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<p>Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress activation triggers programmed cell death through coordinated autophagy and apoptosis pathways. Although Gasdermin E (GSDME) is established as a pyroptosis executor and tumor suppressor, its regulatory role in ER stress-mediated autophagy remains unknown. In this study, we identify GSDME as a critical modulator of autophagic flux during ER stress-induced cell death. Using the novel GRP78 inhibitor YUM70, we demonstrate potent antitumor activity in cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) models through ER stress-mediated autophagy, characterized by elevated LC3-II/I ratios and caspase-3/PARP activation. Paradoxically, YUM70 treatment induced dose-dependent GSDME downregulation across hepatobiliary cancer cells. Genetic ablation of GSDME significantly attenuated YUM70-induced autophagic death via reactivation of the mTOR/S6K1 signaling axis. Mechanistically, GSDME maintains autophagic flux by suppressing mTOR-mediated lysosomal biogenesis during ER stress. These findings unveil a non-canonical function of GSDME as an autophagy rheostat and provide mechanistic insights into chemotherapy resistance in GRP78-targeted therapies. Our work establishes GSDME expression status as a predictive biomarker and therapeutic target for hepatobiliary malignancies undergoing ER stress modulation.</p> Graphical Abstract <p></p>

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GSDME Deficiency Suppresses ER Stress-Induced Autophagic Cell Death via mTOR/S6K1 Activation in Hepatobiliary Carcinomas

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    2025年5月23日

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  • Lei Sun,
  • Gaoyan Tang,
  • Mingyan Zhang,
  • Hao Zhou,
  • Yanan Liu,
  • Xuelei Cao,
  • Jian Zhang

摘要

Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress activation triggers programmed cell death through coordinated autophagy and apoptosis pathways. Although Gasdermin E (GSDME) is established as a pyroptosis executor and tumor suppressor, its regulatory role in ER stress-mediated autophagy remains unknown. In this study, we identify GSDME as a critical modulator of autophagic flux during ER stress-induced cell death. Using the novel GRP78 inhibitor YUM70, we demonstrate potent antitumor activity in cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) models through ER stress-mediated autophagy, characterized by elevated LC3-II/I ratios and caspase-3/PARP activation. Paradoxically, YUM70 treatment induced dose-dependent GSDME downregulation across hepatobiliary cancer cells. Genetic ablation of GSDME significantly attenuated YUM70-induced autophagic death via reactivation of the mTOR/S6K1 signaling axis. Mechanistically, GSDME maintains autophagic flux by suppressing mTOR-mediated lysosomal biogenesis during ER stress. These findings unveil a non-canonical function of GSDME as an autophagy rheostat and provide mechanistic insights into chemotherapy resistance in GRP78-targeted therapies. Our work establishes GSDME expression status as a predictive biomarker and therapeutic target for hepatobiliary malignancies undergoing ER stress modulation.

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