Lactylation-driven <i>NSUN2</i>-mediated RNA m5C modification promotes perineural invasion in pancreatic cancer.

ABSTRACT: Background: Perineural invasion (PNI) is a key biological feature underpinning the high malignancy and poor prognosis of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). Lysine lactylation (Kla), a metabolite-stress-induced post-translational modification, plays crucial regulatory roles in diverse biological processes. The RNA methyltransferase NSUN2 is essential for cancer invasion and metastasis. However, the mechanisms by which NSUN2 contributes to lactylation-driven PNI in PDAC remain to be elucidated. Methods: We assessed tumor lactate / pan-lactylation, NSUN2 lactylation, and PNI in human PDAC cohorts with survival follow-up. Functional studies used PDAC cell lines for migration/invasion assays, dorsal-root-ganglion (DRG) co-culture, and neurite-outgrowth a

SUBMITTER: Huang T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12680535 | biostudies-literature | 2026

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature