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ArticleMolecular medicine (Cambridge, Mass.)2025

O-GlcNAcylation with ubiquitination stabilizes METTL3 to promoting HMGB1 degradation to inhibit ferroptosis and enhance gemcitabine resistance in pancreatic cancer.

Qiuhong Wang, Dong Wei, Chunman Li, Xiawei Yang, Kun Su, Tao Wang, Renchao Zou, Lianmin Wang, Dongyun Cun, Bo Tang and 1 more

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Article in Molecular medicine (Cambridge, Mass.), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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  1. Distinct O-Linked Glycosylation Systems in Signaling and Immune Regulation.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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Qiuhong WangDepartments of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, No.374 Yunnan-Burma Road, Wuhua District, Kunming City, Yunnan Province, 650101, China.
Dong WeiDepartments of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, No.374 Yunnan-Burma Road, Wuhua District, Kunming City, Yunnan Province, 650101, China.
Chunman LiDepartments of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, No.374 Yunnan-Burma Road, Wuhua District, Kunming City, Yunnan Province, 650101, China.
Xiawei YangDepartments of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, No.374 Yunnan-Burma Road, Wuhua District, Kunming City, Yunnan Province, 650101, China.
Kun SuDepartments of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, No.374 Yunnan-Burma Road, Wuhua District, Kunming City, Yunnan Province, 650101, China.
Tao WangDepartments of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, No.374 Yunnan-Burma Road, Wuhua District, Kunming City, Yunnan Province, 650101, China.
Renchao ZouDepartments of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, No.374 Yunnan-Burma Road, Wuhua District, Kunming City, Yunnan Province, 650101, China.
Lianmin WangDepartments of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, No.374 Yunnan-Burma Road, Wuhua District, Kunming City, Yunnan Province, 650101, China.
Dongyun CunDepartments of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, No.374 Yunnan-Burma Road, Wuhua District, Kunming City, Yunnan Province, 650101, China. cundongyun@kmmu.edu.cn.
Bo TangDepartments of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, No.374 Yunnan-Burma Road, Wuhua District, Kunming City, Yunnan Province, 650101, China. tangbo1227@163.com.
Tao WuDepartments of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, No.374 Yunnan-Burma Road, Wuhua District, Kunming City, Yunnan Province, 650101, China. kmwt624@hotmail.com.

Funding

Academician Expert Workstation of Yunnan Province 202205AF150127Kunkun-Medical joint special project 202301AY070001-270, 202101AY070001-145Scientific Research Foundation of Education Department of Yunnan Province 2024J0346Weichuang Treatment Innovation Team of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery Department of Yunnan Province 202405AS350021Yunnan Provincial Applied Basic Research Plan 202401AT070020Yunnan Provincial Science and Technology Department Basic Research Plan 202101AY070001-142
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPancreatic cancer is highly lethal, and METTL3 plays a crucial role in the regulation of m6A. However, the therapeutic potential of METTL3 in pancreatic cancer is unclear.

methodsBy means of functional gain and loss experiments, the relationship between METTL3 and gemcitabine resistance as well as ferroptosis was explored. The target genes of METTL3 were screened, and the influence of O-GlcNAcylation on the stability and ubiquitination modification of METTL3 was dissected.

resultsWe found that METTL3 is highly expressed in pancreatic cancer and regulates ferroptosis and gemcitabine resistance by promoting the degradation of HMGB1 in an m6A-YTHDF2-dependent manner. O-GlcNAcylation modulates the METTL3’s stability. The interaction between the deubiquitinase EIF3H and METTL3 is influenced by O-GlcNAcylation.

conclusionMETTL3 affects pancreatic cancer progression by promoting degradation of HMGB1. The O-GlcNAcylation of METTL3 not only stabilizes METTL3 but also augments EIF3H-mediated deubiquitination. These findings uncover potential mechanisms underlying gemcitabine resistance in pancreatic cancer and offer potential therapeutic strategies for the treatment of this disease.

Indexed as

DeoxycytidineDrug Resistance, NeoplasmHMGB1 ProteinMethyltransferasesPancreatic NeoplasmsAnimalsCell Line, TumorGemcitabineHumansProtein Processing, Post-TranslationalProteolysisUbiquitinationDeoxycytidineGemcitabineHMGB1 ProteinMethyltransferasesMETTL3 protein, humanFerroptosisHMGB1METTL3O-GlcNAcylationPancreatic cancer

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PMCPMC12153122

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