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KAT2A-mediated AR translocation into nucleus promotes abiraterone-resistance in castration-resistant prostate cancer.


ABSTRACT: Abiraterone, a novel androgen synthesis inhibitor, has been approved for castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) treatment. However, most patients eventually acquire resistance to this agent, and the underlying mechanisms related to this resistance remain largely unelucidated. Lysine acetyltransferase 2 A (KAT2A) has been reported to enhance transcriptional activity for certain histone or non-histone proteins through the acetylation and post-translational modification of the androgen receptor (AR). Therefore, we hypothesised that KAT2A might play a critical role in the resistance of prostate tumours to hormonal treatment. In this study, we found that KAT2A expression was increased in abiraterone-resistant prostate cancer C4-2 cells (C4-2-AbiR). Consistently, elevated expression of KAT2A was observed in patients with prostate cancer exhibiting high-grade disease or biochemical recurrence following radical prostatectomy, as well as in those with poor clinical survival outcomes. Moreover, KAT2A knockdown partially re-sensitised C4-2-AbiR cells to abiraterone, whereas KAT2A overexpression promoted abiraterone resistance in parental C4-2 cells. Consistent with this finding, KAT2A knockdown rescued abiraterone sensitivity and inhibited the proliferation of C4-2-AbiR cells in a mouse model. Mechanistically, KAT2A directly acetylated the hinge region of the AR, and induced AR translocation from the cytoplasm to the nucleus, resulting in increased transcriptional activity of the AR-targeted gene prostate specific antigen (PSA) leading to resistance to the inhibitory effect of abiraterone on proliferation. Taken together, our findings demonstrate a substantial role for KAT2A in the regulation of post-translational modifications in AR affecting CRPC development, suggesting that targeting KAT2A might be a potential strategy for CRPC treatment.

SUBMITTER: Lu D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8357915 | biostudies-literature |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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