WTAP enhances the instability of SYTL1 mRNA caused by YTHDF2 in bladder cancer.

Histol Histopathol

Department of Urology, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan, PR China.

Published: May 2024

Background: Bladder cancer (BCa) is the most frequent type of cancer in humans. The association between m6A modification and the anti-tumor effects of natural killer (NK) cells has been described in BCa. This study intended to investigate the implications of m6A regulators in modulating SYTL1 expression in BCa and the association with the anti-tumor effects of NK cells.

Methods: The prognostic role of SYTL1 in BCa was investigated using bioinformatics analysis, and the correlation between SYTL1 expression and NK cells was analyzed. The effects of SYTL1 on the anti-tumor response of NK-92 cells were examined by RT-qPCR, cytotoxicity, western blot, and ELISA assays. The relationships among WTAP, YTHDF2, and SYTL1 were investigated by RT-qPCR, RIP-qPCR, ELISA, and actinomycin D treatment. Finally, the effects of WTAP and SYTL1 on BCa tumor growth and the anti-tumor response of NK cells were verified .

Results: SYTL1 was reduced in BCa tissues and had a prognostic significance, which was related to NK cell-mediated anti-tumor responses. NK-92 cells produced toxicity to BCa cells, which was further enhanced by SYTL1 overexpression in BCa cells through prompting LDH, NKG2D, NKp30, and NKp44 and IFN-γ levels. WTAP enhanced the degradation of the SYTL1 mRNA by YTHDF2. WTAP and YTHDF2 impaired the anti-tumor response of NK cells in BCa. SYTL1 inhibited the BCa progression in mice while enhancing the anti-tumor response of NK cells.

Conclusions: WTAP inhibited the anti-tumor response of NK cells to BCa cells by promoting the degradation of SYTL1 mRNA through YTHDF2-mediated m6A methylation.

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