Involvement of the TGF-β Signaling Pathway in the Development of YAP-Driven Osteosarcoma Lung Metastasis

Autor: Morice, Sarah, Danieau, Geoffroy, Tesfaye, Robel, Mullard, Mathilde, Brion, Régis, Dupuy, Maryne, Ory, Benjamin, Brounais-Le Royer, Bénédicte, Corre, Isabelle, Redini, Françoise, Verrecchia, Franck
Přispěvatelé: Sarcomes osseux et remodelage des tissus calcifiés - Phy-Os [Nantes - INSERM U1238] (Phy-Os), Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Université Bretagne Loire (UBL)-Centre hospitalier universitaire de Nantes (CHU Nantes)-Université de Nantes - UFR de Médecine et des Techniques Médicales (UFR MEDECINE), Université de Nantes (UN)-Université de Nantes (UN), Centre hospitalier universitaire de Nantes (CHU Nantes), CORRE, Isabelle
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Frontiers in Oncology
Frontiers in Oncology, 2021, 11, ⟨10.3389/fonc.2021.765711⟩
ISSN: 2234-943X
DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2021.765711⟩
Popis: Background The poor survival rate of patients with osteosarcoma (OS), specifically with metastases at diagnosis, undergoes the urgency to develop new therapeutic strategies. Although we recently demonstrated the key role of YAP/TEAD signaling in the growth of OS primary tumor, the molecular mechanisms by which YAP regulates metastases development remain poorly understood. Methods The molecular mechanisms by which YAP regulates metastases development were studied using an overexpression of mutated forms of YAP able or not able to interact with TEAD. Molecular signatures were identified using RNA-sequencing analysis and gene set enrichment. Interactions between YAP and Smad3 were studied using proximity ligation assay (PLA), immunoprecipitation, and promoter/specific gene assays. The involvement of the TGF-β pathway in the ability of YAP to stimulate metastatic development in vivo was studied using an inhibitor of the TGF-β cascade in a preclinical model of OS and in vitro on the ability of OS cells to migrate and invade. Results Our work shows that a high YAP expression is associated with the presence of lung metastases which predicts a poor prognosis. Molecular analysis indicates that TGF-β signaling is involved in YAP-driven osteosarcoma cell pro-migratory phenotype, epithelial mesenchymal transition, cell migration, and in vivo lung metastasis development. Regardless of its ability to bind to TEAD, YAP interacts with Smad3 and stimulates the transcriptional activity of TGF-β/Smad3, thereby enhancing the ability of TGF-β to stimulate lung metastasis development. Conclusions We demonstrated the crucial involvement of the TGF-β/Smad3 signaling pathway in YAP-driven lung metastasis development in OS.
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