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ArticleCell reports2025

CDH3-AS1 antisense RNA enhances P-cadherin translation and acts as a tumor suppressor in melanoma.

Manon Chadourne, Crystal Griffith, Neel Jasani, Xiaonan Xu, Emily Brennan, Olga Vera, Nicol Mecozzi, Kaizhen Wang, Alex M Jaeger, Florian A Karreth

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Article in Cell reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Dysregulation of the PATZ1/CTCF Balance Silences ZBTB20 to Drive Melanoma Progression.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors.

Manon ChadourneDepartment of Molecular Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL 33612, USA.
Crystal GriffithDepartment of Molecular Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL 33612, USA.
Neel JasaniDepartment of Molecular Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL 33612, USA.
Xiaonan XuDepartment of Molecular Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL 33612, USA.
Emily BrennanDepartment of Molecular Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL 33612, USA.
Olga VeraDepartment of Molecular Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL 33612, USA.
Nicol MecozziDepartment of Molecular Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL 33612, USA; Cancer Biology PhD Program, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33612, USA.
Kaizhen WangDepartment of Molecular Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL 33612, USA; Cancer Biology PhD Program, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33612, USA.
Alex M JaegerDepartment of Molecular Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL 33612, USA.
Florian A KarrethDepartment of Molecular Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL 33612, USA. Electronic address: florian.karreth@moffitt.org.

Funding

TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCHP30CA076292 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA · PI John L. Cleveland · 1998 to 2026
$93.5M
Chromosome 1q ceRNAs in Melanoma Progression and MetastasisR01CA259046 · NCI · H. LEE MOFFITT CANCER CTR & RES INST · PI KARRETH, FLORIAN · 2021 to 2025
$2.3M
Exploring anti-sense RNAs in melanocyte transformation and melanoma formationR21CA303007 · NCI · H. LEE MOFFITT CANCER CTR & RES INST · PI KARRETH, FLORIAN · 2025 to 2025
$433k
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA076292NCI NIH HHS R01 CA259046NCI NIH HHS R21 CA303007
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Thousands of regulatory non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) have been annotated, yet their roles in gene regulation and cancer progression remain unclear. Mapping the landscape of ncRNA expression during melanoma progression revealed that ncRNAs represented nearly half of the deregulated genes, with antisense RNAs (asRNAs) comprising a large portion. CDH3-AS1, the most downregulated asRNA, overlaps the CDH3 gene, which encodes P-cadherin, a key cell adhesion protein that is reduced in melanoma. Overexpression of CDH3-AS1 increased cell aggregation and reduced xenograft tumor growth, mimicking the effects of CDH3. CDH3-AS1 interacted with CDH3 mRNA, increased ribosome occupancy, and enhanced P-cadherin translation through a mechanism resembling SINEB2 sequence to up-regulate translation (SINEUP)-mediated translational control. asRNAs complementary to 5' UTRs generally increase the ribosome occupancy of their cognate mRNAs, suggesting broader translational control through this mechanism. This study revealed CDH3-AS1-mediated enhancement of P-cadherin translation as a tumor-suppressive axis in melanoma and highlighted the broader potential of asRNAs as regulators of protein translation.

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CadherinsMelanomaProtein BiosynthesisRNA, AntisenseAnimalsCell Line, TumorGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMiceMice, NudeRibosomesRNA, MessengerCadherinsCDH3 protein, humanRNA, AntisenseRNA, MessengerasRNACDH3CDH3-AS1CP: CancerCP: Molecular biologymelanomaP-cadherinSINEUP

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PMID41037395
PMCPMC12588357

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