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ArticleCell death & disease2026

NAT10-mediated ac4C RNA acetylation stabilizes CXCL5/DEK mRNA to drive proliferation and metastasis in lung adenocarcinoma.

Xin Hu, Meiqi Feng, Chengjin Qi, Boran Li, Hongjuan He, Kai Li, Lu Chen, Boshu Ji, Haoran Yu, Yue Zhao and 5 more

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Xin Hu *School of Life Science and Technology, Faculty of Life Science and Medicine, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, Heilongjiang, China.
Meiqi Feng *School of Life Science and Technology, Faculty of Life Science and Medicine, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, Heilongjiang, China.
Chengjin QiSchool of Life Science and Technology, Faculty of Life Science and Medicine, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, Heilongjiang, China.
Boran LiDepartment for Biomedical Research Bern (DBMR), University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Hongjuan HeSchool of Life Science and Technology, Faculty of Life Science and Medicine, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, Heilongjiang, China.
Kai LiSchool of Medicine and Health, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, Heilongjiang, China.
Lu ChenDepartment of Pathology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150081, Heilongjiang, China.
Boshu JiDepartment of Pathology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150081, Heilongjiang, China.
Haoran YuDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, School of Medical Information and Engineering, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, 510006, Guangdong, China.
Yue ZhaoDepartment of Urology, Xiang'an Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361000, Fu Jian, China.
Tong WuSchool of Life Science and Technology, Faculty of Life Science and Medicine, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, Heilongjiang, China.
Ruiheng MaDepartment of Pathology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150081, Heilongjiang, China.
Yuhao DongHarbin Medical University, Harbin, 150081, Heilongjiang, China.
Yan ZhangSchool of Life Science and Technology, Faculty of Life Science and Medicine, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, Heilongjiang, China. zhangtyo@hit.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5307-2484
Qiong WuSchool of Life Science and Technology, Faculty of Life Science and Medicine, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, Heilongjiang, China. kigo@hit.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3305-6652

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Abstract

Investigating the epigenetic mechanisms underlying lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) through the lens of N4-acetylcytosine (ac4C) modification could innovate cancer treatment strategies and targets. We used biological information methods to analyze shared data, with a focus on studying N-acetyltransferase 10 (NAT10), which is the only known ac4C "writer" protein. Our analysis revealed a significant upregulation of NAT10 expression in LUAD, a finding that was corroborated by investigations in both LUAD cancer tissue samples and cell lines. Subsequently, we employed CRISPR/Cas9 technology to knock out the NAT10 gene and analyzed the resulting knockout cells using acRIP-seq and RNA-seq techniques. Our findings demonstrated different expressions of the genes C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 5 (CXCL5) and DEK proto-oncogene (DEK), and functional enrichment analysis indicated a strong association with the adhesion signaling pathway. Laboratory experiments revealed that NAT10 acts as an ac4C "writer," promoting the acetylation of CXCL5 and DEK and thus preventing the degradation of their mRNAs. Moreover, NAT10 was found to significantly affect the number of metastases and tumor growth following the injection of cancer cells into the tail vein of mice. Our research data suggests that targeting NAT10 has the potential to serve as a diagnostic biomarker or prognostic target for developing anti-metastatic therapies aimed at disrupting the adhesion process.

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Adenocarcinoma of LungChemokine CXCL5Lung NeoplasmsN-Terminal Acetyltransferase EOncogene ProteinsRNA, MessengerAcetylationAnimalsCell Line, TumorCell MovementCell ProliferationGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMiceNeoplasm MetastasisN-Terminal AcetyltransferasesChemokine CXCL5MAS1 protein, humanNAT10 protein, humanN-Terminal Acetyltransferase EN-Terminal AcetyltransferasesOncogene ProteinsProto-Oncogene MasRNA, Messenger

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PMCPMC13039259

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