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- Title
Pancreatic circulating tumor cell profiling identifies LIN28B as a metastasis driver and drug target.
- Authors
Franses, Joseph W.; Philipp, Julia; Missios, Pavlos; Bhan, Irun; Liu, Ann; Yashaswini, Chittampalli; Tai, Eric; Zhu, Huili; Ligorio, Matteo; Nicholson, Benjamin; Tassoni, Elizabeth M.; Desai, Niyati; Kulkarni, Anupriya S.; Szabolcs, Annamaria; Hong, Theodore S.; Liss, Andrew S.; Fernandez-del Castillo, Carlos; Ryan, David P.; Maheswaran, Shyamala; Haber, Daniel A.
- Abstract
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) lethality is due to metastatic dissemination. Characterization of rare, heterogeneous circulating tumor cells (CTCs) can provide insight into metastasis and guide development of novel therapies. Using the CTC-iChip to purify CTCs from PDAC patients for RNA-seq characterization, we identify three major correlated gene sets, with stemness genes LIN28B/KLF4, WNT5A, and LGALS3 enriched in each correlated gene set; only LIN28B CTC expression was prognostic. CRISPR knockout of LIN28B—an oncofetal RNA-binding protein exerting diverse effects via negative regulation of let-7 miRNAs and other RNA targets—in cell and animal models confers a less aggressive/metastatic phenotype. This correlates with de-repression of let-7 miRNAs and is mimicked by silencing of downstream let-7 target HMGA2 or chemical inhibition of LIN28B/let-7 binding. Molecular characterization of CTCs provides a unique opportunity to correlated gene set metastatic profiles, identify drivers of dissemination, and develop therapies targeting the "seeds" of metastasis. Metastatic dissemination contributes to the lethality in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). Here, the authors perform RNA-sequencing on patient derived circulating tumor cells (CTCs) and identify three major CTC subgroups, and show the therapeutic potential of targeting LIN28B/let-7 pathway to halt cancer metastasis.
- Publication
Nature Communications, 2020, Vol 11, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
2041-1723
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/s41467-020-17150-3