Gene expression profiles at single cell level of lung epithelial cells from the Cracd WT and Cracd KO mice
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ABSTRACT: Tumor cell plasticity contributes to intratumoral heterogeneity and therapy resistance. Through cell plasticity, lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) cells transform into neuroendocrinal (NE) cell-like tumor cells. However, the mechanisms of NE cell plasticity remain unclear. Depletion of CRACD tumor suppressor results in the de-repression of NE-related gene expression in the pulmonary epithelium. Similarly, Cracd KO augments intratumoral heterogeneity with upregulation of NE markers in LUAD animal models. Single-cell transcriptomic analysis showed that Cracd KO upregulates NE genes in AT2 pulmonary epithelial cells, accompanied by a cell de-differentiation state and activation of Sox2, Oct4, and Nanog pathways. The single-cell transcriptomes of LUAD patient tumors recapitulate that the distinct LUAD NE cell cluster is co-enriched with NE genes and SOX2, OCT4, and NANOG pathways. This study reveals an unexpected role of CRACD tumor suppressor in restricting cell plasticity inducing cell de-differentiation, which provides new insights into NE cell plasticity of LUAD.
ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
PROVIDER: GSE229982 | GEO | 2024/04/13
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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