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author Mzoughi, Slim
Schwarz, Megan
Wang, Xuedi
Demircioglu, Deniz
Ulukaya, Gulay
Mohammed, Kevin
Zorgati, Habiba
Torre, Denis
Tomalin, Lewis E
Di Tullio, Federico
Company, Carlos
Dramaretska, Yuliia
Leushacke, Marc
Giotti, Bruno
Lannagan, Tamsin Rm
Lozano-Ojalvo, Daniel
Karras, Panagiotis
Vermeulen, Peter B
Hasson, Dan
Sebra, Robert
Tsankov, Alexander M
Sansom, Owen J
Marine, Jean-Christophe
Barker, Nick
Gargiulo, Gaetano
Guccione, Ernesto
author_facet Mzoughi, Slim
Schwarz, Megan
Wang, Xuedi
Demircioglu, Deniz
Ulukaya, Gulay
Mohammed, Kevin
Zorgati, Habiba
Torre, Denis
Tomalin, Lewis E
Di Tullio, Federico
Company, Carlos
Dramaretska, Yuliia
Leushacke, Marc
Giotti, Bruno
Lannagan, Tamsin Rm
Lozano-Ojalvo, Daniel
Karras, Panagiotis
Vermeulen, Peter B
Hasson, Dan
Sebra, Robert
Tsankov, Alexander M
Sansom, Owen J
Marine, Jean-Christophe
Barker, Nick
Gargiulo, Gaetano
Guccione, Ernesto
Mzoughi, Slim
Schwarz, Megan
Wang, Xuedi
Demircioglu, Deniz
Ulukaya, Gulay
Mohammed, Kevin
Zorgati, Habiba
Torre, Denis
Tomalin, Lewis E
Di Tullio, Federico
Company, Carlos
Dramaretska, Yuliia
Leushacke, Marc
Giotti, Bruno
Lannagan, Tamsin Rm
Lozano-Ojalvo, Daniel
Karras, Panagiotis
Vermeulen, Peter B
Hasson, Dan
Sebra, Robert
Tsankov, Alexander M
Sansom, Owen J
Marine, Jean-Christophe
Barker, Nick
Gargiulo, Gaetano
Guccione, Ernesto
collection PubMed - marine biology
contents Oncofetal reprogramming drives phenotypic plasticity in WNT-dependent colorectal cancer. Mzoughi, Slim Schwarz, Megan Wang, Xuedi Demircioglu, Deniz Ulukaya, Gulay Mohammed, Kevin Zorgati, Habiba Torre, Denis Tomalin, Lewis E Di Tullio, Federico Company, Carlos Dramaretska, Yuliia Leushacke, Marc Giotti, Bruno Lannagan, Tamsin Rm Lozano-Ojalvo, Daniel Karras, Panagiotis Vermeulen, Peter B Hasson, Dan Sebra, Robert Tsankov, Alexander M Sansom, Owen J Marine, Jean-Christophe Barker, Nick Gargiulo, Gaetano Guccione, Ernesto Colorectal Neoplasms Humans Animals Neoplastic Stem Cells Mice Cellular Reprogramming Wnt Signaling Pathway Phenotype Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled Cell Plasticity Drug Resistance, Neoplasm Fluorouracil Female Targeting cancer stem cells (CSCs) is crucial for effective cancer treatment, yet resistance mechanisms to LGR5 CSC depletion in WNT-driven colorectal cancer (CRC) remain elusive. In the present study, we revealed that mutant intestinal stem cells (SCs) depart from their canonical identity, traversing a dynamic phenotypic spectrum. This enhanced plasticity is initiated by oncofetal (OnF) reprogramming, driven by YAP and AP-1, with subsequent AP-1 hyperactivation promoting lineage infidelity. The retinoid X receptor serves as a gatekeeper of OnF reprogramming and its deregulation after adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) loss of function establishes an OnF 'memory' sustained by YAP and AP-1. Notably, the clinical significance of OnF and LGR5 states in isolation is constrained by their functional redundancy. Although the canonical LGR5 state is sensitive to the FOLFIRI regimen, an active OnF program correlates with resistance, supporting its role in driving drug-tolerant states. Targeting this program in combination with the current standard of care is pivotal for achieving effective and durable CRC treatment.
