Affiliation:
1. Department of Anatomy, School of Basic Medicine, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550025, China
2. Department of Physiology, School of Basic Medicine, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550025, China
Abstract
tRNA-derived small RNAs (tDRs) are dysregulated in several diseases, including pancreatic cancer (PC). However, only a limited number of tDRs involved in PC progression are known. Herein, a novel tDR, 5′-tRF-19-Q1Q89PJZ (tRF-19-Q1Q89PJZ), was verified in PC plasma using RNA and Sanger sequencing. tRF-19-Q1Q89PJZ was downregulated in PC tissues and plasma, which was related to advanced clinical characteristics and poor prognosis. tRF-19-Q1Q89PJZ overexpression inhibited the malignant activity of PC cells in vitro, while tRF-19-Q1Q89PJZ inhibition produced an opposite effect. The differentially expressed genes induced by tRF-19-Q1Q89PJZ overexpression were enriched in “pathways in cancer” and “glycolysis”. Mechanistically, tRF-19-Q1Q89PJZ directly sponged hexokinase 1 (HK1) mRNA and inhibited its expression, thereby suppressing glycolysis in PC cells. HK1 restoration relieved the inhibitory effect of tRF-19-Q1Q89PJZ on glycolysis in PC cells and on their proliferation and mobility in vitro. tRF-19-Q1Q89PJZ upregulation inhibited PC cell proliferation and metastasis in vivo and suppressed HK1 expression in tumor tissues. Furthermore, tRF-19-Q1Q89PJZ expression was attenuated under hypoxia. Collectively, these findings indicate that tRF-19-Q1Q89PJZ suppresses the malignant activity of PC cells by regulating HK1-mediated glycolysis. Thus, tRF-19-Q1Q89PJZ may serve as a key target for PC therapy.
Funder
National Natural Science Foundation of China
Subject
Molecular Biology,Biochemistry
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