A postprandial increase of translation mediated by eukaryotic Initiation Factor 6 (eIF6) occurs in the liver. Its contribution to steatosis and disease is unknown. In this study we address whether eIF6-driven translation contributes to disease progression. eIF6 levels increase throughout the progression from Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) to hepatocellular carcinoma. Reduction of eIF6 levels protects the liver from disease progression. eIF6 depletion blunts lipid accumulation, increases fatty acid oxidation (FAO) and reduces oncogenic transformation in vitro. In addition, eIF6 depletion delays the progression from NAFLD to hepatocellular carcinoma, in vivo. Mechanistically, eIF6 depletion reduces the translation of transcription factor C/EBPβ, leading to a drop in biomarkers associated with NAFLD progression to hepatocellular carcinoma and preserves mitochondrial respiration due to the maintenance of an alternative mTORC1-eIF4F translational branch that increases the expression of transcription factor YY1. We provide proof-of-concept that in vitro pharmacological inhibition of eIF6 activity recapitulates the protective effects of eIF6 depletion. We hypothesize the existence of a targetable, evolutionarily conserved translation circuit optimized for lipid accumulation and tumor progression.

Targeting of eIF6-driven translation induces a metabolic rewiring that reduces NAFLD and the consequent evolution to hepatocellular carcinoma / A. Scagliola, A. Miluzio, G. Ventura, S. Oliveto, C. Cordiglieri, N. Manfrini, D. Cirino, S. Ricciardi, L. Valenti, G. Baselli, R. D'Ambrosio, M. Maggioni, D. Brina, A. Bresciani, S. Biffo. - In: NATURE COMMUNICATIONS. - ISSN 2041-1723. - 12:1(2021 Aug 12), pp. 4878.1-4878.16. [10.1038/s41467-021-25195-1]

Targeting of eIF6-driven translation induces a metabolic rewiring that reduces NAFLD and the consequent evolution to hepatocellular carcinoma

A. Scagliola
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A. Miluzio
Co-primo
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S. Oliveto;N. Manfrini;S. Ricciardi;L. Valenti;G. Baselli;S. Biffo
Ultimo
2021

Abstract

A postprandial increase of translation mediated by eukaryotic Initiation Factor 6 (eIF6) occurs in the liver. Its contribution to steatosis and disease is unknown. In this study we address whether eIF6-driven translation contributes to disease progression. eIF6 levels increase throughout the progression from Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) to hepatocellular carcinoma. Reduction of eIF6 levels protects the liver from disease progression. eIF6 depletion blunts lipid accumulation, increases fatty acid oxidation (FAO) and reduces oncogenic transformation in vitro. In addition, eIF6 depletion delays the progression from NAFLD to hepatocellular carcinoma, in vivo. Mechanistically, eIF6 depletion reduces the translation of transcription factor C/EBPβ, leading to a drop in biomarkers associated with NAFLD progression to hepatocellular carcinoma and preserves mitochondrial respiration due to the maintenance of an alternative mTORC1-eIF4F translational branch that increases the expression of transcription factor YY1. We provide proof-of-concept that in vitro pharmacological inhibition of eIF6 activity recapitulates the protective effects of eIF6 depletion. We hypothesize the existence of a targetable, evolutionarily conserved translation circuit optimized for lipid accumulation and tumor progression.
Animals; CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Protein-beta; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular; Cell Line; Cell Transformation, Neoplastic; Clofazimine; Diet, High-Fat; Disease Progression; Gene Silencing; Humans; Lipogenesis; Liver Neoplasms; Male; Mice, Inbred C57BL; Mice, Knockout; Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease; Obesity; Peptide Initiation Factors; Protein Biosynthesis
Settore BIO/06 - Anatomia Comparata e Citologia
   Noncoding and Translational Modulation of Gene Expression and Epigenetic Changes
   TRANSLATE
   EUROPEAN COMMISSION
   FP7
   338999
12-ago-2021
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