Single cell transcriptomes of genetic landscape from actinic keratosis to cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma
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ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
PROVIDER: GSE200334 | GEO | 2024/03/01
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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Project description:Here we used a pan-cytokeratin antibody to differentiate the epidermal from dermal compartment and assayed over 18,000 RNA probes from multiple regions of interest (ROI) comparing sun protected skin, and two regions (edge and center) from AK/sun damaged skin. This allows for a trajectory from sun protected to sun damaged within an individual. Traditionally, cancer biology focusses on change within the tumor compartment for diagnosis and staging and current genetic profiling of actinic keratosis (the precursor lesion for cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma) has focused on analysis limited to whole skin or the epidermal compartment alone. Here we use spatial transcriptomics to compare and contrast the epidermal and stromal compartments from different regions of actinic keratosis and matched sun protected skin from six individuals. Our data show that the major changes in AK at the transcriptional level are evident in the dermal compartment. Sun protected skin (n=5-6 from 6 individuals for a total of 34 ROI), the center of an AK lesion (n=3 for a total of 18 ROI) and edge of the AK lesion (n=2-3 for a total of 17 ROI) representing sun-damaged skin, from six unrelated individuals, the center of an AK lesion (n=3 for a total of 18 ROI) and edge of the AK lesion (n=2-3 for a total of 17 ROI) representing sun-damaged skin, from six unrelated individuals.
2022-12-19 | GSE221000 | GEO
Project description:Here we used a pan-cytokeratin antibody to differentiate the epidermal from dermal compartment and assayed over 18,000 RNA probes from multiple regions of interest (ROI) comparing sun protected skin, and two regions (edge and center) from AK/sun damaged skin. This allows for a trajectory from sun protected to sun damaged within an individual. Traditionally, cancer biology focusses on change within the tumor compartment for diagnosis and staging and current genetic profiling of actinic keratosis (the precursor lesion for cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma) has focused on analysis limited to whole skin or the epidermal compartment alone. Here we use spatial transcriptomics to compare and contrast the epidermal and stromal compartments from different regions of actinic keratosis and matched sun protected skin from six individuals. Our data show that the major changes in AK at the transcriptional level are evident in the dermal compartment. Sun protected skin (n=5-6 from 6 individuals for a total of 34 ROI), the center of an AK lesion (n=3 for a total of 18 ROI) and edge of the AK lesion (n=2-3 for a total of 17 ROI) representing sun-damaged skin, from six unrelated individuals, the center of an AK lesion (n=3 for a total of 18 ROI) and edge of the AK lesion (n=2-3 for a total of 17 ROI) representing sun-damaged skin, from six unrelated individuals.
2022-12-19 | GSE220998 | GEO
Project description:Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) is the second most frequent of the keratinocyte-derived malignancies with actinic keratosis (AK) as a precancerous lesion. To comprehensively delineate the underlying mechanisms for the whole progression from normal skin to AK to invasive cSCC, we performed single-cell RNA-seq (scRNA-seq) to acquire the transcriptomes of 138,982 cells from 13 samples of six patients including AK, squamous cell carcinoma in situ (SCCIS), cSCC and their normal tissues, covering comprehensive clinical courses of cSCC. We identified diverse cell types, including important subtypes with different gene expression profiles and functions in major keratinocytes. In SCCIS, we discovered the malignant subtypes of basal cells with differential proliferative and migration potential. Differentially expressed genes (DEG) analysis screened out multiple key driver genes including transcription factors (TFs) along AK to cSCC progression. Immunohistochemistry (IHC) / immunofluorescence (IF) experiments and single-cell ATAC sequencing (scATAC-seq) data verified the expression changes of these genes. The functional experiments confirmed the important roles of these genes in regulating cell proliferation, apoptosis, migration and invasion in cSCC tumor. Furthermore, we comprehensively described the tumor microenvironment (TME) landscape and potential keratinocyte-TME crosstalk in cSCC providing theoretical basis for immunotherapy. Together, our findings provide a valuable resource for deciphering the progression from AK to cSCC and identifying potential targets for anticancer treatment of cSCC.
2023-01-12 | GSE193304 | GEO
Project description:Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) is one of the most common malignancies in fair skinned populations worldwide and its incidence is increasing. Despite previous observations of multiple genetic abnormalities in cSCC, the oncogenic process remains elusive. The purpose of this study was to investigate the transcriptomes of cSCC and actinic keratoses (AK), to elucidate key differences between precursor AK lesions and invasive carcinoma. This study identified 196 genes that are differentially expressed between AK and cSCC, with enrichment for processes including epidermal differentiation, cell migration, cell cycle regulation and metabolism. Gene set enrichment analysis highlighted a key role for the MAPK pathway in the transition from AK to cSCC. Furthermore, the differentiation status of the tumor influenced the gene expression profile, which may have implications for drug sensitivity and response in clinical trials. These data indicate that progression to cSCC is associated with a complex pattern of molecular changes. We have identified relevant pathways involved in this process, in particular that the MAPK pathway may be pivotal to the transition from AK and may represent a potential therapeutic target. RNA was extracted by laser capture microdissection from 10 AK and 30 cSCC, for analysis using the Affymetrix HG U133 Plus 2.0 microarrays. The cSCC samples included a range of histological diagnoses (well differentiated through to poorly differentiatied) from both immunocompetent and immunosuppressed patients.
