机构:[1]Department of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China[2]Department of General Surgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital MedicalUniversity, Beijing, China外科系统普通外科首都医科大学宣武医院[3]Department of Toxicology and Sanitary Chemistry, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
C-X-C motif chemokine receptor 7 (CXCR7) is a newly discovered atypical chemokine receptor that binds to C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 12 (CXCL12) with higher affinity than CXCR4 and is associated with the metastasis of colorectal cancer (CRC). Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) have been known to promote tumor progression. However, whether CAFs are involved in CXCR7-mediated metastasis of CRC remains elusive. We found a significant positive correlation between CXCR7 expression and CAF activation markers in colonic tissues from clinical specimens and in villin-CXCR7 transgenic mice. RNA sequencing revealed a coordinated increase in the levels of miR-146a-5p and miR-155-5p in CXCR7-overexpressing CRC cells and their exosomes. Importantly, these CRC cell-derived miR-146a-5p and miR-155-5p could be uptaken by CAFs via exosomes and promote the activation of CAFs through JAK2-STAT3/NF-kappa B signaling by targeting suppressor of cytokine signaling 1 (SOCS1) and zinc finger and BTB domain containing 2 (ZBTB2). Reciprocally, activated CAFs further potently enhanced the invasive capacity of CRC cells. Mechanistically, CAFs transfected with miR-146a-5p and miR-155-5p exhibited a robust increase in the levels of inflammatory cytokines interleukin-6, tumor necrosis factor-alpha, transforming growth factor-beta, and CXCL12, which trigger the epithelial-mesenchymal transition and pro-metastatic switch of CRC cells. More importantly, the activation of CAFs by miR-146a-5p and miR-155-5p facilitated tumor formation and lung metastasis of CRC in vivo using tumor xenograft models. Our work provides novel insights into CXCR7-mediated CRC metastasis from tumor-stroma interaction and serum exosomal miR-146a-5p and miR-155-5p could serve as potential biomarkers and therapeutic targets for inhibiting CRC metastasis.
基金:
National Natural Science Foundation of China [82073876, 81872884, 81973350]; Beijing Natural Science Foundation [7202012]
第一作者机构:[1]Department of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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推荐引用方式(GB/T 7714):
Wang Dong,Wang Xiaohui,Song Yujia,et al.Exosomal miR-146a-5p and miR-155-5p promote CXCL12/CXCR7-induced metastasis of colorectal cancer by crosstalk with cancer-associated fibroblasts[J].CELL DEATH & DISEASE.2022,13(4):doi:10.1038/s41419-022-04825-6.
APA:
Wang, Dong,Wang, Xiaohui,Song, Yujia,Si, Mahan,Sun, Yuqi...&Yu, Xinfeng.(2022).Exosomal miR-146a-5p and miR-155-5p promote CXCL12/CXCR7-induced metastasis of colorectal cancer by crosstalk with cancer-associated fibroblasts.CELL DEATH & DISEASE,13,(4)
MLA:
Wang, Dong,et al."Exosomal miR-146a-5p and miR-155-5p promote CXCL12/CXCR7-induced metastasis of colorectal cancer by crosstalk with cancer-associated fibroblasts".CELL DEATH & DISEASE 13..4(2022)