Project description:Distinct mRNA populatins have been detected in Epi vs. Mes cells of mouse non-NE SCLC The aim of the study was to globally profile the differential gene expression in Mes vs. Epi cells of mouse non-NE SCLC.
Project description:To determine molecular processes in vasculogenic mimicry (VM) competent human SCLC CDX, we profiled gene expression by RNA sequencing in separated NE (VM deficient) and non-NE (VM competent) cells from four CDX cultured on plastic or on Matrigel.
Project description:Trascriptional profiling of C. elegans adult germ lines comparing mes-2(bn11)unc-4(e120) mutants and unc-4(e120) (wild type), mes-4(bn85) mutants and N2 (wild type), mes-2(bn11)unc-4(e120); mes-4(bn85) and unc-4(e120) (wild type) at 20 degrees. One-condition experiment, mutant vs. WT. Biological replicates 4 mutant, 4 wildtype harvested indepedently. One mutant replicate and one WT replicate per array.
Project description:Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC) tumors are made up of distinct cell subpopulations, including neuroendocrine (NE) and non-NE cells. Proteomic analysis of purified small extracellular vesicles (EV) from these two cell populations were conducted.
Project description:Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) tumors comprise heterogeneous mixtures of cell states, categorized into neuroendocrine (NE) and non-neuroendocrine (non-NE) transcriptional subtypes. NE to non-NE state transitions, fueled by plasticity, likely underlie adaptability to treatment and dismal survival rates. Here, we apply an archetypal analysis to model plasticity by recasting SCLC phenotypic heterogeneity through multi-task evolutionary theory. Cell line and tumor transcriptomics data fit well in a five-dimensional convex polytope whose vertices optimize tasks reminiscent of pulmonary NE cells, the SCLC normal counterparts. These tasks, supported by knowledge and experimental data, include proliferation, slithering, metabolism, secretion, and injury repair, reflecting cancer hallmarks. SCLC subtypes, either at the population or single-cell level, can be positioned in archetypal space by bulk or single-cell transcriptomics, respectively, and characterized as task specialists or multi-task generalists by the distance from archetype vertex signatures. In the archetype space, modeling single-cell plasticity as a Markovian process along an underlying state manifold indicates that task trade-offs, in response to microenvironmental perturbations or treatment, may drive cell plasticity. Stifling phenotypic transitions and plasticity may provide new targets for much-needed translational advances in SCLC.
Project description:Small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) is the most fatal form of lung cancer. Intra-tumoral heterogeneity, marked by neuroendocrine (NE) and non-neuroendocrine (non-NE) cell states, defines SCLC, but the drivers of SCLC plasticity are poorly understood. To map the landscape of SCLC tumor microenvironment (TME), we apply spatially resolved transcriptomics and quantitative mass spectrometry-based proteomics to metastatic SCLC tumors obtained via rapid autopsy. The phenotype and overall composition of non-malignant cells in the tumor microenvironment (TME) exhibits substantial variability, closely mirroring the tumor phenotype, suggesting TME-driven reprogramming of NE cell states. We identify cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAF) as a crucial element of SCLC TME heterogeneity, contributing to immune exclusion, and predicting exceptionally poor prognosis. Together, our work provides a comprehensive map of SCLC tumor and TME ecosystems, emphasizing their pivotal role in SCLCs adaptable nature, opening possibilities for re-programming the intercellular communications that shape SCLC tumor states.
Project description:This SuperSeries is composed of the following subset Series: GSE38158: mes-2, mes-4 or mes-2; mes-4 mutants vs. wild type GSE38159: Strome MES-4, H3K36me3 and H3K27me3 in mes-4 RNAi EEMB GSE38180: Strome Mes-4, H3K36me3 and H3K27me3 in N2 EEMB Refer to individual Series
Project description:Enhanced RAF/MEK/ERK signaling plays an obligatory role in many different types of cancer. Although genetic lesions promoting its aberrant activation are found in lung adenocarcinoma (LADC), the biological role of this pathway is not well documented in small cell lung cancer (SCLC). Here we explored the role of this pathway in SCLC and the broader class of tumors with neuroendocrine (NE) differentiation by introducing a constitutively active form of Fibroblast growth factor receptor 1 (Fgfr1) together with biallelic inactivation of Rb1 and Trp53 in mouse lung. Our data show that FGFR1 expression primarily results in LADC but also in NE tumors depending on the cell-of-origin. FGFR1 activation selectively promoted NE bronchial lesions in a novel lung cell subpopulation, whereas it impaired progression of typical central SCLC initiated from CGRP-expressing NE cells, which is believed to be the most prominent cell-of-origin of SCLC. Strikingly, FGFR1 activation was well tolerated by K14-expressing cells that were efficiently transformed into SCLC and other NE lesions. Taken together, our results indicate that FGFR1 can serve either as driver or suppressor of distinct lung cancer subtypes depending on the cell-of-origin, which should be taken into account when considering FGFR1 as a therapeutic target.