FDPS-regulated transcriptome profile revealed its potential functions in osteoporosis as an RNA binding protein

Farnesyl diphosphate synthase (FDPS), an essencial enzyme involved in mevalonate pathway, is implicated in cancers and osteoporosis by catalyzing head to tail condensation of two molecules of isopentenyl pyrophosphate with dimethylallyl pyrophosphate to form farnesyl pyrophosphate. It has also been identified as an RNA-binding protein (RBP). However, it's exactly RNA-binding function in diseases, up to now, remain unknown. In the present study, the function of FDPS in HeLa cells was investigated with FDPS overexpression. The results showed that FDPS overexpression promoted proliferation in HeLa cells. FDPS overexpression extensively regulated the expression of genes in cell proliferation, cytokine-mediated signaling pathway, and extracellular matrix organization. In addition, FDPS extensively regulated the alternative splicing of numbers of genes related with osteoporosis, including NAB1, FGFR3, and ALPL, and FDPS-regulated DEGs and ASEs were highly validated by RT-qPCR. This is the first study to investigate the properties of FDPS as an RBP from a genome-wide perspective, our results suggested that FDPS acts as an RBP playing an important role in cancer progression and osteoporosis by altering gene expression and regulating alternative splicing, which contributes to a precise understanding of potentially FDPS-targeted therapies. Overall design: transcrptional analysis of FDPS overexpression and control in Hela cells