Cooperation and Interplay between EGFR Signalling and Extracellular Vesicle Biogenesis in Cancer

Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) takes centre stage in carcinogenesis throughout its entire cellular trafficking odyssey. When loaded in extracellular vesicles (EVs), EGFR is one of the key proteins involved in the transfer of information between parental cancer and bystander cells in the tum...

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Główni autorzy: Laura C. Zanetti-Domingues, Scott E. Bonner, R. Sumanth Iyer, Marisa L. Martin-Fernandez, Veronica Huber
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Dostęp online:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/9/12/2639
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author Laura C. Zanetti-Domingues
Scott E. Bonner
R. Sumanth Iyer
Marisa L. Martin-Fernandez
Veronica Huber
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description Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) takes centre stage in carcinogenesis throughout its entire cellular trafficking odyssey. When loaded in extracellular vesicles (EVs), EGFR is one of the key proteins involved in the transfer of information between parental cancer and bystander cells in the tumour microenvironment. To hijack EVs, EGFR needs to play multiple signalling roles in the life cycle of EVs. The receptor is involved in the biogenesis of specific EV subpopulations, it signals as an active cargo, and it can influence the uptake of EVs by recipient cells. EGFR regulates its own inclusion in EVs through feedback loops during disease progression and in response to challenges such as hypoxia, epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition and drugs. Here, we highlight how the spatiotemporal rules that regulate EGFR intracellular function intersect with and influence different EV biogenesis pathways and discuss key regulatory features and interactions of this interplay. We also elaborate on outstanding questions relating to EGFR-driven EV biogenesis and available methods to explore them. This mechanistic understanding will be key to unravelling the functional consequences of direct anti-EGFR targeted and indirect EGFR-impacting cancer therapies on the secretion of pro-tumoural EVs and on their effects on drug resistance and microenvironment subversion.
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spelling doaj.art-20125efd15224f5dba91d7bfce3f9c6f2023-11-20T23:54:43ZengMDPI AGCells2073-44092020-12-01912263910.3390/cells9122639Cooperation and Interplay between EGFR Signalling and Extracellular Vesicle Biogenesis in CancerLaura C. Zanetti-Domingues0Scott E. Bonner1R. Sumanth Iyer2Marisa L. Martin-Fernandez3Veronica Huber4Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Central Laser Facility, Research Complex at Harwell, Didcot OX11 0FA, UKThe Wood Lab, Department of Paediatrics, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3QX, UKRutherford Appleton Laboratory, Central Laser Facility, Research Complex at Harwell, Didcot OX11 0FA, UKRutherford Appleton Laboratory, Central Laser Facility, Research Complex at Harwell, Didcot OX11 0FA, UKUnit of Immunotherapy of Human Tumors, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, ItalyEpidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) takes centre stage in carcinogenesis throughout its entire cellular trafficking odyssey. When loaded in extracellular vesicles (EVs), EGFR is one of the key proteins involved in the transfer of information between parental cancer and bystander cells in the tumour microenvironment. To hijack EVs, EGFR needs to play multiple signalling roles in the life cycle of EVs. The receptor is involved in the biogenesis of specific EV subpopulations, it signals as an active cargo, and it can influence the uptake of EVs by recipient cells. EGFR regulates its own inclusion in EVs through feedback loops during disease progression and in response to challenges such as hypoxia, epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition and drugs. Here, we highlight how the spatiotemporal rules that regulate EGFR intracellular function intersect with and influence different EV biogenesis pathways and discuss key regulatory features and interactions of this interplay. We also elaborate on outstanding questions relating to EGFR-driven EV biogenesis and available methods to explore them. This mechanistic understanding will be key to unravelling the functional consequences of direct anti-EGFR targeted and indirect EGFR-impacting cancer therapies on the secretion of pro-tumoural EVs and on their effects on drug resistance and microenvironment subversion.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/9/12/2639extracellular vesicles (EVs)EV biogenesisendocytosisEV heterogeneityMVB heterogeneityepidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)
spellingShingle Laura C. Zanetti-Domingues
Scott E. Bonner
R. Sumanth Iyer
Marisa L. Martin-Fernandez
Veronica Huber
Cooperation and Interplay between EGFR Signalling and Extracellular Vesicle Biogenesis in Cancer
Cells
extracellular vesicles (EVs)
EV biogenesis
endocytosis
EV heterogeneity
MVB heterogeneity
epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)
title Cooperation and Interplay between EGFR Signalling and Extracellular Vesicle Biogenesis in Cancer
title_full Cooperation and Interplay between EGFR Signalling and Extracellular Vesicle Biogenesis in Cancer
title_fullStr Cooperation and Interplay between EGFR Signalling and Extracellular Vesicle Biogenesis in Cancer
title_full_unstemmed Cooperation and Interplay between EGFR Signalling and Extracellular Vesicle Biogenesis in Cancer
title_short Cooperation and Interplay between EGFR Signalling and Extracellular Vesicle Biogenesis in Cancer
title_sort cooperation and interplay between egfr signalling and extracellular vesicle biogenesis in cancer
topic extracellular vesicles (EVs)
EV biogenesis
endocytosis
EV heterogeneity
MVB heterogeneity
epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)
url https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/9/12/2639
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