Targeting eIF4A-dependent translation of KRAS signaling molecules Journal Article
| Authors: | Singh, K.; Lin, J.; Lecomte, N.; Mohan, P.; Gokce, A.; Sanghvi, V. R.; Jiang, M.; Grbovic-Huezo, O.; Burčul, A.; Stark, S. G.; Romesser, P. B.; Chang, Q.; Melchor, J. P.; Beyer, R. K.; Duggan, M.; Fukase, Y.; Yang, G.; Ouerfelli, O.; Viale, A.; De Stanchina, E.; Stamford, A. W.; Meinke, P. T.; Rätsch, G.; Leach, S. D.; Ouyang, Z.; Wendel, H. G. |
| Article Title: | Targeting eIF4A-dependent translation of KRAS signaling molecules |
| Abstract: | Pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PDAC) epitomizes a deadly cancer driven by abnormal KRAS signaling. Here, we show that the eIF4A RNA helicase is required for translation of key KRAS signaling molecules and that pharmacological inhibition of eIF4A has singleagent activity against murine and human PDAC models at safe dose levels. EIF4A was uniquely required for the translation of mRNAs with long and highly structured 50 untranslated regions, including those with multiple G-quadruplex elements. Computational analyses identified these features in mRNAs encoding KRAS and key downstream molecules. Transcriptome-scale ribosome footprinting accurately identified eIF4A-dependent mRNAs in PDAC, including critical KRAS signaling molecules such as PI3K, RALA, RAC2, MET, MYC, and YAP1. These findings contrast with a recent study that relied on an older method, polysome fractionation, and implicated redox-related genes as eIF4A clients. Together, our findings highlight the power of ribosome footprinting in conjunction with deep RNA sequencing in accurately decoding translational control mechanisms and define the therapeutic mechanism of eIF4A inhibitors in PDAC. © 2021 American Association for Cancer Research. |
| Journal Title: | Cancer Research |
| Volume: | 81 |
| Issue: | 8 |
| ISSN: | 0008-5472 |
| Publisher: | American Association for Cancer Research |
| Date Published: | 2021-04-15 |
| Start Page: | 2002 |
| End Page: | 2014 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1158/0008-5472.Can-20-2929 |
| PUBMED: | 33632898 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
| PMCID: | PMC8137674 |
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| Notes: | Gokce Askan's first and last names are reversed on the original publication -- Article -- Export Date: 1 June 2021 -- Source: Scopus |
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