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JOURNAL OF INVESTIGATIVE DERMATOLOGY
Volume 142, Issue 9, Pages 2488-+Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2022.01.026
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- Ligue Regionale Midi-Pyrenees Contre le Cancer
- Fondation ARC pour la recherche sur le cancer
- Societe Francaise de Dermatologie
- Ligue Nationale Contre le Cancer
- Fondation pour la Recherche Medicale
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Obesity is associated with the occurrence and development of melanoma. The mechanism involves the downregulation of p16(INK4A) expression in melanoma cells by adipocytes through beta-catenin-dependent regulation, which increases cell motility. Adipocytes from individuals with obesity secrete a larger number of vesicles, delivering more beta-catenin to melanoma cells.
Obesity is a recognized factor for increased risk and poor prognosis of many cancers, including melanoma. In this study, using genetically engineered mouse models of melanoma (Nras(Q61K) transgenic expression, associ-ated or not with Cdkn2a heterozygous deletion), we show that obesity increases melanoma initiation and progression by supporting tumor growth and metastasis, thereby reducing survival. This effect is associated with a decrease in p16(INK4A) expression in tumors. Mechanistically, adipocytes downregulate p16(INK4A) in mel-anoma cells through beta-catenin-dependent regulation, which increases cell motility. Furthermore, beta-catenin is directly transferred from adipocytes to melanoma cells in extracellular vesicles, thus increasing its level and activity, which represses CDKN2A transcription. Adipocytes from individuals with obesity have a stronger effect than those from lean individuals, mainly owing to an increase in the number of vesicles secreted, thus increasing the amount of beta-catenin delivered to melanoma cells and, consequently, amplifying their effect. In conclusion, in this study, we reveal that adipocyte extracellular vesicles control p16(INK4A) expression in mela-noma, which promotes tumor progression. This work expands our understanding of the cooperation between adipocytes and tumors, particularly in obesity.
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