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ArticleCell communication and signaling : CCS2025

GALNT3 is a novel target driving lymphomagenesis via O-glycosylation of FGFR2.

Ruixin Sun, Wenhan Wang, Yixuan Gao, Kasimujiang Aximujiang, Yan Li, Agida Innocent, Zizhen Xu, Jiao Ma

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Ruixin SunCollege of Health Science and Technology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Wenhan WangInstitute of Molecular Medicine, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Yixuan GaoDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Cell Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, No. 280 South Chongqing Road West Building #7, Room 408, Shanghai, China.
Kasimujiang AximujiangDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, China.
Yan LiDepartment Of Emergency and Critical Disease, Songjiang Research Institute Shanghai Key Laboratory of Emotion and Affective Disorders, Department of Anatomy and Physiology, College of Basic Medical Science, Songjiang Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Agida InnocentDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Cell Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, No. 280 South Chongqing Road West Building #7, Room 408, Shanghai, China.
Zizhen XuDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, College of Health Science and Technology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, PR China. xuzizhen@shsmu.edu.cn.
Jiao MaDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Cell Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, No. 280 South Chongqing Road West Building #7, Room 408, Shanghai, China. drjiaoma@shsmu.edu.cn.

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National Natural Science Foundation of China 82370186Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai 23ZR1436100
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Abstract

Despite the dual roles of GALNT3 in various cellular processes in tumorigenesis of solid tumors, the clinical and biological significance of GALNT3 in lymphomagenesis remains largely unknown. Herein, our bioinformatics analysis uncovers that GALNT3 dependent glucose metabolism was significantly elevated in DLBCL. Our DLBCL cohort study revealed that GALNT3 positivity is significantly associated with worse prognosis and clinical outcomes in DLBCL pathogenesis. Biologically, GALNT3 overexpression were found to promote DLBCL cell proliferation and cell cycle progression, while silencing GALNT3 inhibited lymphomagenesis. RNA-seq uncovers that GALNT3 upregulated FGFR2-MAPK signaling pathway in DLBCL. Moreover, protein mass spectrometry identified two potential O-Glycosylation sites of FGFR2 (Thr319 and Ser299). Further point mutation of glycosylation sites, confirmed that GALNT3 O-Glycosylates FGFR2 through Thr319. Besides, in vitro and in vivo rescue experiments demonstrated that Thr319 is indispensable for GALNT3-FGFR2-MAPK induced lymphomagenesis. In vitro pharmacological inhibition of FGFR2 with a selective inhibitor Futibatinib further demonstrated that it inhibited DLBCL cell growth, cell proliferation, induced cell cycle arrest, promoted cell apoptosis. Further in vivo study found that combination of Futibatinib with chemotherapy displayed better anti-tumor activity relative to single drug therapy in DLBCL treatment. Collectively, our data highlight the importance of considering the GALNT3-FGFR2-MAPK signaling axis as an attractive therapeutic target for lymphomagenesis. Besides, in vitro and in vivo rescue experiments demonstrated that Thr319 is indispensable for GALNT3-FGFR2-MAPK induced lymphomagenesis. In vitro pharmacological inhibition of FGFR2 with a selective inhibitor Futibatinib further demonstrated that it inhibited DLBCL cell growth, cell proliferation, induced cell cycle arrest, promoted cell apoptosis. Further in vivo study found that combination of Futibatinib with chemotherapy displayed better anti-tumor activity relative to single drug therapy in DLBCL treatment.Collectively, our data highlight the importance of considering the GALNT3-FGFR2-MAPK signaling axis as an attractive therapeutic target for lymphomagenesis.

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CarcinogenesisLymphoma, Large B-Cell, DiffuseN-AcetylgalactosaminyltransferasesReceptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 2AnimalsCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationFemaleGlycosylationHumansMiceMice, NudePolypeptide N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferaseFGFR2 protein, humanN-AcetylgalactosaminyltransferasesPolypeptide N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferaseReceptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 2FGFR2GALNT3LymphomagenesisO-Glycosylation

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PMCPMC12822125

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