S100a4 upregulation in Pik3caH1047R;Trp53R270H;MMTV-Cre-driven mammary tumors promotes metastasis

BACKGROUND: PIK3CA mutations are frequent in human breast cancer. Pik3caH1047R mutant expression in mouse mammary gland promotes tumorigenesis. TP53 mutations co-occur with PIK3CA mutations in human breast cancers. We previously generated a conditionally activatable Pik3caH1047R;MMTV-Cre mouse model and found a few malignant sarcomatoid (spindle cell) carcinomas that had acquired spontaneous dominant-negative Trp53 mutations.

METHODS: A Pik3caH1047R;Trp53R270H;MMTV-Cre double mutant mouse breast cancer model was generated. Tumors were characterized by histology, marker analysis, transcriptional profiling, single-cell RNA-seq, and bioinformatics. Cell lines were developed from mutant tumors and used to identify and confirm genes involved in metastasis.

RESULTS: We found Pik3caH1047R and Trp53R270H cooperate in driving oncogenesis in mammary glands leading to a shorter latency than either alone. Double mutant mice develop multiple histologically distinct mammary tumors, including adenocarcinoma and sarcomatoid (spindle cell) carcinoma. We found some tumors to be invasive and a few metastasized to the lung and/or the lymph node. Single-cell RNA-seq analysis of the tumors identified epithelial, stromal, myeloid, and T cell groups. Expression analysis of the metastatic tumors identified S100a4 as a top candidate gene associated with metastasis. Metastatic tumors contained a much higher percentage of epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT)-signature positive and S100a4-expressing cells. CRISPR/CAS9-mediated knockout of S100a4 in a metastatic tumor-derived cell line disrupted its metastatic potential indicating a role for S100a4 in metastasis.

CONCLUSIONS: Pik3caH1047R;Trp53R270H;MMTV-Cre mouse provides a preclinical model to mimic a subtype of human breast cancers that carry both PIK3CA and TP53 mutations. It also allows for understanding the cooperation between the two mutant genes in tumorigenesis. Our model also provides a system to study metastasis and develop therapeutic strategies for PIK3CA/TP53 double-positive cancers. S100a4 found involved in metastasis in this model can be a potential diagnostic and therapeutic target.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:21

Enthalten in:

Breast cancer research : BCR - 21(2019), 1 vom: 27. Dez., Seite 152

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Yuan, Wenlin [VerfasserIn]
Goldstein, Leonard D [VerfasserIn]
Durinck, Steffen [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Ying-Jiun [VerfasserIn]
Nguyen, Thong T [VerfasserIn]
Kljavin, Noelyn M [VerfasserIn]
Sokol, Ethan S [VerfasserIn]
Stawiski, Eric W [VerfasserIn]
Haley, Benjamin [VerfasserIn]
Ziai, James [VerfasserIn]
Modrusan, Zora [VerfasserIn]
Seshagiri, Somasekar [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

142662-27-9
Breast cancer
Class I Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases
EC 2.7.1.137
Journal Article
Mammary tumors
Metastasis
PIK3CA protein, human
Pik3caH1047R
S100 Calcium-Binding Protein A4
S100A4 protein, human
S100a4
TP53 protein, human
Trp53R270H
Tumor Suppressor Protein p53

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Date Completed 18.05.2020

Date Revised 18.05.2020

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1186/s13058-019-1238-5

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM304820008