ACD can configure probes for the various manual and automated assays for STAT3 for RNAscope Assay, or for Basescope Assay compatible for your species of interest.
Gastroenterology.
2016 Mar 18
Wörmann SM, Song L, Ai J, Diakopoulos KN, Görgülü K, Ruess D, Campbell A, Doglioni C, Jodrell D, Neesse A, Demir EI, Karpathaki AP, Barenboim M, Hagemann T, Rose-John S, Sansom O, Schmid RM, Protti MP, Lesina M, Algül H
PMID: 27003603 | DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2016.03.010.
One treatment strategy for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma is to modify, rather than deplete, the tumor stroma. Constitutive activation of the signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) is associated with progression of pancreatic and other solid tumors. We investigated whether loss of P53 function contributes to persistent activation of STAT3 and modification of the pancreatic tumor stroma in patients and mice.
Stat3, Il6st (encodes gp130), or Trp53 were disrupted, or a mutant form of P53 (P53R172H) or transgenic sgp130 were expressed, in mice that developed pancreatic tumors due to expression of activated KRAS (KrasG12D, KC mice). Pancreata were collected and analyzed by immunohistochemistry, in situ hybridization, quantitative reverse-transcription PCR, or immunoblot assays; fluorescence-activated cell sorting to identify immune cells. We obtained frozen pancreatic tumor specimens from patients and measured levels of phosphorylated STAT3 and P53 by immunohistochemistry; protein levels were associated with survival using Kaplan-Meier analyses. We measured levels of STAT3, P53, ligands for gp130, interleukin-6, cytokines, sonic hedgehog signaling, STAT3 phosphorylation (activation), and accumulation of reactive oxygen species in primary pancreatic cells from mice. Mice with pancreatic tumors were given gemcitabine and a JAK2 inhibitor; tumor growth was monitored by 3-dimensional ultrasound.
STAT3 was constitutively phosphorylated in pancreatic tumor cells from KC mice with loss or mutation of P53. Tumor cells of these mice accumulated reactive oxygen species and had lower activity of the phosphatase SHP2 and prolonged phosphorylation of JAK2, compared to tumors from KC mice with functional P53. These processes did not require the gp130 receptor. Genetic disruption of Stat3 in mice, or pharmacologic inhibitors of JAK2 or STAT3 activation, reduced fibrosis and the numbers of pancreatic stellate cells in the tumor stroma and altered the types of immune cells that infiltrated tumors. Mice given a combination of gemcitabine and a JAK2 inhibitor formed smaller tumors and survived longer than mice given control agents; the tumor stroma had fewer activated pancreatic stellate cells, lower levels of periostin, and alterations in collagen production and organization. Phosphorylation of STAT3 correlated with P53 mutation and features of infiltrating immune cells in human pancreatic tumors. Patients whose tumors had lower levels of phosphorylated STAT3 and functional P53 had significantly longer survival times than patients with high levels of phosphorylated STAT3 and P53 mutation.
In pancreatic tumors of mice, loss of P53 function activates JAK2-STAT3 signaling, which promotes modification of the tumor stroma and tumor growth and resistance to gemcitabine. In human pancreatic tumors, STAT3 phosphorylation correlated with P53 mutation and patient survival time. Inhibitors of this pathway slow tumor growth and stroma formation, alter immune cell infiltration, and prolong survival of mice.
Translational Oncology (2019)
2019 Jan 09
Tamma R, Ingravallo G, Albano F, Gaudio F, Annese T, Ruggieri S, Lorusso L, Errede M, Maiorano E, Specchia G, Ribatti D.
| DOI: 10.1016/j.tranon.2018.12.008
Gut
2019 May 10
Jiang H, Liu X, Knolhoff BL, Hegde S, Lee KB, Jiang H, Fields RC, Pachter JA, Lim KH, DeNardo DG.
PMID: 31076405 | DOI: 10.1136/gutjnl-2018-317424
Abstract
OBJECTIVE:
We investigated how pancreatic cancer developed resistance to focal adhesion kinase (FAK) inhibition over time.
DESIGN:
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) tumours from KPC mice (p48-CRE; LSL-KRasG12D/wt; p53flox/wt) treated with FAK inhibitor were analysed for the activation of a compensatory survival pathway in resistant tumours. We identified pathways involved in the regulation of signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) signalling on FAK inhibition by gene set enrichment analysis and verified these outcomes by RNA interference studies. We also tested combinatorial approaches targeting FAK and STAT3 in syngeneic transplantable mouse models of PDAC and KPC mice.
