Project description:Molecular analysis of high-grade serous ovarian carcinoma with and without associated serous tubal intra-epithelial carcinoma [RNA-Seq]
Project description:Molecular analysis of high-grade serous ovarian carcinoma with and without associated serous tubal intra-epithelial carcinoma [miRNA expression]
Project description:Molecular analysis of high-grade serous ovarian carcinoma with and without associated serous tubal intra-epithelial carcinoma [RNA-Seq normal samples]
Project description:The main goal of this study is to explore the proteomic expression in prophylactic salpingooophorectomy specimens, obtained from highly selected cohort of patients at risk of developing a high-grade serous ovarian carcinoma (HGSOC), because of a hereditary (BRCA 1 or 2 mutation) or a documented familial context. Pathological aspects of fallopian tube specimens, at the origin of most HGSOC in this selected feminine population, are extracted from slides annotated by the pathologist, then submitted to a proteomic analysis. We carried out an in-depth proteomics analysis of these epithelial lesions (p53 signature, serous tubal intraepithelial carcinoma-STIC and serous tubal intraepithelial lesions-STIL) based on spatially resolved proteomic guided by IHC technique.
Project description:Human fallopian tube epithelial organoids with TP53 mutation recapitulate features of serous tubal intraepithelial carcinoma (STIC) Judith Kraiczy, Bo Yu Gynecologic Oncology, Volume 203, 2025, Pages 198-208, ISSN 0090-8258, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ygyno.2025.10.038. ABSTRACT Objective Serous tubal intraepithelial carcinoma (STIC) is the immediate precursor lesion for high-grade serous ovarian carcinoma (HGSOC) and harbors universal TP53 mutations. The lack of an appropriate in vitro model for STIC presents a major challenge in studying its pathogenesis. We aimed to develop a human in vitro model that mimics STIC lesions. Methods Using CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing, we generated human fallopian tube epithelial organoids with TP53 loss-of-function mutations (TP53-/- FTOs). We characterized TP53-/- FTOs on a cellular and molecular level using immunofluorescence confocal imaging, copy number variation (CNV) analysis, and RNA sequencing. Results TP53-/- FTOs recapitulated key features of STIC lesions. They exhibited increased proliferation and nuclear abnormalities, including nuclear enlargement and atypical mitotic figures. Copy number variation analysis revealed aneuploidy in some TP53-/- FTOs. Compared to unedited controls, TP53-/- FTOs demonstrated significant transcriptomic changes, including the downregulation of DNA repair genes and upregulation of epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) pathways. Similar to STIC lesions, TP53-/- FTOs showed a marked reduction in ciliated cells and ciliogenesis-associated gene expression. Conclusions These findings suggest that p53 loss in FTOs promotes a proliferative and genomically unstable state that is conducive to carcinogenesis. The TP53-/- FTO model we have generated provides a valuable tool for studying early events in ovarian carcinogenesis and for developing new strategies for the early detection and prevention of ovarian cancer.
Project description:Human fallopian tube epithelial organoids with TP53 mutation recapitulate features of serous tubal intraepithelial carcinoma (STIC), Judith Kraiczy, Bo Yu, Gynecologic Oncology, Volume 203,2025, Pages 198-208, ISSN 0090-8258, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ygyno.2025.10.038. SUMMARY Objective Serous tubal intraepithelial carcinoma (STIC) is the immediate precursor lesion for high-grade serous ovarian carcinoma (HGSOC) and harbors universal TP53 mutations. The lack of an appropriate in vitro model for STIC presents a major challenge in studying its pathogenesis. We aimed to develop a human in vitro model that mimics STIC lesions. Methods Using CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing, we generated human fallopian tube epithelial organoids with TP53 loss-of-function mutations (TP53-/- FTOs). We characterized TP53-/- FTOs on a cellular and molecular level using immunofluorescence confocal imaging, copy number variation (CNV) analysis, and RNA sequencing. TP53-/- FTOs recapitulated key features of STIC lesions. They exhibited increased proliferation and nuclear abnormalities, including nuclear enlargement and atypical mitotic figures. Copy number variation analysis revealed aneuploidy in some TP53-/- FTOs. Compared to unedited controls, TP53-/- FTOs demonstrated significant transcriptomic changes, including the downregulation of DNA repair genes and upregulation of epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) pathways. Similar to STIC lesions, TP53-/- FTOs showed a marked reduction in ciliated cells and ciliogenesis-associated gene expression. Conclusions These findings suggest that p53 loss in FTOs promotes a proliferative and genomically unstable state that is conducive to carcinogenesis. The TP53-/- FTO model we have generated provides a valuable tool for studying early events in ovarian carcinogenesis and for developing new strategies for the early detection and prevention of ovarian cancer.
