The INAVA mRNA in Extracellular Vesicles Activates Normal Ovarian Fibroblasts by Phosphorylation–Ubiquitylation Crosstalk of HMGA2

The INAVA mRNA in Extracellular Vesicles Activates Normal Ovarian Fibroblasts by Phosphorylation–Ubiquitylation Crosstalk of HMGA2

Abstract Ovarian cancer is an aggressive gynecological tumor usually diagnosed with widespread metastases. Extracellular vesicles (EVs), though recognized as important mediators of tumor metastasis, have received limited attention into their specific functions via the mRNA profiling. Here it is repo...

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Main Authors: Lingkai Gu, Zhangjin Shen, Shizhen Shen, Conghui Wang, Yuwan Liu, Xinyi Wei, Mengxia Zheng, Jiaxin Gu, Xiaojing Chen, Yi Sun, Junfen Xu, Yan Lu, Weiguo Lu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2025-07-01
Series:Advanced Science
Subjects:
extracellular vesicles
fibroblast activation
innate immunity activator
ovarian cancer
post‐translational modifications interaction
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202500912
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Summary:Abstract Ovarian cancer is an aggressive gynecological tumor usually diagnosed with widespread metastases. Extracellular vesicles (EVs), though recognized as important mediators of tumor metastasis, have received limited attention into their specific functions via the mRNA profiling. Here it is reported elevated expression and selective enrichment of INAVA mRNA in both plasma‐ and tissue‐derived EVs from ovarian cancer patients, which is positively correlated with distant metastasis and poor prognosis. Functionally, INAVA mRNA, upon uptake and translation, activates normal ovarian fibroblasts (NOFs) and drives extensive peritoneum metastasis in the orthotopic xenograft mouse model. Mechanistically, INAVA competitively binds with high mobility group protein A2 (HMGA2) and consequently inhibit its interaction with vaccinia‐related kinase 1 (VRK1), leading to reduced HMGA2 phosphorylation on Ser105. Interestingly, this inhibitory phosphorylation stabilizes HMGA2 via blocking tripartite motif‐containing 21 (TRIM21) ‐mediated K48‐linked ubiquitylation, and ultimately enhances the transcription of STAT3 to activate NOFs. Lastly, a cell‐permeable peptide that disrupts the INAVA–HMGA2 interaction leads to attenuated NOF activation and provides a promising strategy for ovarian cancer therapy.
ISSN:2198-3844

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