Glutathione Peroxidase 8 (GPX8)-IL6 axis is essential in maintaining breast cancer mesenchymal stem-like state and aggressive phenotype
Khatib, A.; Balakrishnan, S.; Ben-Yosef, M.; Oren, G.; Abu Rmaileh, A.; Schlesinger, M.; Axelrod, J. H.; Lichtenstein, M.; Shaul, Y. D.
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Metabolic reprogramming as a downstream result of oncogenic signaling pathways has been described as a hallmark of cancer. Here, we describe a reverse scenario in which a metabolic enzyme regulates cancer cell behavior by triggering a signaling pathway. We find that glutathione peroxidase 8 (GPX8), a poorly characterized redox enzyme that resides in the endoplasmic reticulum, is upregulated during the epithelial-to-mesenchymal (EMT) program in HMLE and A549 cells. In cancer patients, high tumor levels of GPX8 correlate with mesenchymal markers and poor patient outcome. Strikingly, GPX8 knockout in mesenchymal-like cells results in an epithelial-like morphology, downregulation of EMT characteristics, loss of cancer stemness features, and impeded tumor initiation in mice. We determine the mechanism governing this reduction in cancer aggressiveness is through the repression of crucial autocrine factors, in particular, interleukin-6 (IL-6). Specifically, GPX8 knockout impairs IL-6-driven activation of the JAK-STAT3 signaling pathway, a critical regulator of a cancer-aggressive state. Altogether, we uncover the GPX8-IL-6 axis as a novel metabolic-inflammatory pathway that acts as a robust EMT activator and program to induce aggressive cancer cell characteristics.
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