Project description:Recent evidence suggests that ovarian high-grade serous carcinoma (HGSC) originates from the epithelium of the fallopian tube. However, most mouse models are based on the previous prevailing view that ovarian cancer develops from the transformation of the ovarian surface epithelium. Here, we report the extensive histological and molecular characterization of the mogp-TAg transgenic mouse, which expresses the SV40 large T-antigen (TAg) under the control of the mouse müllerian-specific Ovgp-1 promoter. Histologic analysis of the fallopian tubes of mogp-TAg mice identified a variety of neoplastic lesions analogous to those described as precursors to ovarian HGSC. We identified areas of normal appearing p53-positive epithelium that are similar to “p53 signatures” in the human fallopian tube. More advanced proliferative lesions with nuclear atypia and epithelial stratification were also identified that were morphologically and immunohistochemically reminiscent of human serous tubal intraepithelial carcinoma (STIC), a potential precursor of ovarian HGSC. Beside these noninvasive precursor lesions, we also identified invasive adenocarcinoma in the ovary of 56% of the mice. Microarray analysis revealed several genes differentially expressed between the fallopian tube of mogp-TAg and WT C57BL/6. One of these genes, Top2a, which encodes topoisomerase II-alpha, was shown by immunohistochemistry to be concurrently expressed with elevated p53 and specifically elevated in mouse STICs, but not in surrounding tissues. TOP2A protein was also found elevated in human STICs, low-grade, and high-grade serous carcinoma. The mouse model reported here displays a progression from normal tubal epithelium to invasive HGSC in the ovary, and therefore closely simulates the current emerging model of human ovarian HGSC pathogenesis. This mouse therefore has the potential to be a very useful new model for elucidating the mechanisms of serous ovarian tumorigenesis, as well as for developing novel approaches for the prevention, diagnosis, and therapy of this disease. Keywords: transgenic mouse model, ovarian cancer, fallopian tube, intraepithelial carcinoma 6 mouse fallopian tubes (FT) were analyzed with experimental repeats; 3 wildtype C57BL6 mice (FT) and 3 transgenic mogp-TAg (FT), with one set of each at 7, 8 and 9 weeks of age.
Project description:We analysed the extracellular matrix (ECM) landscape of fresh, healthy tissues from human fallopian tube (FT), fimbria (FB, the tissue of origin of serous tubal intraepithelial lesions) and ovarian tissue (OV). The aim was to identify differentially expressed matrix proteins between FB and FT or OV which may promote the neoplastic transformation of serous tubal intraepithelial lesions (STICs) into high-grade serous ovarian cancer, HGSOC, and metastasis from the FB to the OV.
Project description:Recent evidence suggests that ovarian high-grade serous carcinoma (HGSC) originates from the epithelium of the fallopian tube. However, most mouse models are based on the previous prevailing view that ovarian cancer develops from the transformation of the ovarian surface epithelium. Here, we report the extensive histological and molecular characterization of the mogp-TAg transgenic mouse, which expresses the SV40 large T-antigen (TAg) under the control of the mouse müllerian-specific Ovgp-1 promoter. Histologic analysis of the fallopian tubes of mogp-TAg mice identified a variety of neoplastic lesions analogous to those described as precursors to ovarian HGSC. We identified areas of normal appearing p53-positive epithelium that are similar to “p53 signatures” in the human fallopian tube. More advanced proliferative lesions with nuclear atypia and epithelial stratification were also identified that were morphologically and immunohistochemically reminiscent of human serous tubal intraepithelial carcinoma (STIC), a potential precursor of ovarian HGSC. Beside these noninvasive precursor lesions, we also identified invasive adenocarcinoma in the ovary of 56% of the mice. Microarray analysis revealed several genes differentially expressed between the fallopian tube of mogp-TAg and WT C57BL/6. One of these genes, Top2a, which encodes topoisomerase II-alpha, was shown by immunohistochemistry to be concurrently expressed with elevated p53 and specifically elevated in mouse STICs, but not in surrounding tissues. TOP2A protein was also found elevated in human STICs, low-grade, and high-grade serous carcinoma. The mouse model reported here displays a progression from normal tubal epithelium to invasive HGSC in the ovary, and therefore closely simulates the current emerging model of human ovarian HGSC pathogenesis. This mouse therefore has the potential to be a very useful new model for elucidating the mechanisms of serous ovarian tumorigenesis, as well as for developing novel approaches for the prevention, diagnosis, and therapy of this disease. Keywords: transgenic mouse model, ovarian cancer, fallopian tube, intraepithelial carcinoma