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PI3K? activates integrin ?4?1 to establish a metastatic niche in lymph nodes.


ABSTRACT: Lymph nodes are initial sites of tumor metastasis, yet whether the lymph node microenvironment actively promotes tumor metastasis remains unknown. We show here that VEGF-C/PI3K?-driven remodeling of lymph nodes promotes tumor metastasis by activating integrin ?4?1 on lymph node lymphatic endothelium. Activated integrin ?4?1 promotes expansion of the lymphatic endothelium in lymph nodes and serves as an adhesive ligand that captures vascular cell adhesion molecule 1 (VCAM-1)(+) metastatic tumor cells, thereby promoting lymph node metastasis. Experimental induction of ?4?1 expression in lymph nodes is sufficient to promote tumor cell adhesion to lymphatic endothelium and lymph node metastasis in vivo, whereas genetic or pharmacological blockade of integrin ?4?1 or VCAM-1 inhibits it. As lymph node metastases accurately predict poor disease outcome, and integrin ?4?1 is a biomarker of lymphatic endothelium in tumor-draining lymph nodes from animals and patients, these results indicate that targeting integrin ?4?1 or VCAM to inhibit the interactions of tumor cells with the lymph node microenvironment may be an effective strategy to suppress tumor metastasis.

SUBMITTER: Garmy-Susini B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3670313 | biostudies-literature | 2013 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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PI3Kα activates integrin α4β1 to establish a metastatic niche in lymph nodes.

Garmy-Susini Barbara B   Avraamides Christie J CJ   Desgrosellier Jay S JS   Schmid Michael C MC   Foubert Philippe P   Ellies Lesley G LG   Lowy Andrew M AM   Blair Sarah L SL   Vandenberg Scott R SR   Datnow Brian B   Wang Huan-You HY   Cheresh David A DA   Varner Judith J  

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 20130513 22


Lymph nodes are initial sites of tumor metastasis, yet whether the lymph node microenvironment actively promotes tumor metastasis remains unknown. We show here that VEGF-C/PI3Kα-driven remodeling of lymph nodes promotes tumor metastasis by activating integrin α4β1 on lymph node lymphatic endothelium. Activated integrin α4β1 promotes expansion of the lymphatic endothelium in lymph nodes and serves as an adhesive ligand that captures vascular cell adhesion molecule 1 (VCAM-1)(+) metastatic tumor c  ...[more]

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