<p>The aggressive phenotype of prostate cancer (PCa) requires adaptation to androgen deprivation (AD) to progress into castration-resistant PCa (CRPC), including adaptation to AD-induced oxidative stress. However, our understanding of the oncogenes that maintain the redox balance during CRPC progression is limited. Here, we identified Bromodomain-containing protein 9 (BRD9) as a metabolic checkpoint for reprogramming cell metabolism to support tumor growth and impart a castration-resistant phenotype under metabolic and oxidative stress. Following oxidation, BRD9 recruited the nuclear transcription factor-Y A-subunit (NFYA) to induce glycogen phosphorylase L (PYGL) expression, which directed glucose utilization through the pentose phosphate pathway, generating NADPH, and promoting clearance of reactive oxygen species (ROS), thus maintaining redox balance. By disturbing redox homeostasis, BRD9 inhibition exerted oxidative pressure on PCa cells, sensitizing them to radiotherapy. This work identified BRD9 as a novel component in antioxidant reprogramming and indicates BRD9 targeting as a promising treatment strategy for PCa therapy.</p>

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Prostate cancer exploits BRD9-driven metabolic reprogramming to shape the aggressive phenotype

  • Ye Lv,
  • Xinkai Mo,
  • Ruojia Zhang,
  • Yu Peng,
  • Tingting Feng,
  • Yuang Zhang,
  • Guanhua Song,
  • Luna Ge,
  • Yu Liu,
  • Guiwen Yang,
  • Lin Wang

摘要

The aggressive phenotype of prostate cancer (PCa) requires adaptation to androgen deprivation (AD) to progress into castration-resistant PCa (CRPC), including adaptation to AD-induced oxidative stress. However, our understanding of the oncogenes that maintain the redox balance during CRPC progression is limited. Here, we identified Bromodomain-containing protein 9 (BRD9) as a metabolic checkpoint for reprogramming cell metabolism to support tumor growth and impart a castration-resistant phenotype under metabolic and oxidative stress. Following oxidation, BRD9 recruited the nuclear transcription factor-Y A-subunit (NFYA) to induce glycogen phosphorylase L (PYGL) expression, which directed glucose utilization through the pentose phosphate pathway, generating NADPH, and promoting clearance of reactive oxygen species (ROS), thus maintaining redox balance. By disturbing redox homeostasis, BRD9 inhibition exerted oxidative pressure on PCa cells, sensitizing them to radiotherapy. This work identified BRD9 as a novel component in antioxidant reprogramming and indicates BRD9 targeting as a promising treatment strategy for PCa therapy.