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Posttranscriptional reprogramming controls MASLD progression through chronic ER stress adaptation
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Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) and its progression to hepatocellular carcinoma remain major clinical challenges. Chronic endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress, induced by sustained high-fat diet (HFD) intake, promotes hepatic inflammation, lipid accumulation, and hepatocellular dysfunction during MASH pathogenesis. While transcriptional responses are well characterized, the posttranscriptional mechanisms underlying hepatocyte adaptation to chronic ER stress remain poorly understood. Using an integrative approach combining transcriptomics, ribosome profiling, cytoplasmic polyadenylation analysis, and cis-regulatory mapping, we define the posttranscriptional landscape induced by chronic HFD exposure. To delineate the specific role of chronic ER stress, we use a hepatocyte-specific knockout of a key regulator of translational control under prolonged ER stress. We show that similar to 70% of HFD-induced gene expression changes are modulated at the translational level. A distinct subset of mRNAs, enriched in suboptimal codons and bearing short poly(A) tails under normal diet, becomes selectively activated upon HFD-induced poly(A) tail elongation. These transcripts, associated with cell cycle, immune response, fibrosis, and tissue remodeling, correlate with MASH severity in both murine models and human samples. Their regulation is mediated by cis-elements in the 3 ' UTR that coordinate polyadenylation and deadenylation. Loss of this adaptive response exacerbates liver damage and tumor burden in HFD-fed mice.
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BELLOC ROCASALBAS, Eulàlia, et al. Posttranscriptional reprogramming controls MASLD progression through chronic ER stress adaptation. Science Advances. 2026. Vol. 12, num. 14, pags. eaea4125. ISSN Belloc, Eulalia; Calderone, Vittorio; Naranjo-Suarez, Salvador; Mateo, Lidia; Martin, Judit; Malizia, Florencia; Sibilio, Annarita; Chanes, Veronica; (2026). Posttranscriptional reprogramming controls MASLD progression through chronic ER stress adaptation. Science Advances, 12(14), eaea4125-. DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aea4125. [consulted: 7 of June of 2026]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/229916