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Primary tumors release ITGBL1-rich extracellular vesicles to promote distal metastatic tumor growth through fibroblast-niche formation

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Ji, Qing, Zhou, Lihong, Sui, Hua, Yang, Liu, Wu, Xinnan, Song, Qing, Jia, Ru, Li, Ruixiao, Sun, Jian, Wang, Ziyuan, Liu, Ningning, Feng, Yuanyuan, Sun, Xiaoting, Cai, Gang, Feng, Yu, Cai, Jianfeng, Cao, Yihai, Cai, Guoxiang, Wang, Yan, Li, Qi·2020·Nature Communications

Abstract

Tumor metastasis is a hallmark of cancer. Metastatic cancer cells often reside in distal tissues and organs in their dormant state. Mechanisms underlying the pre-metastatic niche formation are poorly understood. Here we show that in a colorectal cancer (CRC) model, primary tumors release integrin beta-like 1 (ITGBL1)-rich extracellular vesicles (EVs) to the circulation to activate resident fibroblasts in remote organs. The activated fibroblasts induce the pre-metastatic niche formation and promote metastatic cancer growth by secreting pro-inflammatory cytokine, such as IL-6 and IL-8. Mechanistically, the primary CRC-derived ITGBL1-enriched EVs stimulate the TNFAIP3-mediated NF-κB signaling pathway to activate fibroblasts. Consequently, the activated fibroblasts produce high levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines to promote metastatic cancer growth. These findings uncover a tumor–stromal interaction in the metastatic tumor microenvironment and an intimate signaling communication between primary tumors and metastases through the ITGBL1-loaded EVs. Targeting the EVs-ITGBL1-CAFs-TNFAIP3-NF-κB signaling axis provides an attractive approach for treating metastatic diseases.

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Ji, Q., Zhou, L., Sui, H., Yang, L., Wu, X., Song, Q., Jia, R., Li, R., Sun, J., Wang, Z., Liu, N., Feng, Y., Sun, X., Cai, G., Feng, Y., Cai, J., Cao, Y., Cai, G., Wang, Y., & Li, Q.
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Nature Communications
Published
2020-03-05
Volume
11
Issue
1
Pages
1211-1211
ISSN
2041-1723 (ISSN-L)
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W3010606541
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267
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63
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journal article
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en
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Ji, Q., Zhou, L., Sui, H., Yang, L., Wu, X., Song, Q., Jia, R., Li, R., Sun, J., Wang, Z., Liu, N., Feng, Y., Sun, X., Cai, G., Feng, Y., Cai, J., Cao, Y., Cai, G., Wang, Y., & Li, Q. (2020). Primary tumors release ITGBL1-rich extracellular vesicles to promote distal metastatic tumor growth through fibroblast-niche formation. Nature Communications. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-14869-x

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