciences, Grenoble Alpes University, CNRS UMR5309, INSERM U1209, Grenoble, France
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- Institute for Advanced Biosciences, Grenoble Alpes University, CNRS UMR5309, INSERM U1209, Grenoble, France
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- Department of Experimental Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Institute for Advanced Biosciences, Grenoble Alpes University, CNRS UMR5309, INSERM U1209, Grenoble, France
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology and Department of Medicine, Center for Genome Integrity, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CEA, INSERM, IRIG, BGE, Grenoble, France
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Faculty of Science, Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Oncode Institute, Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CEA, INSERM, IRIG, BGE, Grenoble, France
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Faculty of Science, Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Oncode Institute, Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Institute for Advanced Biosciences, Grenoble Alpes University, CNRS UMR5309, INSERM U1209, Grenoble, France
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- Department of Experimental Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
- Corresponding Authors: Nicolas Reynoird, Institute for Advanced Biosciences, INSERM U1209—CNRS UMR5309—Université Grenoble Alpes, Site santé, Allée des Alpes, 38700 La Tronche, France. 33 4 76 54 95 76; E-mail: ; Pawel K. Mazur, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Department of Experimental Radiation Oncology, Zayed Building Room Z7.2024, 6565 MD Anderson Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030-4009. Phone: 832-751-9825; E-mail: ; and Nima Mosammaparast, Washington University School of Medicine, Department of Pathology and Immunology, Clinical Sciences Research Building (CSRB), 7th Floor, Room 7730, 4940 Parkview Place, St. Louis, MO 63110. Phone: 314-747-5472; E-mail:
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology and Department of Medicine, Center for Genome Integrity, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
- Corresponding Authors: Nicolas Reynoird, Institute for Advanced Biosciences, INSERM U1209—CNRS UMR5309—Université Grenoble Alpes, Site santé, Allée des Alpes, 38700 La Tronche, France. 33 4 76 54 95 76; E-mail: ; Pawel K. Mazur, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Department of Experimental Radiation Oncology, Zayed Building Room Z7.2024, 6565 MD Anderson Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030-4009. Phone: 832-751-9825; E-mail: ; and Nima Mosammaparast, Washington University School of Medicine, Department of Pathology and Immunology, Clinical Sciences Research Building (CSRB), 7th Floor, Room 7730, 4940 Parkview Place, St. Louis, MO 63110. Phone: 314-747-5472; E-mail:
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- Institute for Advanced Biosciences, Grenoble Alpes University, CNRS UMR5309, INSERM U1209, Grenoble, France
- Corresponding Authors: Nicolas Reynoird, Institute for Advanced Biosciences, INSERM U1209—CNRS UMR5309—Université Grenoble Alpes, Site santé, Allée des Alpes, 38700 La Tronche, France. 33 4 76 54 95 76; E-mail: ; Pawel K. Mazur, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Department of Experimental Radiation Oncology, Zayed Building Room Z7.2024, 6565 MD Anderson Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030-4009. Phone: 832-751-9825; E-mail: ; and Nima Mosammaparast, Washington University School of Medicine, Department of Pathology and Immunology, Clinical Sciences Research Building (CSRB), 7th Floor, Room 7730, 4940 Parkview Place, St. Louis, MO 63110. Phone: 314-747-5472; E-mail:
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Mossel DM, Moganti K, Riabov V, Weiss C, Kopf S, Cordero J, Dobreva G, Rots MG, Klüter H, Harmsen MC, Kzhyshkowska J. Epigenetic Regulation of S100A9 and S100A12 Expression in Monocyte-Macrophage System in Hyperglycemic Conditions. Front Immunol 2020; 11:1071. [PMID: 32582175 PMCID: PMC7280556 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.01071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2019] [Accepted: 05/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
The number of diabetic patients in Europe and world-wide is growing. Diabetes confers a 2-fold higher risk for vascular disease. Lack of insulin production (Type 1 diabetes, T1D) or lack of insulin responsiveness (Type 2 diabetes, T2D) causes systemic metabolic changes such as hyperglycemia (HG) which contribute to the pathology of diabetes. Monocytes and macrophages are key innate immune cells that control inflammatory reactions associated with diabetic vascular complications. Inflammatory programming of macrophages is regulated and maintained by epigenetic mechanisms, in particular histone modifications. The aim of our study was to identify the epigenetic mechanisms involved in the hyperglycemia-mediated macrophage activation. Using Affymetrix microarray profiling and RT-qPCR we identified that hyperglycemia increased the expression of S100A9 and S100A12 in primary human macrophages. Expression of S100A12 was sustained after glucose levels were normalized. Glucose augmented the response of macrophages to Toll-like receptor (TLR)-ligands Palmatic acid (PA) and Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) i.e., pro-inflammatory stimulation. The abundance of activating histone Histone 3 Lysine 4 methylation marks (H3K4me1, H3K4me3) and general acetylation on histone 3 (AceH3) with the promoters of these genes was analyzed by chromatin immunoprecipitation. Hyperglycemia increased acetylation of histones bound to the promoters of S100A9 and S100A12 in M1 macrophages. In contrast, hyperglycemia caused a reduction in total H3 which correlated with the increased expression of both S100 genes. The inhibition of histone methyltransferases SET domain-containing protein (SET)7/9 and SET and MYND domain-containing protein (SMYD)3 showed that these specifically regulated S100A12 expression. We conclude that hyperglycemia upregulates expression of S100A9, S100A12 via epigenetic regulation and induces an activating histone code on the respective gene promoters in M1 macrophages. Mechanistically, this regulation relies on action of histone methyltransferases SMYD3 and SET7/9. The results define an important role for epigenetic regulation in macrophage mediated inflammation in diabetic conditions.
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- Dieuwertje M Mossel
- Medical Faculty Mannheim, Institute of Transfusion Medicine and Immunology, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
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- Medical Faculty Mannheim, Institute of Transfusion Medicine and Immunology, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany.,Department of Dermatology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Medical Faculty Mannheim, Institute of Transfusion Medicine and Immunology, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Medical Statistics, Biomathematics and Information Processing, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Medicine I: Endocrinology and Clinical Chemistry, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Anatomy and Developmental Biology, CBTM, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
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- Anatomy and Developmental Biology, CBTM, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
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- Department Pathology and Medical Biology, University Medical Centre Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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- Medical Faculty Mannheim, Institute of Transfusion Medicine and Immunology, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany.,German Red Cross Blood Service Baden-Württemberg - Hessen, Mannheim, Germany
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- Department Pathology and Medical Biology, University Medical Centre Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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- Medical Faculty Mannheim, Institute of Transfusion Medicine and Immunology, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany.,German Red Cross Blood Service Baden-Württemberg - Hessen, Mannheim, Germany
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