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spellingShingle Oncofetal reprogramming drives phenotypic plasticity in WNT-dependent colorectal cancer.
Mzoughi, Slim
Schwarz, Megan
Wang, Xuedi
Demircioglu, Deniz
Ulukaya, Gulay
Mohammed, Kevin
Zorgati, Habiba
Torre, Denis
Tomalin, Lewis E
Di Tullio, Federico
Company, Carlos
Dramaretska, Yuliia
Leushacke, Marc
Giotti, Bruno
Lannagan, Tamsin Rm
Lozano-Ojalvo, Daniel
Karras, Panagiotis
Vermeulen, Peter B
Hasson, Dan
Sebra, Robert
Tsankov, Alexander M
Sansom, Owen J
Marine, Jean-Christophe
Barker, Nick
Gargiulo, Gaetano
Guccione, Ernesto
Colorectal Neoplasms
Humans
Animals
Neoplastic Stem Cells
Mice
Cellular Reprogramming
Wnt Signaling Pathway
Phenotype
Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled
Cell Plasticity
Drug Resistance, Neoplasm
Fluorouracil
Female
Oncofetal reprogramming drives phenotypic plasticity in WNT-dependent colorectal cancer. Mzoughi, Slim Schwarz, Megan Wang, Xuedi Demircioglu, Deniz Ulukaya, Gulay Mohammed, Kevin Zorgati, Habiba Torre, Denis Tomalin, Lewis E Di Tullio, Federico Company, Carlos Dramaretska, Yuliia Leushacke, Marc Giotti, Bruno Lannagan, Tamsin Rm Lozano-Ojalvo, Daniel Karras, Panagiotis Vermeulen, Peter B Hasson, Dan Sebra, Robert Tsankov, Alexander M Sansom, Owen J Marine, Jean-Christophe Barker, Nick Gargiulo, Gaetano Guccione, Ernesto Colorectal Neoplasms Humans Animals Neoplastic Stem Cells Mice Cellular Reprogramming Wnt Signaling Pathway Phenotype Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled Cell Plasticity Drug Resistance, Neoplasm Fluorouracil Female Targeting cancer stem cells (CSCs) is crucial for effective cancer treatment, yet resistance mechanisms to LGR5 CSC depletion in WNT-driven colorectal cancer (CRC) remain elusive. In the present study, we revealed that mutant intestinal stem cells (SCs) depart from their canonical identity, traversing a dynamic phenotypic spectrum. This enhanced plasticity is initiated by oncofetal (OnF) reprogramming, driven by YAP and AP-1, with subsequent AP-1 hyperactivation promoting lineage infidelity. The retinoid X receptor serves as a gatekeeper of OnF reprogramming and its deregulation after adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) loss of function establishes an OnF 'memory' sustained by YAP and AP-1. Notably, the clinical significance of OnF and LGR5 states in isolation is constrained by their functional redundancy. Although the canonical LGR5 state is sensitive to the FOLFIRI regimen, an active OnF program correlates with resistance, supporting its role in driving drug-tolerant states. Targeting this program in combination with the current standard of care is pivotal for achieving effective and durable CRC treatment.
title Oncofetal reprogramming drives phenotypic plasticity in WNT-dependent colorectal cancer.
topic Colorectal Neoplasms
Humans
Animals
Neoplastic Stem Cells
Mice
Cellular Reprogramming
Wnt Signaling Pathway
Phenotype
Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled
Cell Plasticity
Drug Resistance, Neoplasm
Fluorouracil
Female
url https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39930084/