Tumour-derived laminin α5 (LAMA5) promotes colorectal liver metastasis growth, branching angiogenesis and notch pathway inhibition.
Hepatic metastatic growth is dependent upon stromal factors including the matrisomal proteins that make up the extracellular matrix (ECM). Laminins are ECM glycoproteins with several functions relevant to tumour progression including angiogenesis. We investigated whether metastatic colon cancer cell...
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| author | Gordon-Weeks, A Lim, SY Yuzhalin, A Lucotti, S Vermeer, JAF Jones, K Chen, J Muschel, RJ |
| author_facet | Gordon-Weeks, A Lim, SY Yuzhalin, A Lucotti, S Vermeer, JAF Jones, K Chen, J Muschel, RJ |
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| description | Hepatic metastatic growth is dependent upon stromal factors including the matrisomal proteins that make up the extracellular matrix (ECM). Laminins are ECM glycoproteins with several functions relevant to tumour progression including angiogenesis. We investigated whether metastatic colon cancer cells produce the laminins required for vascular basement membrane assembly as a mechanism for the promotion of angiogenesis and liver metastasis growth. qPCR was performed using human-specific primers to laminin chains on RNA from orthotopic human colorectal liver metastases. Laminin α5 (LAMA5) expression was inhibited in colon cancer cells using shRNA. Notch pathway gene expression was determined in endothelia from hepatic metastases. Orthotopic hepatic metastases expressed human laminin chains α5, β1 and γ1 (laminin 511), all of which are required for vascular basement membrane assembly. The expression of Laminin 511 was associated with reduced survival in several independent colorectal cancer cohorts and angiogenesis signatures or vessel density significantly correlated with LAMA5 expression. Colorectal cancer cells in culture made little LAMA5, but its levels were increased by culture in a medium conditioned by tumour-derived CD11b+ myeloid cells through TNFα/NFκB pathway signalling. Down-regulation of LAMA5 in cancer cells impaired liver metastatic growth and resulted in reduced intra-tumoural vessel branching and increased the expression of Notch pathway genes in metastasis-derived endothelia. This data demonstrates a mechanism whereby tumour inflammation induces LAMA5 expression in colorectal cancer cells. LAMA5 is required for the successful growth of hepatic metastases where it promotes branching angiogenesis and modulates Notch signalling. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:f9b479fd-4533-407e-97e8-44f453fea5952022-03-27T12:59:51ZTumour-derived laminin α5 (LAMA5) promotes colorectal liver metastasis growth, branching angiogenesis and notch pathway inhibition.Journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:f9b479fd-4533-407e-97e8-44f453fea595EnglishSymplectic Elements at OxfordMDPI2019Gordon-Weeks, ALim, SYYuzhalin, ALucotti, SVermeer, JAFJones, KChen, JMuschel, RJHepatic metastatic growth is dependent upon stromal factors including the matrisomal proteins that make up the extracellular matrix (ECM). Laminins are ECM glycoproteins with several functions relevant to tumour progression including angiogenesis. We investigated whether metastatic colon cancer cells produce the laminins required for vascular basement membrane assembly as a mechanism for the promotion of angiogenesis and liver metastasis growth. qPCR was performed using human-specific primers to laminin chains on RNA from orthotopic human colorectal liver metastases. Laminin α5 (LAMA5) expression was inhibited in colon cancer cells using shRNA. Notch pathway gene expression was determined in endothelia from hepatic metastases. Orthotopic hepatic metastases expressed human laminin chains α5, β1 and γ1 (laminin 511), all of which are required for vascular basement membrane assembly. The expression of Laminin 511 was associated with reduced survival in several independent colorectal cancer cohorts and angiogenesis signatures or vessel density significantly correlated with LAMA5 expression. Colorectal cancer cells in culture made little LAMA5, but its levels were increased by culture in a medium conditioned by tumour-derived CD11b+ myeloid cells through TNFα/NFκB pathway signalling. Down-regulation of LAMA5 in cancer cells impaired liver metastatic growth and resulted in reduced intra-tumoural vessel branching and increased the expression of Notch pathway genes in metastasis-derived endothelia. This data demonstrates a mechanism whereby tumour inflammation induces LAMA5 expression in colorectal cancer cells. LAMA5 is required for the successful growth of hepatic metastases where it promotes branching angiogenesis and modulates Notch signalling. |
| spellingShingle | Gordon-Weeks, A Lim, SY Yuzhalin, A Lucotti, S Vermeer, JAF Jones, K Chen, J Muschel, RJ Tumour-derived laminin α5 (LAMA5) promotes colorectal liver metastasis growth, branching angiogenesis and notch pathway inhibition. |
| title | Tumour-derived laminin α5 (LAMA5) promotes colorectal liver metastasis growth, branching angiogenesis and notch pathway inhibition. |
| title_full | Tumour-derived laminin α5 (LAMA5) promotes colorectal liver metastasis growth, branching angiogenesis and notch pathway inhibition. |
| title_fullStr | Tumour-derived laminin α5 (LAMA5) promotes colorectal liver metastasis growth, branching angiogenesis and notch pathway inhibition. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Tumour-derived laminin α5 (LAMA5) promotes colorectal liver metastasis growth, branching angiogenesis and notch pathway inhibition. |
| title_short | Tumour-derived laminin α5 (LAMA5) promotes colorectal liver metastasis growth, branching angiogenesis and notch pathway inhibition. |
| title_sort | tumour derived laminin α5 lama5 promotes colorectal liver metastasis growth branching angiogenesis and notch pathway inhibition |
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