Syngeneic mouse model of YES-driven metastatic and proliferative hepatocellular carcinoma.
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Project description:Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a disease of high unmet medical need that has become a global health problem. The development of targeted therapies for HCC has been hindered by the incomplete understanding of HCC pathogenesis and the limited number of relevant preclinical animal models. We have recently unveiled a novel YES-dependent oncogenic signaling pathway in HCC. To model this subset of HCC, we have established a series of syngeneic cell lines from liver tumors of transgenic mice expressing activated YES. The resulting HepYF cell lines were enriched for expression of stem cell/progenitor markers, proliferated rapidly and were characterized by high SRC-family kinase activity and activated mitogenic signaling pathways. Transcriptomic analysis indicated that HepYF cells are representative of the most aggressive proliferation class G3 subgroup of HCC. HepYF cells formed rapidly growing metastatic tumors upon orthotopic implantation into syngeneic hosts.
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Project description:Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a disease with high unmet medical need. Most patients are diagnosed at late stage with few therapeutic options and a dismal prognosis. While molecular genomic studies have been helpful in improving the understanding and treatment of many types of cancer, their impact on HCC has been negligible so far. This is largely due to a poor understanding of the underlying mechanisms of this cancer and the lack of dominant oncogene that can be targeted pharmacologically. Here we report the identification of a novel Yes oncogenic signaling pathway in HCC that has escaped large-scale molecular genetic studies. Using a combination of genetic and pharmacological interventions in cellular and mouse models of HCC, we show that Yes activity is necessary for HCC cell proliferation. Transgenic expression of activated Yes in mouse hepatocytes is sufficient to induce liver tumorigenesis. Mechanistically, we found that Yes directly phosphorylates YAP and TAZ, promoting their nuclear accumulation and transcriptional activity in HCC cells and liver tumors, and that YAP/TAZ are effectors of Yes oncogenic transformation. Src-family kinase activation correlates with YAP tyrosine phosphorylation and nuclear localization in human HCC, and is associated with increased tumor burden. Specifically, high Yes activity predicts significantly shorter overall survival in HCC patients. Our findings identify Yes as a potential therapeutic target in HCC.
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Project description:Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a disease with high unmet medical need. Most patients are diagnosed at late stage with few therapeutic options and a dismal prognosis. While molecular genomic studies have been helpful in improving the understanding and treatment of many types of cancer, their impact on HCC has been negligible so far. This is largely due to a poor understanding of the underlying mechanisms of this cancer and the lack of dominant oncogene that can be targeted pharmacologically. Here we report the identification of a novel Yes oncogenic signaling pathway in HCC that has escaped large-scale molecular genetic studies. Using a combination of genetic and pharmacological interventions in cellular and mouse models of HCC, we show that Yes activity is necessary for HCC cell proliferation. Transgenic expression of activated Yes in mouse hepatocytes is sufficient to induce liver tumorigenesis. Mechanistically, we found that Yes directly phosphorylates YAP and TAZ, promoting their nuclear accumulation and transcriptional activity in HCC cells and liver tumors, and that YAP/TAZ are effectors of Yes oncogenic transformation. Src-family kinase activation correlates with YAP tyrosine phosphorylation and nuclear localization in human HCC, and is associated with increased tumor burden. Specifically, high Yes activity predicts significantly shorter overall survival in HCC patients. Our findings identify Yes as a potential therapeutic target in HCC.
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Project description:Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a disease with high unmet medical need. Most patients are diagnosed at late stage with few therapeutic options and a dismal prognosis. While molecular genomic studies have been helpful in improving the understanding and treatment of many types of cancer, their impact on HCC has been negligible so far. This is largely due to a poor understanding of the underlying mechanisms of this cancer and the lack of dominant oncogene that can be targeted pharmacologically. Here we report the identification of a novel Yes oncogenic signaling pathway in HCC that has escaped large-scale molecular genetic studies. Using a combination of genetic and pharmacological interventions in cellular and mouse models of HCC, we show that Yes activity is necessary for HCC cell proliferation. Transgenic expression of activated Yes in mouse hepatocytes is sufficient to induce liver tumorigenesis. Mechanistically, we found that Yes directly phosphorylates YAP and TAZ, promoting their nuclear accumulation and transcriptional activity in HCC cells and liver tumors, and that YAP/TAZ are effectors of Yes oncogenic transformation. Src-family kinase activation correlates with YAP tyrosine phosphorylation and nuclear localization in human HCC, and is associated with increased tumor burden. Specifically, high Yes activity predicts significantly shorter overall survival in HCC patients. Our findings identify Yes as a potential therapeutic target in HCC.
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