Unknown

Dataset Information

0

Melanoma cell-derived exosomes promote epithelial-mesenchymal transition in primary melanocytes through paracrine/autocrine signaling in the tumor microenvironment.


ABSTRACT: The tumor microenvironment is abundant with exosomes that are secreted by the cancer cells themselves. Exosomes are nanosized, organelle-like membranous structures that are increasingly being recognized as major contributors in the progression of malignant neoplasms. A critical element in melanoma progression is its propensity to metastasize, but little is known about how melanoma cell-derived exosomes modulate the microenvironment to optimize conditions for tumor progression and metastasis. Here, we provide evidence that melanoma cell-derived exosomes promote phenotype switching in primary melanocytes through paracrine/autocrine signaling. We found that the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling pathway was activated during the exosome-mediated epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT)-resembling process, which promotes metastasis. Let-7i, an miRNA modulator of EMT, was also involved in this process. We further defined two other miRNA modulators of EMT (miR-191 and let-7a) in serum exosomes for differentiating stage I melanoma patients from non-melanoma subjects. These results provide the first strong molecular evidence that melanoma cell-derived exosomes promote the EMT-resembling process in the tumor microenvironment. Thus, novel strategies targeting EMT and modulating the tumor microenvironment may emerge as important approaches for the treatment of metastatic melanoma.

SUBMITTER: Xiao D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4869527 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

altmetric image

Publications

Melanoma cell-derived exosomes promote epithelial-mesenchymal transition in primary melanocytes through paracrine/autocrine signaling in the tumor microenvironment.

Xiao Deyi D   Barry Samantha S   Kmetz Daniel D   Egger Michael M   Pan Jianmin J   Rai Shesh N SN   Qu Jifu J   McMasters Kelly M KM   Hao Hongying H  

Cancer letters 20160407 2


The tumor microenvironment is abundant with exosomes that are secreted by the cancer cells themselves. Exosomes are nanosized, organelle-like membranous structures that are increasingly being recognized as major contributors in the progression of malignant neoplasms. A critical element in melanoma progression is its propensity to metastasize, but little is known about how melanoma cell-derived exosomes modulate the microenvironment to optimize conditions for tumor progression and metastasis. Her  ...[more]

Similar Datasets

| S-EPMC8201078 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC7653584 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC9983075 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC4447958 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC5342386 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC3660301 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC7011073 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC6503554 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC7904844 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC6928330 | biostudies-literature