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ATP13A4 sensitizes cells to polyamine-induced cytotoxicity in a SAT1-dependent manner

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Emily Meeus
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Elke Ausloos
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Chris Van den Haute
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Jan Eggermont
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Sarah van Veen
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Peter Vangheluwe *
DOI:10.1007/s00726-026-03532-2delete
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Polyamines are essential metabolites whose intracellular levels must be tightly controlled, as excessive accumulation perturbs cellular homeostasis and viability. Although polyamine transport is a major determinant of intracellular polyamine burden, how transport processes influence cellular responses to polyamine excess remains incompletely understood. Here, we identify the P5-type ATPase ATP13A4 as a transport-dependent regulator of cellular sensitivity to polyamines. Using complementary gain- and loss-of-function cellular models, we demonstrate that ATP13A4 modulates the cellular sensitivity to polyamine toxicity. Expression of functional ATP13A4 sensitized cells to polyamine-induced loss of viability and cell death, whereas a transport-deficient mutant or depletion of endogenous ATP13A4 conferred protection. This effect could not be explained by extracellular amine oxidation. ATP13A4 expression increased cellular dependence on spermidine/spermine N¹-acetyltransferase 1 (SAT1), and pharmacological SAT1 inhibition markedly exacerbated polyamine-induced cytotoxicity. ATP13A4-dependent uptake was further associated with activation of JNK-linked stress signaling, and JNK inhibition partially attenuated cell death. Collectively, these findings indicate that ATP13A4-mediated polyamine uptake sensitizes cells to polyamines, increasing reliance on SAT1-dependent buffering against excessive polyamine levels and engaging stress signaling pathways when the polyamine buffering capacity is exceeded.
Keywords:
ATP13A4
P5B ATPase
Polyamine transport
Polyamine cytotoxicity
SAT1

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Amino Acids
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laboratory of cellular transport systems
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Department of Neurosciences
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