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Título
Saa3 is a key mediator of the protumorigenic properties of cancer-associated fibroblasts in pancreatic tumors
Autor(es)
Djurec, Magdolna | Graña Castro, Osvaldo CNIO | Lee, Albert | Troulé, Kevin | Espinet, Elisa | Cabras, Lavinia | Navas, Carolina | Blasco, María Teresa | Martín-Díaz, Laura | Burdiel, Miranda | Li, Jing | Liu, Zhaoqi | Vallespinós, Mireia | Sanchez-Bueno, Francisco | Sprick, Martin R | Trumpp, Andreas | Sainz, Bruno | Al-Shahrour, Fatima CNIO | Rabadan, Raul | Guerra, Carmen CNIO | Barbacid, Mariano CNIO
Fecha de publicación
2018-02-06
Cita
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2018 ;115(6):E1147-E1156.
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Tipo de documento
journal article
Resumen
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is characterized by the presence of abundant desmoplastic stroma primarily composed of cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs). It is generally accepted that CAFs stimulate tumor progression and might be implicated in drug resistance and immunosuppression. Here, we have compared the transcriptional profile of PDGFRα+ CAFs isolated from genetically engineered mouse PDAC tumors with that of normal pancreatic fibroblasts to identify genes potentially implicated in their protumorigenic properties. We report that the most differentially expressed gene, Saa3, a member of the serum amyloid A (SAA) apolipoprotein family, is a key mediator of the protumorigenic activity of PDGFRα+ CAFs. Whereas Saa3-competent CAFs stimulate the growth of tumor cells in an orthotopic model, Saa3-null CAFs inhibit tumor growth. Saa3 also plays a role in the cross talk between CAFs and tumor cells. Ablation of Saa3 in pancreatic tumor cells makes them insensitive to the inhibitory effect of Saa3-null CAFs. As a consequence, germline ablation of Saa3 does not prevent PDAC development in mice. The protumorigenic activity of Saa3 in CAFs is mediated by Mpp6, a member of the palmitoylated membrane protein subfamily of the peripheral membrane-associated guanylate kinases (MAGUK). Finally, we interrogated whether these observations could be translated to a human scenario. Indeed, SAA1, the ortholog of murine Saa3, is overexpressed in human CAFs. Moreover, high levels of SAA1 in the stromal component correlate with worse survival. These findings support the concept that selective inhibition of SAA1 in CAFs may provide potential therapeutic benefit to PDAC patients.
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MESH
Animals | Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts | Carcinoma, Pancreatic Ductal | Cell Movement | Cell Proliferation | Female | High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing | Humans | Mice | Mice, Inbred C57BL | Mice, Knockout | Pancreas | Pancreatic Neoplasms | Serum Amyloid A Protein | Stromal Cells | Tumor Microenvironment
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