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ArticleCancer discovery2025

Off-pore Nucleoporin sPOM121 Transcriptionally Propels β-Catenin-driven Tumor Progression and Immune Escape in Prostate Cancer.

Perumalraja Kirthika, Vijayakumar Jawalagatti, Peiyao Li, Michael Xu, Marc Carceles-Cordon, Adam Ertel, S Aidan Quinn, Daniel P Petrylak, Jacob J Orme, Scott M Dehm and 9 more

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19 authors.

Perumalraja Kirthika *Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.ORCID 0000-0002-9638-1615
Vijayakumar Jawalagatti *Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.ORCID 0000-0001-8492-5550
Peiyao Li *Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.ORCID 0000-0001-9119-2498
Michael XuSidney Kimmel Cancer Center Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.ORCID 0000-0002-1801-2611
Marc Carceles-CordonDepartment of Urology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.ORCID 0009-0008-6648-215X
Adam ErtelSidney Kimmel Cancer Center Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.ORCID 0000-0001-7455-1559
S Aidan QuinnDepartment of Pediatric Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.ORCID 0000-0002-6557-9186
Daniel P PetrylakDepartment of Medical Oncology, Yale Cancer Center, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut.ORCID 0000-0001-6165-5797
Jacob J OrmeDepartment of Medical Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.ORCID 0000-0002-0319-0239
Scott M DehmDepartment of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota.ORCID 0000-0002-7827-5579
Emmanuel S AntonarakisDivision of Hematology, Oncology and Transplantation, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota.ORCID 0000-0003-0031-9655
Elisabeth I HeathDepartment of Medical Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.ORCID 0000-0003-1381-2713
Mukesh K PandeyDepartment of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.ORCID 0000-0002-2332-5305
Carlos Cordon-CardoDepartment of Pathology, Tisch Cancer Center, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York.ORCID 0000-0003-0858-5624
Haojie HuangDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.ORCID 0000-0003-2751-6413
Haidong DongDepartment of Urology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.ORCID 0000-0002-5782-2983
Shijia ZhuDepartment of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota.ORCID 0000-0002-2368-2361
Josep Domingo-DomenechDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.ORCID 0000-0002-7870-7511
Veronica Rodriguez-BravoDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.ORCID 0000-0002-7363-3672

Funding

Women's Cancer ProgramP30CA015083 · NCI · MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER · PI Lila J. Rutten · 1985 to 2026
$151.3M
Investigating the impact of chromosomal instability on prostate cancer aggressivenessR01CA294563 · NCI · MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER · PI Veronica Rodriguez-Bravo · 2024 to 2026
$2.4M
Determine the Microphthalmia Transcription Factor (MITF)-regulated cell rewiring mechanisms in lethal prostate cancerR01CA261925 · NCI · THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY · PI Josep Maria Domingo-Domenech · 2021 to 2026
$2.2M
Role of Nuclear Pore-Regulated Mechanisms in Prostate Cancer AggressivenessR01CA237398 · NCI · THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY · PI RODRIGUEZ-BRAVO, VERONICA · 2020 to 2024
$2.0M
Targeting early events in prostate cancer lineage plasticityR01CA270539 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · PI Scott M. Dehm · 2023 to 2026
$1.8M
Mechanisms and therapeutic targeting of lethal prostate cancer master regulator transcription factorsR01CA280999 · NCI · MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER · PI Josep Maria Domingo-Domenech, Veronica Rodriguez-Bravo · 2024 to 2026
$1.6M
Mechanism and therapeutic targeting of castration resistance in SPOP-mutated prostate cancerR01CA285345 · NCI · MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER · PI Josep Maria Domingo-Domenech, Zhenkun Lou · 2024 to 2026
$1.5M
Mechanism and therapeutic targeting of abnormal androgenesis in CHD1-deficient prostate cancerR01CA286864 · NCI · MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER · PI Josep Maria Domingo-Domenech, Veronica Rodriguez-Bravo · 2024 to 2026
$1.4M
Margaret Q. Landenberger Research Foundation (The Margaret Q. Landenberger Research Foundation)National Cancer Institute (NCI) R01CA237398National Cancer Institute (NCI) R01CA261925National Cancer Institute (NCI) R01CA280999National Cancer Institute (NCI) R01CA285345National Cancer Institute (NCI) R01CA286864National Cancer Institute (NCI) R01CA294563NCI NIH HHS P30 CA015083NCI NIH HHS R01 CA237398NCI NIH HHS R01 CA261925NCI NIH HHS R01 CA270539NCI NIH HHS R01 CA280999NCI NIH HHS R01 CA285345NCI NIH HHS R01 CA286864NCI NIH HHS R01 CA294563
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The roles of nucleoplasm-residing nucleoporins (NUP) in solid tumors, including prostate cancer, remain unknown. In this study, we reveal the clinical significance and mechanistic role of the off-pore NUP, soluble POM121 (sPOM121), as a crucial transcriptional regulator that enhances the aggressiveness of metastatic prostate cancer. Using orthogonal methodologies in human samples, sPOM121 was identified as the predominantly expressed nucleoplasmic NUP in prostate cancer. Unbiased proteomic and epigenomic studies demonstrate that sPOM121, through its C-terminus, interacts with the chromatin remodeler SMARCA5 at gene promoter sites and localizes at nuclear condensates, reprogramming gene expression. Indeed, sPOM121 regulates a distinct oncogenic gene network, including β-catenin, leading to prostate cancer progression and immune evasion. Importantly, targeting the sPOM121/β-catenin axis in patient-derived preclinical and syngeneic mouse models halts prostate cancer aggressiveness and enhances antitumor immunity. Taken together, these findings reveal previously unknown actionable reprogramming functions of off-pore NUPs in solid tumors. SIGNIFICANCE: This study uncovers how oncogenic signaling programs are transcriptionally heightened by the NUP sPOM121 in metastatic prostate cancer. Localization of sPOM121 at active transcriptional nuclear condensates propels disease progression and immune evasion, offering novel anticancer therapeutic opportunities.

Indexed as

beta CateninNuclear Pore Complex ProteinsProstatic NeoplasmsTumor EscapeAnimalsCell Line, TumorDisease ProgressionGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMaleMicebeta CateninCTNNB1 protein, humanNuclear Pore Complex Proteins

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PMID40709833
PMCPMC12580793

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