ArticleNeoplasia (New York, N.Y.)2020
Targeting methyltransferase PRMT5 retards the carcinogenesis and metastasis of HNSCC via epigenetically inhibiting Twist1 transcription.
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- Clinicopathological and Prognostic Significance of PRMT5 in Cancers: A System Review and Meta-Analysis.Cancer control : journal of the Moffitt Cancer CenterPooled it
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- Protein arginine methyltransferases in cancer: mechanisms, functions, and therapeutic opportunities.Journal of biomedical science · 2026Review
- PRMT5 encourages cell migration and metastasis of tongue squamous cell carcinoma through methylating ΔNp63α.Cell death and differentiation · 2026Article
- Enhancing CD8Biomolecules · 2025Article
- Arginine methylation in cancer: mechanisms and therapeutic implications.Biomarker research · 2025Review
- Loss of Sirtuin 7 impairs cell motility and proliferation and enhances S-phase cell arrest after 5-fluorouracil treatment in head and neck cancer.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- CircPRMT5, a Potential Salivary Biomarker, Facilitates the Progression of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma via the IGF2BP3-SERPINE1 Pathway.International journal of nanomedicine · 2025Article
- PRMT5-mediated arginine methylation of FXR1 is essential for RNA binding in cancer cells.Nucleic acids research · 2024Article
- Dysregulation of arginine methylation in tumorigenesis.Frontiers in molecular biosciences · 2024Review
- 5-Fluorouracil dose escalation generated desensitized colorectal cancer cells with reduced expression of protein methyltransferases and no epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition potential.Oncology research · 2024Article
- Twist1 Promoter Methylation Regulates the Proliferation and Apoptosis of Acute Myeloid Leukemia Cells via PI3K/AKT Pathway.Indian journal of hematology & blood transfusion : an official journal of Indian Society of Hematology and Blood Transfusion · 2023Article
- FOXD1 Regulates the Sensitivity of Cetuximab by Regulating the Expression of EGFR in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Cancer.Journal of healthcare engineering · 2022Article
- Protein arginine methyltransferases: promising targets for cancer therapy.Experimental & molecular medicine · 2021Review
- PRMT5 disruption drives antitumor immunity in cervical cancer by reprogramming T cell-mediated response and regulating PD-L1 expression.Theranostics · 2021Article
- Protein Arginine Methyltransferase 5 FunctionsFrontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2021Article
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Abstract
Protein arginine methyltransferase 5 (PRMT5) is an important type II arginine methyltransferase that can play roles in cancers in a highly tissue-specific manner, but its role in the carcinogenesis and metastasis of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) remains unclear. Here, we detected PRMT5 expression in HNSCC tissues and performed series of in vivo and in vitro assays to investigate the function and mechanism of PRMT5 in HNSCC. We found that PRMT5 was overexpressed in dysplastic and cancer tissues, and associated with lymph node metastasis and worse patient survival. PRMT5 knockdown repressed the malignant phenotype of HNSCC cells in vitro and in vivo. PRMT5 specific inhibitor blocked the formation of precancerous lesion and HNSCC in 4NQO-induced tongue carcinogenesis model, prevented lymph node metastasis in tongue orthotopic xenograft model and inhibited cancer development in subcutaneous xenograft model and Patient-Derived tumor Xenograft (PDX) model. Mechanistically, PRMT5-catalyzed H3R2me2s promotes the enrichment of H3K4me3 in the Twist1 promoter region by recruiting WDR5, and subsequently activates the transcription of Twist1. The rescue experiments indicated that overexpressed Twist1 abrogated the inhibition of cell invasion induced by PRMT5 inhibitor. In summary, this study elucidates that PRMT5 inhibition could reduce H3K4me3-mediated Twist1 transcription and retard the carcinogenesis and metastasis of HNSCC.
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