Fusobacterium nucleatum promotes colorectal cancer by inducing Wnt/β-catenin modulator Annexin A1

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Fusobacterium nucleatum, a Gram-negative oral anaerobe, is a significant contributor to colorectal cancer. Using an in vitro cancer progression model, we discover that F. nucleatum stimulates the growth of colorectal cancer cells without affecting the pre-cancerous adenoma cells. Annexin A1, a previously unrecognized modulator of Wnt/β-catenin signaling, is a key component through which F. nucleatum exerts its stimulatory effect. Annexin A1 is specifically expressed in proliferating colorectal cancer cells and involved in activation of Cyclin D1. Its expression level in colon cancer is a predictor of poor prognosis independent of cancer stage, grade, age, and sex. The FadA adhesin from F. nucleatum up-regulates Annexin A1 expression through E-cadherin. A positive feedback loop between FadA and Annexin A1 is identified in the cancerous cells, absent in the non-cancerous cells. We therefore propose a "two-hit" model in colorectal carcinogenesis, with somatic mutation(s) serving as the first hit, and F. nucleatum as the second hit exacerbating cancer progression after benign cells become cancerous. This model extends the "adenoma-carcinoma" model and identifies microbes such as F. nucleatum as cancer "facilitators".

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:20

Enthalten in:

EMBO reports - 20(2019), 4 vom: 04. Apr.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Rubinstein, Mara Roxana [VerfasserIn]
Baik, Jung Eun [VerfasserIn]
Lagana, Stephen M [VerfasserIn]
Han, Richard P [VerfasserIn]
Raab, William J [VerfasserIn]
Sahoo, Debashis [VerfasserIn]
Dalerba, Piero [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Timothy C [VerfasserIn]
Han, Yiping W [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Annexin A1
Beta Catenin
Colorectal cancer
FadA
Fusobacterium nucleatum
Journal Article
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Two‐hit model
Wnt Proteins

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Date Completed 30.04.2020

Date Revised 30.09.2020

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.15252/embr.201847638

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM294575219