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A Multiscale Map of the Stem Cell State in Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma.

ABSTRACT: Drug resistance and relapse remain key challenges in pancreatic cancer. Here, we have used RNA sequencing (RNA-seq), chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP)-seq, and genome-wide CRISPR analysis to map the molecular dependencies of pancreatic cancer stem cells, highly therapy-resistant cells that preferentially drive tumorigenesis and progression. This integrated genomic approach revealed an unexpected utilization of immuno-regulatory signals by pancreatic cancer epithelial cells. In particular, the nuclear hormone receptor retinoic-acid-receptor-related orphan receptor gamma (ROR?), known to drive inflammation and T cell differentiation, was upregulated during pancreatic cancer progression, and its genetic or pharmacologic inhibition led to a striking defect in pancreatic cancer growth and a marked improvement in survival. Further, a large-scale retrospective analysis in patients revealed that ROR? expression may predict pancreatic cancer aggressiveness, as it positively correlated with advanced disease and metastasis. Collectively, these data identify an orthogonal co-option of immuno-regulatory signals by pancreatic cancer stem cells, suggesting that autoimmune drugs should be evaluated as novel treatment strategies for pancreatic cancer patients.

SUBMITTER: Lytle NK

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6711371 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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A Multiscale Map of the Stem Cell State in Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma.

Lytle Nikki K NK Ferguson L Paige LP Rajbhandari Nirakar N Gilroy Kathryn K Fox Raymond G RG Deshpande Anagha A Schürch Christian M CM Hamilton Michael M Robertson Neil N Lin Wei W Noel Pawan P Wartenberg Martin M Zlobec Inti I Eichmann Micha M Galván José A JA Karamitopoulou Eva E Gilderman Tami T Esparza Lourdes Adriana LA Shima Yutaka Y Spahn Philipp P French Randall R Lewis Nathan E NE Fisch Kathleen M KM Sasik Roman R Rosenthal Sara Brin SB Kritzik Marcie M Von Hoff Daniel D Han Haiyong H Ideker Trey T Deshpande Aniruddha J AJ Lowy Andrew M AM Adams Peter D PD Reya Tannishtha T

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Drug resistance and relapse remain key challenges in pancreatic cancer. Here, we have used RNA sequencing (RNA-seq), chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP)-seq, and genome-wide CRISPR analysis to map the molecular dependencies of pancreatic cancer stem cells, highly therapy-resistant cells that preferentially drive tumorigenesis and progression. This integrated genomic approach revealed an unexpected utilization of immuno-regulatory signals by pancreatic cancer epithelial cells. In particular, the ...[more]

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Project description:BackgroundPancreatic adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is well known for its rapid distant metastasis and local destructive behavior. Loss of Krüppel-like factor 10 (KLF10) contributes to distant migration of PDAC. The role of KLF10 in modulating tumorigenesis and stem cell phenotypes of PDAC is unclear.MethodsAdditional depletion of KLF10 in KC (LSL: KrasG12D; Pdx1-Cre) mice, a spontaneous murine PDAC model, was established to evaluate tumorigenesis. Tumor specimens of PDAC patients were immune-stained of KLF10 to correlate with local recurrence after curative resection. Conditional overexpressing KLF10 in MiaPaCa and stably depleting KLF10 in Panc-1 (Panc-1-pLKO-shKLF10) cells were established for evaluating sphere formation, stem cell markers expression and tumor growth. The signal pathways modulated by KLF10 for PDAC stem cell phenotypes were disclosed by microarray analysis and validated by western blot, qRT-PCR, luciferase reporter assay. Candidate targets to reverse PDAC tumor growth were demonstrated in murine model.ResultsKLF10, deficient in two-thirds of 105 patients with resected pancreatic PDAC, was associated with rapid local recurrence and large tumor size. Additional KLF10 depletion in KC mice accelerated progression from pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasia to PDAC. Increased sphere formation, expression of stem cell markers, and tumor growth were observed in Panc-1-pLKO-shKLF10 compared with vector control. Genetically or pharmacologically overexpression of KLF10 reversed the stem cell phenotypes induced by KLF10 depletion. Ingenuity pathway analysis and gene set enrichment analysis showed that Notch signaling molecules, including Notch receptors 3 and 4, were over-expressed in Panc-1-pLKO-shKLF10. KLF10 transcriptionally suppressed Notch-3 and -4 by competing with E74-like ETS transcription factor 3, a positive regulator, for promoter binding. Downregulation of Notch signaling, either genetically or pharmacologically, ameliorated the stem cell phenotypes of Panc-1-pLKO-shKLF10. The combination of metformin, which upregulated KLF10 expression via phosphorylating AMPK, and evodiamine, a non-toxic Notch-3 methylation stimulator, delayed tumor growth of PDAC with KLF10 deficiency in mice without prominent toxicity.ConclusionsThese results demonstrated a novel signaling pathway by which KLF10 modulates stem cell phenotypes in PDAC through transcriptionally regulating Notch signaling pathway. The elevation of KLF10 and suppression of Notch signaling may jointly reduce PDAC tumorigenesis and malignant progression.

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A Multiscale Map of the Stem Cell State in Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma.

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A Multiscale Map of the Stem Cell State in Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma.

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