Evidence map›Paper›PMID 41609019›Full record

ArticleeLife2026

Mitochondrial protein carboxyl-terminal alanine-threonine tailing promotes human glioblastoma growth by regulating mitochondrial function.

Bei Zhang, Ting Cai, Esha Reddy, Yuanna Wu, Isha Mondal, Yinglu Tang, Adaeze Scholastical Gbufor, Jerry Wang, Yawei Shen, Qing Liu and 4 more

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Article in eLife, 2026. 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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5 · Who and what money

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14 authors.

Bei Zhang *Department of Biological Sciences, Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, United States.
Ting Cai *Department of Biological Sciences, Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, United States.
Esha ReddyDepartment of Biological Sciences, Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, United States.
Yuanna WuDepartment of Biological Sciences, Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, United States.
Isha MondalDepartment of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, United States.
Yinglu TangDepartment of Biological Sciences, Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, United States.
Adaeze Scholastical GbuforDepartment of Biological Sciences, Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, United States.
Jerry WangDepartment of Biological Sciences, Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, United States.
Yawei ShenDepartment of Biological Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, United States.
Qing LiuDepartment of Biological Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, United States.
Raymond SunDepartment of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6352-0642
Winson S HoDepartment of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, United States.
Rongze Olivia LuDepartment of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1600-9299
Zhihao WuDepartment of Biological Sciences, Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3080-5769

Funding

Regulation of Macrophage- and Microglia-mediated STING Signaling in GlioblastomaR01NS126501 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI Rongze Olivia Lu · 2022 to 2026
$1.9M
Decipher the Organization of a Multilayered Cellular Quality Control NetworkR35GM150190 · NIGMS · SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY · PI Zhihao Wu · 2023 to 2026
$1.4M
Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas RP210068NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM150190NIGMS NIH HHS R35GM150190NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS126501NINDS NIH HHS R01NS126501South Carolina Alzheimer's Disease Research Center ARDC Pilot GrantSouthern Methodist University Dedman College Dean's Research Council grant
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The rapid and sustained proliferation of cancer cells necessitates increased protein production, which, along with their disrupted metabolism, elevates the likelihood of translation errors. Ribosome-associated quality control (RQC), a recently identified mechanism, mitigates ribosome collisions resulting from frequent translation stalls. However, the precise pathophysiological role of the RQC pathway in oncogenesis remains ambiguous. Our research centered on the pathogenic implications of mitochondrial stress-induced protein carboxyl-terminal alanine and threonine tailing (msiCAT-tailing), a specific RQC response to translational arrest on the outer mitochondrial membrane, in human glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). The presence of msiCAT-tailed mitochondrial proteins was observed commonly in glioblastoma stem cells (GSCs). The exogenous introduction of the mitochondrial ATP synthase F1 subunit alpha (ATP5α) protein, accompanied by artificial CAT-tail mimicking sequences, enhanced mitochondrial membrane potential (ΔΨm) and inhibited the formation of the mitochondrial permeability transition pore (MPTP). These alterations in mitochondrial characteristics provided resistance to staurosporine (STS)-induced apoptosis in GBM cells. Consequently, msiCAT-tailing can foster cell survival and migration, whereas blocking msiCAT-tailing via genetic or pharmacological intervention can impede GBM cell overgrowth.

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AlanineGlioblastomaMitochondriaMitochondrial ProteinsThreonineApoptosisCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationHumansMembrane Potential, MitochondrialAlanineMitochondrial ProteinsThreoninecancer biologycarboxyl-terminal alanine and threonine tailingcell biologyglioblastomahumanmitochondriaribosome-associated quality control

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PMID41609019
PMCPMC12854676

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