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Integrin ?11?1 regulates cancer stromal stiffness and promotes tumorigenicity and metastasis in non-small cell lung cancer.

ABSTRACT: Integrin ?11?1 is a stromal cell-specific receptor for fibrillar collagens and is overexpressed in carcinoma-associated fibroblasts (CAFs). We have investigated its direct role in cancer progression by generating severe combined immune deficient (SCID) mice deficient in integrin ?11 (?11) expression. The growth of A549 lung adenocarcinoma cells and two patient-derived non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) xenografts in these ?11 knockout (?11(-/-)) mice was significantly impeded, as compared with wild-type (?11(+/+)) SCID mice. Orthotopic implantation of a spontaneously metastatic NCI-H460SM cell line into the lungs of ?11(-/-) and ?11(+/+) mice showed significant reduction in the metastatic potential of these cells in the ?11(-/-) mice. We identified that collagen cross-linking is associated with stromal ?11 expression, and the loss of tumor stromal ?11 expression was correlated with decreased collagen reorganization and stiffness. This study shows the role of integrin ?11?1, a receptor for fibrillar collagen in differentiation of fibroblasts into CAFs. Furthermore, our data support an important role for ?11 signaling pathway in CAFs, promoting tumor growth and metastatic potential of NSCLC cells and being closely associated with collagen cross-linking and the organization and stiffness of fibrillar collagen matrices.

SUBMITTER: Navab R

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4833874 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Integrin α11β1 regulates cancer stromal stiffness and promotes tumorigenicity and metastasis in non-small cell lung cancer.

Navab R R Strumpf D D To C C Pasko E E Kim K S KS Park C J CJ Hai J J Liu J J Jonkman J J Barczyk M M Bandarchi B B Wang Y H YH Venkat K K Ibrahimov E E Pham N-A NA Ng C C Radulovich N N Zhu C-Q CQ Pintilie M M Wang D D Lu A A Jurisica I I Walker G C GC Gullberg D D Tsao M-S MS

Oncogene 20150706 15

Integrin α11β1 is a stromal cell-specific receptor for fibrillar collagens and is overexpressed in carcinoma-associated fibroblasts (CAFs). We have investigated its direct role in cancer progression by generating severe combined immune deficient (SCID) mice deficient in integrin α11 (α11) expression. The growth of A549 lung adenocarcinoma cells and two patient-derived non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) xenografts in these α11 knockout (α11(-/-)) mice was significantly impeded, as compared wit ...[more]

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Integrin ?11?1 regulates cancer stromal stiffness and promotes tumorigenicity and metastasis in non-small cell lung cancer.

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Integrin α11β1 regulates cancer stromal stiffness and promotes tumorigenicity and metastasis in non-small cell lung cancer.

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