HAPLN1 potentiates peritoneal metastasis in pancreatic cancer.


Por: Wiedmann L, De Angelis Rigotti F, Vaquero-Siguero N, Donato E, Espinet E, Moll I, Alsina-Sanchis E, Bohnenberger H, Fernandez-Florido E, Mülfarth R, Vacca M, Gerwing J, Conradi LC, Ströbel P, Trumpp A, Mogler C, Fischer A and Rodriguez-Vita J

Publicada: 24 abr 2023
Resumen:
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) frequently metastasizes into the peritoneum, which contributes to poor prognosis. Metastatic spreading is promoted by cancer cell plasticity, yet its regulation by the microenvironment is incompletely understood. Here, we show that the presence of hyaluronan and proteoglycan link protein-1 (HAPLN1) in the extracellular matrix enhances tumor cell plasticity and PDAC metastasis. Bioinformatic analysis showed that HAPLN1 expression is enriched in the basal PDAC subtype and associated with worse overall patient survival. In a mouse model for peritoneal carcinomatosis, HAPLN1-induced immunomodulation favors a more permissive microenvironment, which accelerates the peritoneal spread of tumor cells. Mechanistically, HAPLN1, via upregulation of tumor necrosis factor receptor 2 (TNFR2), promotes TNF-mediated upregulation of Hyaluronan (HA) production, facilitating EMT, stemness, invasion and immunomodulation. Extracellular HAPLN1 modifies cancer cells and fibroblasts, rendering them more immunomodulatory. As such, we identify HAPLN1 as a prognostic marker and as a driver for peritoneal metastasis in PDAC.

Filiaciones:
Wiedmann L:
 Division Vascular Signaling and Cancer, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), 69120, Heidelberg, Germany

 Faculty of Biosciences, University of Heidelberg, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany

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 Division Vascular Signaling and Cancer, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), 69120, Heidelberg, Germany

 Tumor-Stroma Communication Laboratory, Centro de Investigación Príncipe Felipe, 46012, Valencia, Spain

Vaquero-Siguero N:
 Division Vascular Signaling and Cancer, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), 69120, Heidelberg, Germany

Donato E:
 Division of Stem Cells and Cancer, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), 69120, Heidelberg, Germany

 HI-STEM - Heidelberg Institute for Stem Cell Technology and Experimental Medicine gGmbH, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany

Espinet E:
 Division of Stem Cells and Cancer, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), 69120, Heidelberg, Germany

 HI-STEM - Heidelberg Institute for Stem Cell Technology and Experimental Medicine gGmbH, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany

 Department of Pathology and Experimental Therapy, School of Medicine, University of Barcelona (UB), L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain

 Molecular Mechanisms and Experimental Therapy in Oncology Program (Oncobell), Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL), L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, 08908, Spain

Moll I:
 Division Vascular Signaling and Cancer, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), 69120, Heidelberg, Germany

Alsina-Sanchis E:
 Division Vascular Signaling and Cancer, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), 69120, Heidelberg, Germany

 Institute for Clinical Chemistry, University Medical Center Göttingen, 37075, Göttingen, Germany

Bohnenberger H:
 Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Georg-August-University, 37075, Göttingen, Germany

Fernandez-Florido E:
 Division Vascular Signaling and Cancer, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), 69120, Heidelberg, Germany

Mülfarth R:
 Division Vascular Signaling and Cancer, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), 69120, Heidelberg, Germany

 Faculty of Biosciences, University of Heidelberg, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany

Vacca M:
 Division Vascular Signaling and Cancer, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), 69120, Heidelberg, Germany

Gerwing J:
 Division Vascular Signaling and Cancer, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), 69120, Heidelberg, Germany

Conradi LC:
 Clinic of General, Visceral and Pediatric Surgery, University Medical Center Göttingen, Robert-Koch-Straße 40, 37075, Göttingen, Germany

Ströbel P:
 Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Georg-August-University, 37075, Göttingen, Germany

Trumpp A:
 Division of Stem Cells and Cancer, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), 69120, Heidelberg, Germany

 HI-STEM - Heidelberg Institute for Stem Cell Technology and Experimental Medicine gGmbH, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany

Mogler C:
 Institute of Pathology, Technical University of Munich, 81675, Munich, Germany

Fischer A:
 Division Vascular Signaling and Cancer, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), 69120, Heidelberg, Germany.

 Institute for Clinical Chemistry, University Medical Center Göttingen, 37075, Göttingen, Germany.

 German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), partner site Göttingen, Germany.

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 Tumor-Stroma Communication Laboratory, Centro de Investigación Príncipe Felipe, 46012, Valencia, Spain.
ISSN: 20411723





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