Next Generation Sequencing Analysis of PRMT5 inhibitor-treated MYC-driven liver tumors

Liver cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths worldwide. Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common liver cancer, and limited therapeutic options are available. Here we discovered that urinary dimethylarginine, especially symmetric dimethylarginine (SDMA), was found to be increased in HCC in a MYC-dependent manner. Mechanistically, protein arginine methyltransferase 5 (Prmt5), which was highly induced in HCC, is a direct MYC target gene. Moreover, administration of GSK3326595, a PRMT5 inhibitor, to human MYC-overexpressing transgenic mice that spontaneously develop HCC, suppressed the growth of liver tumors. GSK3326595 exhibited anti-proliferative activity and enhanced anti-tumor immune response. Collectively, this study suggest that PRMT5 could be a new drug target for HCC treatment. Bulk RNA-seq of RNA isolated from liver tumors of vehicle or GSK3326595-administrated LAP-tTA-tetO-MYC mice.