MAPK14/p38α shapes the molecular landscape of endometrial cancer and promotes tumorigenic characteristics.

Autor:	Joseph S; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA., Zhang X; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA; Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710, USA., Droby GN; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA; Curriculum in Genetics and Molecular Biology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA., Wu D; Department of Biostatistics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA., Bae-Jump V; Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA., Lyons S; Department of Pharmacology, UNC Proteomics Core Facility, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA., Mordant A; Department of Pharmacology, UNC Proteomics Core Facility, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA., Mills A; Department of Pharmacology, UNC Proteomics Core Facility, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA., Herring L; Department of Pharmacology, UNC Proteomics Core Facility, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA., Rushing B; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA; Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA; Nutrition Research Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Kannapolis, NC 28081, USA; Department of Nutrition, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA., Bowser JL; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA; Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA. Electronic address: jlbowser@email.unc.edu., Vaziri C; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA; Curriculum in Genetics and Molecular Biology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA; Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA. Electronic address: cyrus_vaziri@med.unc.edu.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Cell reports [Cell Rep] 2024 Dec 20; Vol. 44 (1), pp. 115104. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Dec 20.
DOI:	10.1016/j.celrep.2024.115104
Abstrakt:	The molecular underpinnings of high-grade endometrial carcinoma (HGEC) metastatic growth and survival are poorly understood. Here, we show that ascites-derived and primary tumor HGEC cell lines in 3D spheroid culture faithfully recapitulate key features of malignant peritoneal effusion and exhibit fundamentally distinct transcriptomic, proteomic, and metabolomic landscapes compared with conventional 2D monolayers. Using a genetic screening platform, we identify MAPK14 (which encodes the protein kinase p38α) as a specific requirement for HGEC in spheroid culture. MAPK14/p38α has broad roles in programming the phosphoproteome, transcriptome, and metabolome of HGEC spheroids, yet has negligible impact on monolayer cultures. MAPK14 promotes tumorigenicity in vivo and is specifically required to sustain a sub-population of spheroid cells that is enriched in cancer stemness markers. Therefore, spheroid growth of HGEC activates unique biological programs, including p38α signaling, that cannot be captured using 2D culture models and are highly relevant to malignant disease pathology. Competing Interests: Declaration of interests The authors declare no competing interests. (Copyright © 2024 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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