Inhibition of YTHDF2 triggers proteotoxic cell death in MYC-driven breast cancer
Jaclyn M. Einstein, Mark Perelis, Isaac A. Chaim, Jitendra K. Meena, Julia K. Nussbacher, Alexandra Tankka, Brian A. Yee, Heyuan Li, Assael A. Madrigal, Nicholas J. Neill, Archana Shankar, Siddhartha Tyagi, Thomas F. Westbrook, G Yeo
Abstract
A sequencing reveal that YTHDF2 interacts with mRNAs encoding proteins in the MAPK pathway that, when stabilized, induce epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition and increase global translation rates. scRibo-STAMP profiling of translating mRNAs reveals unique alterations in the translatome of single cells within YTHDF2-depleted solid tumors, which selectively contribute to endoplasmic reticulum stress-induced apoptosis in TNBC cells. Thus, our work highlights the therapeutic potential of RBPs by uncovering a critical role for YTHDF2 in counteracting the global increase of mRNA synthesis in MYC-driven breast cancers.