2014-01-21 | E-GEOD-45216 | biostudies-arrayexpress
Project description:Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) is one of the most common malignancies in fair skinned populations worldwide and its incidence is increasing. Despite previous observations of multiple genetic abnormalities in cSCC, the oncogenic process remains elusive. The purpose of this study was to investigate the transcriptomes of cSCC and actinic keratoses (AK), to elucidate key differences between precursor AK lesions and invasive carcinoma. This study identified 196 genes that are differentially expressed between AK and cSCC, with enrichment for processes including epidermal differentiation, cell migration, cell cycle regulation and metabolism. Gene set enrichment analysis highlighted a key role for the MAPK pathway in the transition from AK to cSCC. Furthermore, the differentiation status of the tumor influenced the gene expression profile, which may have implications for drug sensitivity and response in clinical trials. These data indicate that progression to cSCC is associated with a complex pattern of molecular changes. We have identified relevant pathways involved in this process, in particular that the MAPK pathway may be pivotal to the transition from AK and may represent a potential therapeutic target.
2014-01-21 | GSE45216 | GEO
Project description:BACKGROUND: The boundaries between actinic keratosis (AK), Bowen's disease (BD), and cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) are sometimes not clear. Large-scale proteomic profiling studies of these lesions are also non-existent. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate proteomic changes between normal epidermis, AK, BD and cSCC that could support a molecular classification and improve our understanding of disease progression. METHODS: Microdissected formalin-fixed paraffin embedded samples of normal epidermis (n = 4, pooled), AK (n = 10), BD (n = 10) and cSCC (n = 10) were analyzed by mass spectrometry. Following normalization and multiple testing adjustments, differential abundance analysis was performed using Linear Models for Microarray data. Proteins were filtered for significance (adjusted p-value ≤ 0.05) and fold change of at least ±1.5. Comparative bioinformatics analysis was performed using Ingenuity Pathway Analysis (IPA) software. Proteomic findings were subsequently substantiated using immunohistochemistry. RESULTS: 2073 unique proteins were identified. cSCC had the highest number of differentially abundant proteins (63 proteins) followed by BD (58 proteins) and AK (46 proteins). Six proteins (APOA1, ALB, SERPINA1, HLA-B, HP and TXNDC5) were differentially abundant in cSCC compared to AK. Immunohistochemical analysis corroborated changes in MIF, RPL37A and TXNDC5. IPA analysis predicted that cell proliferation, angiogenesis and inflammatory reactions were significantly activated in cSCC compared to BD and AK. Cell death and DNA damage were predicted to be inhibited in BD. CONCLUSION: Our study supports the concept that AK and BD are precursors of cSCC. The identification of proteome changes indicates disruption of repair, pro-apoptotic, and tumor promoting pathways. Our findings will help select targets for classification and treatment.
2018-11-21 | PXD011609 | Pride
Project description:Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) is the second most common skin cancer type and arises from keratinocytes. Most cSCC progress from a UV-induced precancerous lesion termed actinic keratosis (AK). Despite various efforts to characterize these lesions molecularly, the etiology of AK and its progression to cSCC remain only partially understood. Here we have used Infinium MethylationEPIC BeadChips to interrogate the DNA methylation status of about 850.000 CpGs in epidermal preparations from healthy skin, AK and cSCC. Importantly, we found that the premalignant AK samples displayed classical features of cancer methylomes and were highly similar to cSCC methylomes. Further analysis identified typical features of stem cell methylomes, such as a reduced DNA methylation age, non-CpG methylation and stem cell-related keratin and enhancer methylation patterns. Interestingly, this signature was detected only in one half of the AK and cSCC samples, while the other half showed methylation patterns that were more closely related to the control epidermis. These findings suggest the existence of two distinct subclasses of AK and cSCC that originate from distinct keratinocyte differentiation stages.
