Mitofusin 1 silencing decreases the senescent associated secretory phenotype, promotes immune cell recruitment and delays melanoma tumor growth after chemotherapy

Tarallo, Doménica - Martínez, Jennyfer - Leyva, Alejandro - Mónaco, Amy - Perroni, Carolina - Tassano, Marcos - Gambini, Juan Pablo - Cappetta, Mónica - Durán, Rosario - Moreno, María - Quijano, Celia

Editor(es): Springer Nature

Resumen:

Proyecto Fondo Clemente Estable: FCE_1_2017_1_136021 Cellular senescence is a therapy endpoint in melanoma, and the senescence-associated secretory phenotype (SASP) can afect tumor growth and microenvironment, infuencing treatment outcomes. Metabolic interventions can modulate the SASP, and mitochondrial energy metabolism supports resistance to therapy in melanoma. In a previous report we showed that senescence, induced by the DNA methylating agent temozolomide, increased the level of fusion proteins mitofusin 1 and 2 in melanoma, and silencing Mfn1 or Mfn2 expression reduced interleukin-6 secretion by senescent cells. Here we expanded these observations evaluating the secretome of senescent melanoma cells using shotgun proteomics, and explored the impact of silencing Mfn1 on the SASP. A signifcant increase in proteins reported to reduce the immune response towards the tumor was found in the media of senescent cells. The secretion of several of these immunomodulatory proteins was afected by Mfn1 silencing, among them was galectin-9. In agreement, tumors lacking mitofusin 1 responded better to treatment with the methylating agent dacarbazine, tumor size was reduced and a higher immune cell infltration was detected in the tumor. Our results highlight mitochondrial dynamic proteins as potential pharmacological targets to modulate the SASP in the context of melanoma treatment.


Detalles Bibliográficos
2024
Melanoma
Senescence
Mitochondria
Senectud
Mitocondria
MITOCONDRIAS
NEOPLASIAS
MELANOMA
Inglés
Universidad de la República
COLIBRI
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12008/42578
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-51427-7
Acceso abierto
Licencia Creative Commons Atribución (CC - By 4.0)
Resumen:
Sumario:DoménicaTarallo: Departamento de Bioquímica, Facultad de Medicina, and Centro de Investigaciones Biomédicas (CEINBIO), Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay -- Jennyfer Martínez: Departamento de Bioquímica, Facultad de Medicina, and Centro de Investigaciones Biomédicas (CEINBIO), Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay -- Alejandro Leyva: Institut Pasteur de Montevideo e Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas Clemente Estable (IIBCE), Montevideo, Uruguay -- Amy Mónaco: Departamento de Desarrollo Biotecnológico, Instituto de Higiene, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay -- Carolina Perroni: Área Radiofarmacia, Centro de Investigaciones Nucleares, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay -- MarcosTassano: Área Radiofarmacia, Centro de Investigaciones Nucleares, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay -- Juan PabloGambini: Centro Uruguayo de Imagenología Molecular (CUDIM) and Centro de Medicina Nuclear (CMN), Hospital de Clínicas Dr. Manuel Quintela, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay -- Mónica Cappetta: Departamento de Genética, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay -- Rosario Durán: Institut Pasteur de Montevideo e Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas Clemente Estable (IIBCE), Montevideo, Uruguay -- María Moreno: Departamento de Desarrollo Biotecnológico, Instituto de Higiene, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay -- Celia Quijano: Departamento de Bioquímica, Facultad de Medicina, and Centro de Investigaciones Biomédicas (CEINBIO), Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay. Contactos: email: mmoreno@higiene.edu.uy; celiq@fmed.edu.uy; celia.quijano@gmail.com