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METTL14 modulates glycolysis to inhibit colorectal tumorigenesis in p53-wild type cells


ABSTRACT: The frequency of p53 mutations in colorectal cancer (CRC) is approximately 40% to 50%. A variety of therapies are being developed to target tumors expressing mutant p53. However, potential therapeutic targets for CRC expressing wild type p53 are rare. In this study, we show that METTL14 is transcriptionally activated by wild type p53 and suppresses tumor growth only in p53-wild type (p53-WT) CRC cells. METTL14 deletion promotes both AOM/DSS and AOM-induced CRC growth in mouse models with intestinal epithelial cells-specific knockout of Mettl14. Additionally, METTL14 restrains aerobic glycolysis in p53-WT CRC, by repressing SLC2A3 and PGAM1 expression via selectively promoting m6A-YTHDF2-dependent pri-miR-6769b/pri-miR-499a processing. Biosynthetic mature miR-6769b-3p and miR-499a-3p decrease SLC2A3 and PGAM1 levels, respectively, and suppress malignant phenotypes. Clinically, METTL14 only acts as a beneficial prognosis factor for overall survival of p53-WT CRC patients. These results uncover a new mechanism for METTL14 inactivation in tumors and, most importantly, reveal that activation of METTL14 is a critical mechanism for p53-dependent cancer growth inhibition, which could be targeted for therapy in p53-wild type CRC.

SUBMITTER: Yi-Chao Hou 

PROVIDER: S-SCDT-10_15252-EMBR_202256325 | biostudies-other |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other

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