Project description:The transcription factor, c-MYC, is a proto-oncogene that is activated in many types of cancer. To study how MYC promotes and maintains the neoplastic phenotype, we use tetracycline-regulated systems in transgenic mice whereby we can conditionally activate MYC. We profile the changes in gene expression when MYC is activated versus inactivated in order to identify a gene signature that is associated with the ability of MYC to promote tumorigenesis.
Project description:The transcription factor, c-MYC, is a proto-oncogene that is activated in many types of cancer. To study how MYC promotes and maintains the neoplastic phenotype, we use tetracycline-regulated systems in transgenic mice whereby we can conditionally activate MYC. We profile the changes in gene expression when MYC is activated versus inactivated in order to identify a gene signature that is associated with the ability of MYC to promote tumorigenesis.
Project description:<p>Cancer cells exhibit metabolic plasticity to meet oncogene-driven dependencies while coping with nutrient availability. A better understanding of how systemic metabolism impacts the accumulation of metabolites that reprogram the tumor microenvironment and drive cancer could facilitate development of precision nutrition approaches. Using the Hi-MYC prostate cancer mouse model, we demonstrated that an obesogenic high-fat diet rich in saturated fats accelerates the development of c-MYC-driven invasive prostate cancer through metabolic rewiring. Although c-MYC modulated key metabolic pathways, interaction with an obesogenic high-fat diet was necessary to induce glycolysis and lactate accumulation in tumors. These metabolic changes were associated with augmented infiltration of CD206+ and PD-L1+ tumor-associated macrophages and FOXP3+ regulatory T cells, as well as with the activation of transcriptional programs linked to disease progression and therapy resistance. Lactate itself also stimulated neoangiogenesis and prostate cancer cell migration, which were significantly reduced following treatment with the lactate dehydrogenase inhibitor FX11. In prostate cancer patients, high saturated fat intake and increased body mass index were associated with tumor glycolytic features that promote the infiltration of M2-like tumor-associated macrophages. Finally, upregulation of lactate dehydrogenase, indicative of a lactagenic phenotype, was associated with a shorter time to biochemical recurrence in independent clinical cohorts. This work identifies cooperation between genetic drivers and systemic metabolism to hijack the tumor microenvironment and promote prostate cancer progression through oncometabolite accumulation. This sets the stage for the assessment of lactate as a prognostic biomarker and supports strategies of dietary intervention and direct lactagenesis blockade in treating advanced prostate cancer.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Murine serum assays</strong> are reported in the current study <strong>MTBLS3316</strong>.</p><p><strong>Murine prostate assays</strong> are reported in <a href='https://www.ebi.ac.uk/metabolights/MTBLS3317' rel='noopener noreferrer' target='_blank'><strong>MTBLS3317</strong></a>.</p>
Project description:<p>Cancer cells exhibit metabolic plasticity to meet oncogene-driven dependencies while coping with nutrient availability. A better understanding of how systemic metabolism impacts the accumulation of metabolites that reprogram the tumor microenvironment and drive cancer could facilitate development of precision nutrition approaches. Using the Hi-MYC prostate cancer mouse model, we demonstrated that an obesogenic high-fat diet rich in saturated fats accelerates the development of c-MYC-driven invasive prostate cancer through metabolic rewiring. Although c-MYC modulated key metabolic pathways, interaction with an obesogenic high-fat diet was necessary to induce glycolysis and lactate accumulation in tumors. These metabolic changes were associated with augmented infiltration of CD206+ and PD-L1+ tumor-associated macrophages and FOXP3+ regulatory T cells, as well as with the activation of transcriptional programs linked to disease progression and therapy resistance. Lactate itself also stimulated neoangiogenesis and prostate cancer cell migration, which were significantly reduced following treatment with the lactate dehydrogenase inhibitor FX11. In prostate cancer patients, high saturated fat intake and increased body mass index were associated with tumor glycolytic features that promote the infiltration of M2-like tumor-associated macrophages. Finally, upregulation of lactate dehydrogenase, indicative of a lactagenic phenotype, was associated with a shorter time to biochemical recurrence in independent clinical cohorts. This work identifies cooperation between genetic drivers and systemic metabolism to hijack the tumor microenvironment and promote prostate cancer progression through oncometabolite accumulation. This sets the stage for the assessment of lactate as a prognostic biomarker and supports strategies of dietary intervention and direct lactagenesis blockade in treating advanced prostate cancer.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Murine prostate assays</strong> are reported in the current study <strong>MTBLS3317</strong>.</p><p><strong>Murine serum assays</strong> are reported in <a href='https://www.ebi.ac.uk/metabolights/MTBLS3316' rel='noopener noreferrer' target='_blank'><strong>MTBLS3316</strong></a>.</p>
Project description:miRNA expression profiling of murine MYC-dependent lymphoma cell lines harboring the MYC-transgene in a Tet-off system comparing control untreated lymphoma cells (high MYC expression state) with 18hours Dox treated lymphoma cells (low MYC expression state). Keywords: inducible expression system