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Frizzled-7 Identifies Platinum-Tolerant Ovarian Cancer Cells Susceptible to Ferroptosis

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CANCER RESEARCH
卷 81, 期 2, 页码 384-399

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AMER ASSOC CANCER RESEARCH
DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-20-1488

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  1. Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance
  2. NCI [R01-CA224275]
  3. Diana Princess of Wales endowed Professorship from the Lurie Cancer Center
  4. Friends of Prentice Award
  5. NCI CCSG [P30 CA060553]
  6. Cancer Center Support Grant [NCI CA060553]
  7. Office of the Provost, the Office for Research
  8. Northwestern University Information Technology

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The study identifies platinum-tolerant cancer cells with cancer stem cell features characterized by expression of FZD7 and dependency on the FZD7-beta-catenin-Tp63-GPX4 pathway for survival. These cells are highly susceptible to ferroptosis, marking a novel therapeutic vulnerability in platinum-resistant cancer cells.
Defining traits of platinum-tolerant cancer cells could expose new treatment vulnerabilities. Here, new markers associated with platinum-tolerant cells and tumors were identified using in vitro and in vivo ovarian cancer models treated repetitively with carboplatin and validated in human specimens. Platinum-tolerant cells and tumors were enriched in ALDH(+) cells, formed more spheroids, and expressed increased levels of sternness-related transcription factors compared with parental cells. Additionally, platinum-tolerant cells and tumors exhibited expression of the Wnt receptor Frizzled-7 (FZD7). Knockdown of FZD7 improved sensitivity to platinum, decreased spheroid formation, and delayed tumor initiation. The molecular signature distinguishing FZD7(+) from FZD7(-) cells included epithelial-to-mesenchymal (EMT), sternness, and oxidative phosphorylation-enriched gene sets. Overexpression of FZD7 activated the oncogenic factor Tp63, driving upregulation of glutathione metabolism pathways, including glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPX4), which protected cells from chemotherapy-induced oxidative stress. FZD7(+) platinum-tolerant ovarian cancer cells were more sensitive and underwent ferroptosis after treatment with GPX4 inhibitors. FZD7, Tp63, and glutathione metabolism gene sets were strongly correlated in the ovarian cancer Tumor Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database and in residual human ovarian cancer specimens after chemotherapy. These results support the existence of a platinum-tolerant cell population with partial cancer stem cell features, characterized by FZD7 expression and dependent on the FZD7-beta-catenin-Tp63-GPX4 pathway for survival. The findings reveal a novel therapeutic vulnerability of platinum-tolerant cancer cells and provide new insight into a potential persister cancer cell phenotype. Significance: Frizzled-7 marks platinum-tolerant cancer cells harboring sternness features and altered glutathione metabolism that depend on GPX4 for survival and are highly susceptible to ferroptosis.

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