Demethyltransferase FTO alpha-ketoglutarate dependent dioxygenase (FTO) regulates the proliferation, migration, invasion and tumor growth of prostate cancer by modulating the expression of melanocortin 4 receptor (MC4R): Running title: FTO inhibits the proliferation, migration and invasion of prostate cancer

N6-Methyladenosine (m6A) is the most abundant modifications in human messenger RNAs (mRNAs). This study aimed at investigating the function and mechanism of demethyltransferase fat mass and obesity-associated protein (FTO) in prostate cancer(PCa). The expression level of FTO in PCa was detected by q...

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Autores principales: Sheng Li, Lin Cao
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Lenguaje:EN
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Group 2021
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m6a
Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/4f6a784e677e46f8bdc16554d532f72c
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Sumario:N6-Methyladenosine (m6A) is the most abundant modifications in human messenger RNAs (mRNAs). This study aimed at investigating the function and mechanism of demethyltransferase fat mass and obesity-associated protein (FTO) in prostate cancer(PCa). The expression level of FTO in PCa was detected by quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) and western blot. Besides, the impacts of FTO on the proliferation, migration and invasion of PCa cells were also detected by cell counting kit-8 (CCK-8), 5-ethynyl-2ʹ-deoxyuridine (EdU) and transwell assays. Furthermore, we also explored the potential mechanism of FTO in PCa. The results showed that FTO expression was decreased in PCa, and the low expression of FTO showed an obvious relevance to the clinical characteristics. Downregulation of FTO facilitated the proliferation, migration, invasion and tumor growth of PCa cells. Besides, MC4R displayed a remarkably high expression in PCa tissues, whose expression and m6A level were regulated by FTO. Meanwhile, the in vitro experiments revealed that highly expressed FTO partially reversed the facilitating effect of highly expressed MC4R on the malignant phenotype of PCa cells. Overall, FTO was downregulated in PCa and its expression level showed a relevance to the prognosis of PCa patients. Additionally, FTO could regulate the proliferation, migration and invasion of PCa via regulating the expression level of MC4R.