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作者: Susaeta Ruiz, Miguel ; Lavergne, Arnaud ; Shostak, Kateryna ; Blomme, Arnaud ; Agami, Reuven ; Pirotte, Bernard ; Turchetto, Silvia ; Chariot, Alain ; Herfs, Michael ; Close, Pierre ; Roncarati, Patrick ; Leclercq, Marine ; Nguyen, Laurent ; Körner, Pierre-René ; Martin-Morales, Lorena ; Rapino, Francesca ; Tarassov, Ivan ; Capron, Coralie ; Goffin, Eric ; Marine, Jean-Christophe ; Vanleyssem, Raphael ; El-Hachem, Najla ; Thandapani, Palaniraja
AbstractTransfer RNA dynamics contribute to cancer development through regulation of codon-specific messenger RNA translation. Specific aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases can either promote or suppress tumourigenesis. Here we show that valine aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase (VARS) is a key player in the codon-biased translation reprogramming induced by resistance to targeted (MAPK) therapy in melanoma. The proteome rewiring in patient-derived MAPK therapy-resistant melanoma is biased towards the usage of valine and coincides with the upregulation of valine cognate tRNAs and of VARS expression and activity. Strikingly, VARS knockdown re-sensitizes MAPK-therapy-resistant patient-derived melanoma in vitro and in vivo. Mechanistically, VARS regulates the messenger RNA translation of valine-enriched transcripts, among which hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase mRNA encodes for a key enzyme in fatty acid oxidation. Resistant melanoma cultures rely on fatty acid oxidation and hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase for their survival upon MAPK treatment. Together, our data demonstrate that VARS may represent an attractive therapeutic target for the treatment of therapy-resistant melanoma.