RESULTS:
In KPC mice, the expression levels of phosphorylated STAT3 (pSTAT3) were increased in PDAC cells as they progressed on FAK inhibitor therapy. This progression corresponded to decreased collagen density, lowered numbers of SMA+ fibroblasts and downregulation of the transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β)/SMAD signalling pathway in FAK inhibitor-treated PDAC tumours. Furthermore, TGF-β production by fibroblasts in vitro drives repression of STAT3 signalling and enhanced responsiveness to FAK inhibitor therapy. Knockdown of SMAD3 in pancreatic cancer cells abolished the inhibitory effects of TGF-β on pSTAT3. We further found that tumour-intrinsic STAT3 regulates the durability of the antiproliferative activity of FAK inhibitor, and combinatorial targeting of FAK and Janus kinase/STAT3 act synergistically to suppress pancreatic cancer progression in mouse models.
CONCLUSION:
Stromal depletion by FAK inhibitor therapy leads to eventual treatment resistance through the activation of STAT3 signalling. These data suggest that, similar to tumour-targeted therapies, resistance mechanisms to therapies targeting stromal desmoplasia may be critical to treatment durability.
Cell death and differentiation
2022 Jan 20
Yoon, J;Grinchuk, OV;Tirado-Magallanes, R;Ngian, ZK;Tay, EXY;Chuah, YH;Lee, BWL;Feng, J;Crasta, KC;Ong, CT;Benoukraf, T;Ong, DST;
PMID: 35058574 | DOI: 10.1038/s41418-021-00926-5
Transl Oncol.
2020 Mar 13
Annese T, Ingravallo G, Tamma R, De Giorgis M, Maiorano E, Perrone T, Albano F, Specchia G, Ribatti D
PMID: 32120334 | DOI: 10.1016/j.tranon.2020.100744
Oncogene
2021 Apr 15
Wu, S;Liu, B;Zhang, Y;Hong, R;Liu, S;Xiang, T;Tao, T;Cai, J;Wu, J;Li, M;Guan, H;
PMID: 33859372 | DOI: 10.1038/s41388-021-01769-7
Molecular medicine reports
2021 May 01
Zhang, H;Chi, F;Qin, K;Mu, X;Wang, L;Yang, B;Wang, Y;Bai, M;Li, Z;Su, L;Yu, B;
PMID: 33649847 | DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2021.11947
Clin Cancer Res.
2016 Feb 10
Lee Y, Shin JH, Longmire M, Wang H, Kohrt HE, Chang HY, Sunwoo JB.
PMID: 26864211 | DOI: -
Human tumors consist of heterogeneous populations of cells with distinct marker expression and functional properties. In squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN), CD44 is a well-characterized marker of a resilient subpopulation of cells associated with increased tumorigenesis, radioresistance, and chemoresistance. Evidence indicates that these cells have an immune suppressive phenotype; however, mechanisms have been elusive.
Using primary human SCCHN tumor samples and patient-derived xenografts, we examined the phenotypes of subsets of tumor cells and investigated mechanisms regulating their immunogenicity.
CD44+ cells in primary human SCCHN were found to have an epithelial-to-mesenchymal (EMT) phenotype and were less immunogenic than CD44- cells when cultured with autologous CD8+ tumor-infiltrating T cells. Selective expression of the programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) was observed on CD44+ cells compared to CD44- cells and was associated with constitutive phosphorylation of STAT3 on CD44+ cells. Importantly, inhibition of STAT3 decreased expression of PD-L1 on CD44+ cells. Interferon-γ (IFNγ) treatment preferentially induced even further PD-L1 expression on CD44+ cells and was associated with enhanced IFNγ receptor expression and phosphorylation of STAT1. Finally, the decreased immunogenicity of CD44+ cells was partially reversed by antibody blockade of the programmed death 1 (PD-1) receptor, indicating that the differences in PD-L1 expression between CD44+ and CD44- cells are biologically and clinically relevant.
Our findings provide a mechanism by which long-lived CD44+ tumor-initiating cells can selectively evade host immune responses and provide rationale for targeting the PD-1 pathway in the adjuvant therapy setting of SCCHN.
