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- Title
Stanniocalcin 1 promotes lung metastasis of breast cancer by enhancing EGFR–ERK–S100A4 signaling.
- Authors
Liu, Anfei; Li, Yunting; Lu, Sitong; Cai, Chunqing; Zou, Fei; Meng, Xiaojing
- Abstract
Lung metastasis is the leading cause of breast cancer-related death. The tumor microenvironment contributes to the metastatic colonization of tumor cells in the lungs. Tumor secretory factors are important mediators for the adaptation of cancer cells to foreign microenvironments. Here, we report that tumor-secreted stanniocalcin 1 (STC1) promotes the pulmonary metastasis of breast cancer by enhancing the invasiveness of tumor cells and promoting angiogenesis and lung fibroblast activation in the metastatic microenvironment. The results show that STC1 modifies the metastatic microenvironment through its autocrine action on breast cancer cells. Specifically, STC1 upregulates the expression of S100 calcium-binding protein A4 (S100A4) by facilitating the phosphorylation of EGFR and ERK signaling in breast cancer cells. S100A4 mediates the effect of STC1 on angiogenesis and lung fibroblasts. Importantly, S100A4 knockdown diminishes STC1-induced lung metastasis of breast cancer. Moreover, activated JNK signaling upregulates STC1 expression in breast cancer cells with lung-tropism. Overall, our findings reveal that STC1 plays important role in breast cancer lung metastasis.
- Publication
Cell Death & Disease, 2023, Vol 14, Issue 7, p1
- ISSN
2041-4889
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/s41419-023-05911-z