Microenvironment-derived factors driving metastatic plasticity in melanoma Journal Article
| Authors: | Kim, I. S.; Heilmann, S.; Kansler, E. R.; Zhang, Y.; Zimmer, M.; Ratnakumar, K.; Bowman, R. L.; Simon-Vermot, T.; Fennell, M.; Garippa, R.; Lu, L.; Lee, W.; Hollmann, T.; Xavier, J. B.; White, R. M. |
| Article Title: | Microenvironment-derived factors driving metastatic plasticity in melanoma |
| Abstract: | Cellular plasticity is a state in which cancer cells exist along a reversible phenotypic spectrum, and underlies key traits such as drug resistance and metastasis. Melanoma plasticity is linked to phenotype switching, where the microenvironment induces switches between invasive/MITF LO versus proliferative/MITF HI states. Since MITF also induces pigmentation, we hypothesize that macrometastatic success should be favoured by microenvironments that induce a MITF HI /differentiated/proliferative state. Zebrafish imaging demonstrates that after extravasation, melanoma cells become pigmented and enact a gene expression program of melanocyte differentiation. We screened for microenvironmental factors leading to phenotype switching, and find that EDN3 induces a state that is both proliferative and differentiated. CRISPR-mediated inactivation of EDN3, or its synthetic enzyme ECE2, from the microenvironment abrogates phenotype switching and increases animal survival. These results demonstrate that after metastatic dissemination, the microenvironment provides signals to promote phenotype switching and provide proof that targeting tumour cell plasticity is a viable therapeutic opportunity. © The Author(s) 2017. |
| Keywords: | animalia; danio rerio |
| Journal Title: | Nature Communications |
| Volume: | 8 |
| ISSN: | 2041-1723 |
| Publisher: | Nature Publishing Group |
| Date Published: | 2017-02-09 |
| Start Page: | 14343 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1038/ncomms14343 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
| PMCID: | PMC5309794 |
| PUBMED: | 28181494 |
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| Notes: | Article -- Export Date: 2 March 2017 -- Source: Scopus |
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