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Targeting KDM4A-AS1 represses AR/AR-Vs deubiquitination and enhances enzalutamide response in CRPC
Boya Zhang1, Mingpeng Zhang1, Yanjie Yang1
1Tianjin Institute of Urology, the Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, 300211, China.
Abstract:
Castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) is a highly malignant type of advanced cancer resistant to androgen deprivation therapy. One of the important mechanisms for the development of CRPC is the persistent imbalanced regulation of AR and AR splice variants (AR/AR-Vs). In this study, we reported KDM4A-AS1, a recently discovered lncRNA, as a tumor promoter that was significantly increased in CRPC cell lines and cancer tissues. Depletion of KDM4A-AS1 significantly reduced cell viability, proliferation, migration in vitro, and tumor growth in vivo. We found that by binding to the NTD domain, KDM4A-AS1 enhances the stability of USP14-AR/AR-Vs complex, and promoted AR/AR-Vs deubiquitination to protect it from MDM2-mediated ubiquitin-proteasome degradation. Moreover, KDM4A-AS1 was found to enhance CRPC drug resistance to enzalutamide by repressing AR/AR-Vs degradation; antisense oligonucleotide drugs targeting KDM4A-AS1 significantly reduced the growth of tumors with enzalutamide resistance. Taken together, our results indicated that KDM4A-AS1 played an important role in the progression of CRPC and enzalutamide resistance by regulating AR/AR-Vs deubiquitination; targeting KDM4A-AS1 has broad clinical application potential.
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