期刊
JOURNAL OF HEMATOLOGY & ONCOLOGY
卷 15, 期 1, 页码 -出版社
BMC
DOI: 10.1186/s13045-021-01223-x
关键词
Triple-negative breast cancer; Tumor-associated macrophages; TGF-beta 1/SMAD3/HLF/IL-6/JAK2/STAT3 pathway; GGT1; Ferroptosis
资金
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [81702622, 81902942]
- National Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai [19ZR1400300, 18ZR1438600]
Tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) promote the activation of hepatic leukemia factor (HLF) in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) cells through the secretion of transforming growth factor-beta1 (TGF-beta 1) and subsequently, HLF transactivates gamma-glutamyltransferase 1 (GGT1) to enhance ferroptosis resistance. This process drives TNBC cell proliferation, metastasis, and cisplatin resistance. Additionally, TNBC cells activate the JAK2/STAT3 axis to induce TGF-beta 1 secretion by TAMs, forming a feed-forward circuit. The combination of HLF and GGT1 values can improve the accuracy of TNBC patient prognosis.
Tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) are major components of the tumor microenvironment (TME) which are closely associated with the tumor malignant progression. However, the regulatory mechanisms by which TAMs influence the progression of triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) remain unclear. Here, we report that hepatic leukemia factor (HLF) acts as a novel oncoprotein in TNBC. We found that HLF was regulated by transforming growth factor-beta1 (TGF-beta 1) that is secreted by TAMs. Then, HLF transactivated gamma-glutamyltransferase 1 (GGT1) to promote the ferroptosis resistance, thus driving TNBC cell proliferation, metastasis and cisplatin resistance. Reciprocally, IL-6 produced by TNBC cells activated the JAK2/STAT3 axis to induce TGF-beta 1 secretion by TAMs, thus constituted a feed-forward circuit. The accuracy of TNBC patient prognosis could be improved by employing a combination of HLF and GGT1 values. Thus, our findings document that the interactive dialogue between TNBC cells and TAMs promotes sustained activation of HLF in tumor cells through the IL-6-TGF-beta 1 axis. Subsequently, HLF promotes the ferroptosis resistance in TNBC cells via GGT1 and ultimately facilitates the malignant tumor progression. Our study provides a potential target for the treatment of TNBC.
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