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ArticleAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2025

TRIM21 Promotes Tumor Growth and Gemcitabine Resistance in Pancreatic Cancer by Inhibiting EPHX1-Mediated Arachidonic Acid Metabolism.

Xiaona Fan, Yisheng Dai, Chuanfeng Mo, Hengzhen Li, Xindi Luan, Bojun Wang, Jiani Yang, Guangtao Jiao, XiaoLin Lu, Zhuo Chen and 6 more

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Article in Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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19 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors.

Xiaona FanDepartment of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin, 150081, P. R. China.
Yisheng DaiDepartment of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin, 150081, P. R. China.
Chuanfeng MoDepartment of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin, 150081, P. R. China.
Hengzhen LiDepartment of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin, 150081, P. R. China.
Xindi LuanDepartment of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin, 150081, P. R. China.
Bojun WangDepartment of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin, 150081, P. R. China.
Jiani YangDepartment of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin, 150081, P. R. China.
Guangtao JiaoDepartment of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin, 150081, P. R. China.
XiaoLin LuDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin, 150081, China.
Zhuo ChenDepartment of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin, 150081, P. R. China.
Yuanyu LiaoDepartment of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin, 150081, P. R. China.
Ling QuDepartment of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin, 150081, P. R. China.
Huike YangDepartment of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin, 150081, P. R. China.
Changjie LouDepartment of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin, 150081, P. R. China.
Chao LiuDepartment of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin, 150081, P. R. China.
Zhiwei LiDepartment of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin, 150081, P. R. China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0008-3278-1047

Funding

Haiyan Research Fund of Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital BJQN2021-01Haiyan Research Fund of Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital JJZD2022-06Key R&D Project of Heilongjiang Province 2022ZX06C10Key R&D Project of Heilongjiang Province JD2023SJ40National Natural Science Foundation of China 81773210National Natural Science Foundation of China 82102858National Natural Science Foundation of China 82373372Natural Science Funding of Heilongjiang YQ2022H017
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pancreatic cancer (PC) progresses rapidly, and gemcitabine-based chemotherapy has brought only limited efficacy. Identifying key drivers and therapeutic targets holds significant clinical value. In this study, through comprehensive analysis of multiple PC databases, this work identifies TRIM21 as a promising driver mediator. This work further performs loss- and gain-of-function assays for TRIM21, revealing that TRIM21 knockout inhibits tumor proliferation and gemcitabine resistance both in vitro and vivo. Lipidomics reveal that silencing TRIM21 reduce the arachidonic acid production, and inhibit ferroptosis. Mechanically, through proteomics, ubiquitomics, and liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry analysis, the key metabolic enzyme of arachidonic acid -EPHX1 is identified as a downstream substrate of TRIM21. TRIM21 interacts with EPHX1 through its SPRY domain and promotes ubiquitin-mediated degradation of EPHX1 via K33- and K48-linked ubiquitination at the K105 site. Given the targeting potential, this work screens Bezafibrate to block the interaction between TRIM21 and EPHX1 and validates its sensitizing effect. In summary, TRIM21 promotes tumour growth and gemcitabine resistance in PC by inhibiting EPHX1-mediated arachidonic acid metabolism. This provides a novel and promising target for clinical treatment of PC.

Indexed as

Arachidonic AcidDeoxycytidineDrug Resistance, NeoplasmPancreatic NeoplasmsRibonucleoproteinsAnimalsAntimetabolites, AntineoplasticCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationGemcitabineHumansMiceSS-A AntigenAntimetabolites, AntineoplasticArachidonic AcidDeoxycytidineGemcitabineRibonucleoproteinsSS-A Antigenarachidonic acid metabolismEPHX1pancreatic cancerTRIM21ubiquitination

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PMID39739616
PMCPMC11848624

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