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ArticleScientific reports2025

BRPF1 inhibition reduces migration and invasion of metastatic ovarian cancer cells, representing a potential therapeutic target.

Elena Alexandrova, Marharyta Smal, Domenico Di Rosa, Rosario Nicola Brancaccio, Roberto Parisi, Fabio Russo, Roberta Tarallo, Giovanni Nassa, Giorgio Giurato, Alessandro Weisz and 1 more

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Elena AlexandrovaLaboratory of Molecular Medicine and Genomics, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica, Salernitana" University of Salerno, via S. Allende, 1, Baronissi, 84081, SA, Italy. ealexandrova@unisa.it.
Marharyta SmalLaboratory of Molecular Medicine and Genomics, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica, Salernitana" University of Salerno, via S. Allende, 1, Baronissi, 84081, SA, Italy.
Domenico Di RosaLaboratory of Molecular Medicine and Genomics, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica, Salernitana" University of Salerno, via S. Allende, 1, Baronissi, 84081, SA, Italy.
Rosario Nicola BrancaccioLaboratory of Molecular Medicine and Genomics, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica, Salernitana" University of Salerno, via S. Allende, 1, Baronissi, 84081, SA, Italy.
Roberto ParisiLaboratory of Molecular Medicine and Genomics, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica, Salernitana" University of Salerno, via S. Allende, 1, Baronissi, 84081, SA, Italy.
Fabio RussoLaboratory of Molecular Medicine and Genomics, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica, Salernitana" University of Salerno, via S. Allende, 1, Baronissi, 84081, SA, Italy.
Roberta TaralloLaboratory of Molecular Medicine and Genomics, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica, Salernitana" University of Salerno, via S. Allende, 1, Baronissi, 84081, SA, Italy.
Giovanni NassaLaboratory of Molecular Medicine and Genomics, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica, Salernitana" University of Salerno, via S. Allende, 1, Baronissi, 84081, SA, Italy.
Giorgio GiuratoLaboratory of Molecular Medicine and Genomics, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica, Salernitana" University of Salerno, via S. Allende, 1, Baronissi, 84081, SA, Italy.
Alessandro WeiszLaboratory of Molecular Medicine and Genomics, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica, Salernitana" University of Salerno, via S. Allende, 1, Baronissi, 84081, SA, Italy.
Francesca RizzoLaboratory of Molecular Medicine and Genomics, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica, Salernitana" University of Salerno, via S. Allende, 1, Baronissi, 84081, SA, Italy. frizzo@unisa.it.

Funding

Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Università e della Ricerca PNRR-MUR NextGenerationEU PRIN 2022 cod. 2022Y79PT4Regione Campania Progetto GENOMAeSALUTE, POR Campania FESR2014/2020; CUP: B41C17000080007
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ovarian Cancer (OC) is the most lethal gynecological malignancy, characterized by peritoneal metastasis, directly linked to most OC-related deaths. Here, by interrogating CRISPR-Cas9 loss-of-function genetic screen data, we identified a list of genes essential for metastatic OC, including several well-known oncogenes (PAX8, CCNE1, WWTR1, WT1, KAT6A, MECOM, and SOX17) and others whose roles in OC have not yet been explored. Protein-protein interaction analysis of the selected genes revealed the presence of a protein network participating in the epigenetic regulation of gene expression. For one of the network components, BRPF1, we found that its increased expression correlates with OC progression and a poor prognosis for OC patients. Functional assays demonstrated that BRPF1 inhibition significantly reduces cellular migration and invasion, supporting its role in metastatic progression. Pharmacological blockade of BRPF1 using small molecule inhibitors resulted in reduced proliferation of high-grade serous OC cells through mechanisms involving the activation of programmed cell death, cell cycle deregulation, and enhanced DNA damage. Furthermore, analysis of transcriptional changes induced by BRPF1 targeting showed that the growth inhibitory effects may be mediated by the deregulation of PPARα signaling. The obtained results indicate that BRPF1 represents a novel potential therapeutic target for metastatic OC treatment.

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Cell MovementOvarian NeoplasmsCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansNeoplasm InvasivenessNeoplasm MetastasisBRPF1CRISPR-Cas9MetastasisOvarian cancerSmall molecule inhibitor

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PMID40038391
PMCPMC11880521

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