Mol Cancer
2019 Mar 11
Jin S, Yang X, Li J, Yang W, Ma H and Zhang Z
PMID: 30857539 | DOI: 10.1186/s12943-019-0993-3
Autophagy
2023 Jan 01
Lu, Y;Chen, X;Liu, X;Shi, Y;Wei, Z;Feng, L;Jiang, Q;Ye, W;Sasaki, T;Fukunaga, K;Ji, Y;Han, F;Lu, YM;
PMID: 36588318 | DOI: 10.1080/15548627.2022.2162244
Oncotarget.P
2015 Sep 15
Roy A, Coum A, Marinescu VD, Põlajeva J, Smits A, Nelander S, Uhrbom L, Westermark B, Forsberg-Nilsson K, Pontén F, Tchougounova E.
PMID: 26164207 | DOI: -
Glioblastoma (GBM) is a high-grade glioma with a complex microenvironment, including various inflammatory cells and mast cells (MCs) as one of them. Previously we had identified glioma grade-dependent MC recruitment. In the present study we investigated the role of plasminogen activator inhibitor 1 (PAI-1) in MC recruitment.PAI-1, a primary regulator in the fibrinolytic cascade is capable of forming a complex with fibrinolytic system proteins together with low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 1 (LRP1). We found that neutralizing PAI-1 attenuated infiltration of MCs. To address the potential implication of LRP1 in this process, we used a LRP1 antagonist, receptor-associated protein (RAP), and demonstrated the attenuation of MC migration. Moreover, a positive correlation between the number of MCs and the level of PAI-1 in a large cohort of human glioma samples was observed. Our study demonstrated the expression of LRP1 in human MC line LAD2 and in MCs in human high-grade glioma. The activation of potential PAI-1/LRP1 axis with purified PAI-1 promoted increased phosphorylation of STAT3 and subsequently exocytosis in MCs.These findings indicate the influence of the PAI-1/LRP1 axis on the recruitment of MCs in glioma. The connection between high-grade glioma and MC infiltration could contribute to patient tailored therapy and improve patient stratification in future therapeutic trials.
Nat Commun.
2017 May 16
Zhou M, Yang H, Learned RM, Tian H, Ling L.
PMID: 28508871 | DOI: 10.1038/ncomms15433
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), a primary malignancy of the liver, is the second leading cause of cancer mortality worldwide. Fibroblast Growth Factor 19 (FGF19) is one of the most frequently amplified genes in HCC patients. Moreover, mice expressing an FGF19 transgene have been shown to develop HCC. However, the downstream signalling pathways that mediate FGF19-dependent tumorigenesis remain to be deciphered. Here we show that FGF19 triggers a previously unsuspected, non-cell-autonomous program to activate STAT3 signalling in hepatocytes through IL-6 produced in the liver microenvironment. We show that the hepatocyte-specific deletion of Stat3, genetic ablation of Il6, treatment with a neutralizing anti-IL-6 antibody or administration of a small-molecule JAK inhibitor, abolishes FGF19-induced tumorigenesis, while the regulatory functions of FGF19 in bile acid, glucose and energy metabolism remain intact. Collectively, these data reveal a key role for the IL-6/STAT3 axis in potentiating FGF19-driven HCC in mice, a finding which may have translational relevance in HCC pathogenesis.
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sense Example: Hs-LAG3-sense | Standard probes for RNA detection are in antisense. Sense probe is reverse complent to the corresponding antisense probe. | |
Intron# Example: Mm-Htt-intron2 | Probe targets the indicated intron in the target gene, commonly used for pre-mRNA detection | |
Pool/Pan Example: Hs-CD3-pool (Hs-CD3D, Hs-CD3E, Hs-CD3G) | A mixture of multiple probe sets targeting multiple genes or transcripts | |
No-XSp Example: Hs-PDGFB-No-XMm | Does not cross detect with the species (Sp) | |
XSp Example: Rn-Pde9a-XMm | designed to cross detect with the species (Sp) | |
O# Example: Mm-Islr-O1 | Alternative design targeting different regions of the same transcript or isoforms | |
CDS Example: Hs-SLC31A-CDS | Probe targets the protein-coding sequence only | |
EnEm | Probe targets exons n and m | |
En-Em | Probe targets region from exon n to exon m | |
Retired Nomenclature | ||
tvn Example: Hs-LEPR-tv1 | Designed to target transcript variant n | |
ORF Example: Hs-ACVRL1-ORF | Probe targets open reading frame | |
UTR Example: Hs-HTT-UTR-C3 | Probe targets the untranslated region (non-protein-coding region) only | |
5UTR Example: Hs-GNRHR-5UTR | Probe targets the 5' untranslated region only | |
3UTR Example: Rn-Npy1r-3UTR | Probe targets the 3' untranslated region only | |
Pan Example: Pool | A mixture of multiple probe sets targeting multiple genes or transcripts |
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