项目编号 PRJCA013746
项目标题 EML4-ALK fusions drive lung adeno-to-squamous transdifferentiation through phase separation-mediated JAK-STAT activation
涉及领域 Medical
数据类型 Transcriptome or Gene expression
Single cell sequencing
物种名称 Homo sapiens
描述信息 Human lung adenosquamous cell carcinoma (LUAS), containing both adenomatous and squamous pathologies, exhibit strong cancer plasticity. We find that ALK-rearrangement is detectable in 5.1-7.5% human LUAS and transgenic expression of EML4-ALK fusion drives lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) formation initially and squamous transformation at late stage. We identify club cells as the main cell-of-origin for squamous transformation. Through recapitulating such lineage transition in organoids system, we identify JAK-STAT signaling, activated by EML4-ALK phase separation, significantly promotes squamous transformation. Integrative study with scRNA-seq and immunostaining identify a plastic cell subpopulation in ALK-rearranged human LUAD showing squamous biomarker expression. Moreover, those relapsed ALK-rearranged LUAD show notable upregulation of squamous biomarkers. Consistently, mouse squamous tumors or LUAD with squamous signature display certain resistance to ALK inhibitor, which can be overcome by combined JAK1/2 inhibitor treatment. This study uncovers strong plasticity of ALK-rearranged tumors in orchestrating phenotypic transition and drug resistance and proposes a potentially effective therapeutic strategy.
样品范围 Multispecies
发布日期 2022-12-08
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PubMed ID 文章标题 杂志名称 Doi 发表年份
38284990 EML4-ALK fusions drive lung adeno-to-squamous transition through JAK-STAT activation Journal of Experimental Medicine 10.1084/jem.20232028 2024
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提交者 Shijie Tang (tangshijie6@sibcb.ac.cn)
提交单位 Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
提交日期 2022-12-08

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