Journal
CANCER LETTERS
Volume 551, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2022.215946
Keywords
Amphiregulin; Cancer-associated fibroblasts; Lysophosphatidic acid; Yes-associated protein; Cancer invasion
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Funding
- Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF)
- Ministry of Science and ICT, Republic of Korea [NRF-2017R1E1A1A01074091, NRF-2022R1A2C1004019]
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Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) enhance their invasiveness by secreting more amphiregulin (AREG), which is induced by lysophosphatidic acid (LPA). LPA induces AREG expression in CAFs through the Yes-associated protein (YAP) and Zinc finger E-box binding homeobox 1 (Zeb1) signaling pathways, and this process can be inhibited by metformin, reducing cancer cell invasiveness.
Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) are key structural components of the tumor microenvironment and are closely associated with tumor invasion and metastasis. Lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) is a biolipid produced extracellularly and involved in tumorigenesis and metastasis. LPA has recently been implicated in the education and transdifferentiation of normal fibroblasts (NFs) into CAFs. However, little is known about the effects of LPA on CAFs and their participation in cancer cell invasion. In the present study, we identified a critical role of LPA-induced amphiregulin (AREG) secreted from CAFs in cancer invasiveness. CAFs secrete higher amounts of AREG than NFs, and LPA induces AREG expression in CAFs to augment their invasiveness. Strikingly, knocking out the AREG gene in CAFs attenuates cancer invasiveness and metastasis. Mechanistically, LPA induces Yes-associated protein (YAP) activation and Zinc finger E-box binding homeobox 1 (Zeb1) expression through the LPAR1 and LPAR3/Gi/Rho signaling axes, leading to AREG expression. Furthermore, we provide evidence that metformin, a biguanide derivative, significantly inhibits LPA-induced AREG expression in CAFs to attenuate cancer cell invasiveness. Collectively, the present data show that LPA induces AREG expression through YAP and Zeb1 in CAFs to promote cancer cell invasiveness, with the process being inhibited by metformin, providing potential biomarkers and therapeutic avenues to interdict cancer cell invasion.
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