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Parvimonas micra promotes oral squamous cell carcinoma metastasis through TmpC-CKAP4 axis

Qi Houbao,Gao Haiting,Li Meihui,Sun Tianyong,Gu Xiufeng,Wei Li,Zhi Mengfan,Li Zixuan,Fu Dachuan,Liu Yiran,Wei Ziyi,Dou Yu,Feng Qiang

Parvimonas micra ( P. micra ), an opportunistic oral pathogen associated with multiple cancers, has limited research on its role in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). This study shows that P. micra is enriched in OSCC tissues and positively correlated with tumor metastasis and stages. P. micra infection promotes OSCC metastasis by inducing hypoxia/HIF-1α, glycolysis, and autophagy. Mechanistically, P. micra surface protein TmpC binds to CKAP4, a receptor overexpressed in OSCC, facilitating bacterial attachment and invasion. This interaction activates HIF-1α and autophagy via CKAP4-RanBP2 and CKAP4-NBR1 pathways, driving metastasis. Targeting CKAP4 with masitinib or antibodies impairs P. micra attachment and abolishes P. micra -promoted OSCC metastasis in vitro and in vivo. Together, our findings identify P. micra as a pathogen that promotes OSCC metastasis and highlight that TmpC-CKAP4 interaction could be a potential therapeutic target for OSCC.