Nuclear Prohibitin 1 Protects Against Alcohol-Associated Liver Injury and Sensitization to Colon Cancer Liver Metastasis [Spatial Transcriptomics]
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ABSTRACT: Alcohol-associated liver disease (ALD) is associated with higher incidence of colorectal liver metastasis (CRLM); prohibitin 1 (PHB1) defends against CRLM yet its role in ALD and ALD-CRLM is unknown and was investigated here. In human, murine, and in vitro ALD models, cytosolic and nuclear PHB1 were depleted, whereas mitochondrial PHB1 was preserved. Nuclear PHB1 loss was driven by CRM1-mediated export, and blocking this interaction with a PHB1 nuclear export signal (NES) peptide retained nuclear PHB1, ameliorating both ALD and ALD-CRLM. PHB1 NES prevented depletion of nuclear methionine adenosyltransferase α1, oxidative stress, and induction of matrix metalloproteinase 7 (MMP-7) and multiple oncogenes. Single-nucleus RNA sequencing of NIAAA diet-fed mouse livers revealed that PHB1 NES treatment mitigated alcohol-induced metabolic and oncogenic stress, attenuated pro-inflammation and pro-fibrogenic responses, and contributed to overall hepatoprotection. These findings identify nuclear PHB1 depletion as a driver and a promising therapeutic target in ALD and ALD-CRLM.
ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
PROVIDER: GSE338350 | GEO | 2026/09/14
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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