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ArticleOncogene2025

Rictor orchestrates β-catenin/FOXO balance by maintaining redox homeostasis during development of ovarian cancer.

Xuejiao Zhao, Huiling Lai, Guannan Li, Yu Qin, Ruqi Chen, Marilyne Labrie, Jayne M Stommel, Gordon B Mills, Ding Ma, Qinglei Gao and 1 more

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Xuejiao Zhao *National Clinical Research Center for Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Cancer Biology Research Center (Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education), Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Huiling Lai *Department of Gynecology, the Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Guannan Li *National Clinical Research Center for Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Cancer Biology Research Center (Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education), Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Yu QinNational Clinical Research Center for Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Cancer Biology Research Center (Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education), Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Ruqi ChenNational Clinical Research Center for Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Cancer Biology Research Center (Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education), Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Marilyne LabrieDepartment of Immunology and Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada.
Jayne M StommelKnight Cancer Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA.
Gordon B MillsKnight Cancer Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0144-9614
Ding MaNational Clinical Research Center for Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Cancer Biology Research Center (Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education), Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China. dma@tjh.tjmu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0008-2360-2035
Qinglei GaoNational Clinical Research Center for Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Cancer Biology Research Center (Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education), Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China. qlgao@tjh.tjmu.edu.cn.
Yong FangNational Clinical Research Center for Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Cancer Biology Research Center (Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education), Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China. tongjify@163.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3412-8208

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 81572565National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 81602291National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 81874109National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 82072894National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 82272707National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 82303038National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 82303279
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Rictor/mTORC2 has been demonstrated to have important roles in cancer development and progression in a number of solid and hematologic malignancies. However, little is known about the role of Rictor/mTORC2 in ovarian cancer pathophysiology. Herein, using conditional Rictor knockout mice, we were able to demonstrate that Rictor deletion disrupted glutathione metabolism through AKT/Nrf2 signaling pathway and induced intracellular oxidative stress during the malignant transformation of Kras/Pten-mutant ovarian surface epithelial cells. Elevated reactive oxygen species and activated FOXO3a in Rictor-deleted cells strikingly shifts the functional interaction of β-catenin from TCF to FOXO3a, which strongly inhibits classical Wnt/β-catenin signaling. Our findings emphasize a pivotal role for Rictor in orchestrating crosstalk between the PI3K/AKT and Wnt/β-catenin signaling in the development of ovarian cancer. Illustration of Rictor/mTORC2 in promoting tumor onset by regulating glutathione metabolism and mediating oncogenic signaling.

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beta CateninCarrier ProteinsForkhead Transcription FactorsOvarian NeoplasmsAnimalsFemaleForkhead Box Protein O3GlutathioneHomeostasisHumansMechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 2MiceMice, KnockoutNF-E2-Related Factor 2Oxidation-ReductionOxidative Stressbeta CateninCarrier ProteinsForkhead Box Protein O3Forkhead Transcription FactorsFoxO3 protein, mouseGlutathioneMechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 2NF-E2-Related Factor 2Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktRapamycin-Insensitive Companion of mTOR ProteinReactive Oxygen Speciesrictor protein, mouseTOR Serine-Threonine Kinases

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