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ArticleMolecular oncology2025

Targeting PRAME directly or via EZH2 inhibition overcomes retinoid resistance and represents a novel therapy for keratinocyte carcinoma.

Brandon Ramchatesingh, Amelia Martinez Villarreal, Philippe Lefrançois, Jennifer Gantchev, Sriraam Sivachandran, Samy Abou Setah, Ivan V Litvinov

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  1. Imaging transcriptomics in basal cell carcinoma: Coupling in vivo tumor morphology with gene expression.JID innovations : skin science from molecules to population health · 2026
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Brandon RamchatesinghDivision of Experimental Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.
Amelia Martinez VillarrealDivision of Experimental Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.
Philippe LefrançoisDivision of Experimental Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.
Jennifer GantchevDivision of Experimental Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.
Sriraam SivachandranDivision of Experimental Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.
Samy Abou SetahFaculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.
Ivan V LitvinovDivision of Experimental Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-0562-4675

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Cancer Research Society 25343CIHR 426655Fonds de Recherche du Québec - Santé 296643Monreal Dermatology Research Institute
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Retinoids have demonstrated efficacy as preventative/treatment agents for keratinocyte carcinomas (KCs): basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). However, retinoid resistance mechanisms limit the efficacy of these compounds. A subset of KCs expresses Preferentially Expressed Antigen in Melanoma (PRAME): a retinoid signaling corepressor. PRAME is proposed to repress retinoid signaling by guiding enhancer of zeste homolog 2 (EZH2) to retinoic acid response elements (RARE) in promoters. We investigated the effects of PRAME on KC pathogenesis and retinoid response. High-PRAME expression in tumors was negatively correlated with epidermal differentiation gene signatures. PRAME overexpression downregulated epidermal differentiation gene signatures and impaired differentiation in 3D culture. PRAME overexpression attenuated retinoid-induced RARE activation, growth suppression, and differentiation responses. Conversely, low-PRAME tumors and PRAME-depleted KC cells demonstrated enriched epidermal differentiation gene signatures. PRAME downregulation restored retinoid-induced RARE activation, growth suppression, keratinization in SCC, and cell death signaling in BCC. Furthermore, combined retinoid and EZH2 inhibitor treatment augmented RARE activation and suppressed PRAME-expressing KC cell growth. Hence, PRAME confers retinoid resistance in KC, which may be overcome by EZH2 inhibition.

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Antigens, NeoplasmBasal Cell CarcinomaCarcinoma, Squamous CellEnhancer of Zeste Homolog 2 ProteinKeratinocytesRetinoidsSkin NeoplasmsCell Line, TumorDrug Resistance, NeoplasmHumansResponse ElementsTranscriptomeAntigens, NeoplasmEnhancer of Zeste Homolog 2 ProteinEZH2 protein, humanPRAME protein, humanRetinoidsbasal cell carcinomacutaneous squamous cell carcinomaEZH2PRAMEretinoid resistanceretinoids

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PMCPMC12077289

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