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TGF-β Tumor Suppression through a Lethal EMT

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David, Charles J., Huang, Yun-Han, Chen, Mo, Su, Jie, Zou, Yilong, Bardeesy, Nabeel, Iacobuzio-Donahue, Christine A., Massagué, Joan·2016·Cell

Abstract

TGF-β signaling can be pro-tumorigenic or tumor suppressive. We investigated this duality in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDA), which, with other gastrointestinal cancers, exhibits frequent inactivation of the TGF-β mediator Smad4. We show that TGF-β induces an epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), generally considered a pro-tumorigenic event. However, in TGF-β sensitive PDA cells, EMT becomes lethal by converting TGF-β-induced Sox4 from an enforcer of tumorigenesis into a promoter of apoptosis. This is the result of an EMT-linked remodeling of the cellular transcription factor landscape, including the repression of the gastrointestinal lineage-master regulator Klf5. Klf5 cooperates with Sox4 in oncogenesis and prevents Sox4-induced apoptosis. Smad4 is required for EMT but dispensable for Sox4 induction by TGF-β. TGF-β-induced Sox4 is thus geared to bolster progenitor identity, while simultaneous Smad4-dependent EMT strips Sox4 of an essential partner in oncogenesis. Our work demonstrates that TGF-β tumor suppression functions through an EMT-mediated disruption of a lineage-specific transcriptional network.

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Authors
David, C. J., Huang, Y.-H., Chen, M., Su, J., Zou, Y., Bardeesy, N., Iacobuzio-Donahue, C. A., & Massagué, J.
Venue
Cell
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2016-02
Volume
164
Issue
5
Pages
1015-1030
ISSN
0092-8674 (ISSN-L)
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W2280923709
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593
References
60
FWCI
30.25
Type
journal article
Language
en
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David, C. J., Huang, Y.-H., Chen, M., Su, J., Zou, Y., Bardeesy, N., Iacobuzio-Donahue, C. A., & Massagué, J. (2016). TGF-β Tumor Suppression through a Lethal EMT. Cell. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2016.01.009

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