2017-12-19 | E-MTAB-5738 | biostudies-arrayexpress
Project description:Actinic keratoses (AK) are lesions of epidermal keratinocyte dysplasia and are pre-cursor lesions to invasive cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC). Identifying the specific genomic alterations driving the progression of normal skin to AK and invasive cSCC is challenging due to the massive, ultraviolet radiation-induced mutational burden characteristic to these lesions. Here, we present the largest whole exome sequencing study to date on AK with matched cSCC and demonstrate that AK and cSCC are almost indistinguishable at the genomic level, in terms of mutational burden, patterns of driver gene mutations and copy number alterations. We identified 44 significantly mutated AK driver genes through our established bioinformatics pipeline and demonstrate these genes are similarly mutated in cSCC. We also identified mutational signature-32 exclusively in AK from patients exposed to azathioprine, providing further, compelling evidence for this drug’s role in keratinocyte carcinogenesis, likely through its blocking of transcription coupled repair. We demonstrated that cSCC had higher levels of intra-sample heterogeneity than AK and that several signaling pathways, including immune-related signaling and TGF-beta signaling were significantly more mutated in cSCC. Integrating our findings with independent gene expression data confirms that dysregulated TGF-beta signaling may represent the critical pathway in the progression from AK to cSCC.
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Project description:Although most cutaneous squamous cell carcinomas (cSCC) develop from actinic keratoses (AK), the key events for this evolution remain unclear. We have combined the results of different genomic and expression array platforms on matched samples of sun-exposed skin, AK and cSCC from ten immunocompetent patients, with the objective of better understanding the mechanisms involved in this progression. Gene expression analysis and copy number alterations were assessed using GeneChip Human Gene 2.0 ST Array® (Affymetrix ) and CytoScan HD Cytogenetics Solution® (Affymetrix) platforms, respectively. Integration of genome and transcriptome results was evaluated using the DR-Integrator tool. Additional studies (qPCR, immunohistochemistry and Western blot) were performed for selected genes. Twenty-two genes showed a progressive expression spectrum from clinically normal sun-exposed skin samples to cSCC. FOSL1 and BNC1 encode transcription factors whose expression was increased in cSCC in the expression array and the qPCR. By immunohistochemistry, FOSL1 showed an intense staining at the invasive front of cSCC samples and BNC1 expression varied from a nuclear location (sun-exposed skin) to a cytoplasmic location (cSCC). Western blot analyses confirmed the enhancement of FOSL1 and BNC1 expression. Additionally, the smallest overlapping regions of genomic imbalance (SORIs) involving at least 3 of the samples of each group (sun-exposed skin, AK or cSCC) were selected. One of the SORIs was a deletion in the p24.1 band of chromosome 3, shared by 7 of the cSCC. A strong correlation in the integration analysis was found for NEK10, a gene contained in the previously mentioned SORI. Loss of NEK10 expression in cSCC was confirmed by immunohistochemistry and western blot analyses. In conclusion, our findings suggest that FOSL1 may play a role in promoting the cSCC invasion ability. We have also identified two additional genes, NEK10 and BNC1, which could also act as tumor drivers.
2019-01-03 | GSE108009 | GEO
Project description:Although most cutaneous squamous cell carcinomas (cSCC) develop from actinic keratoses (AK), the key events for this evolution remain unclear. We have combined the results of different genomic and expression array platforms on matched samples of sun-exposed skin, AK and cSCC from ten immunocompetent patients, with the objective of better understanding the mechanisms involved in this progression. Gene expression analysis and copy number alterations were assessed using GeneChip Human Gene 2.0 ST Array® (Affymetrix ) and CytoScan HD Cytogenetics Solution® (Affymetrix) platforms, respectively. Integration of genome and transcriptome results was evaluated using the DR-Integrator tool. Additional studies (qPCR, immunohistochemistry and Western blot) were performed for selected genes. Twenty-two genes showed a progressive expression spectrum from clinically normal sun-exposed skin samples to cSCC. FOSL1 and BNC1 encode transcription factors whose expression was increased in cSCC in the expression array and the qPCR. By immunohistochemistry, FOSL1 showed an intense staining at the invasive front of cSCC samples and BNC1 expression varied from a nuclear location (sun-exposed skin) to a cytoplasmic location (cSCC). Western blot analyses confirmed the enhancement of FOSL1 and BNC1 expression. Additionally, the smallest overlapping regions of genomic imbalance (SORIs) involving at least 3 of the samples of each group (sun-exposed skin, AK or cSCC) were selected. One of the SORIs was a deletion in the p24.1 band of chromosome 3, shared by 7 of the cSCC. A strong correlation in the integration analysis was found for NEK10, a gene contained in the previously mentioned SORI. Loss of NEK10 expression in cSCC was confirmed by immunohistochemistry and western blot analyses. In conclusion, our findings suggest that FOSL1 may play a role in promoting the cSCC invasion ability. We have also identified two additional genes, NEK10 and BNC1, which could also act as tumor drivers.
2019-01-03 | GSE108008 | GEO