Dataset Information

CXCR4-LASP1-G9a-SNAIL Axis Drives NEPC Transdifferentiation via Induction of EMT and Downregulation of REST [331R-2D]

ABSTRACT: Neuroendocrine prostate cancer (NEPC) is a lethal subtype of prostate cancer that can develop from prostate cancer following aggressive hormonal therapy. Unfortunately, there are few treatment options available and new therapeutic targets and more effective treatments are urgently needed to improve management of the disease. There is now little doubt that the majority of NEPC is derived from prostatic adenocarcinoma cells via “NE transdifferentiation” that is driven at least in part by AR-axis interference and lineage plasticity. We have developed a first-in-field patient-derived xenograft model of a prostatic adenocarcinoma (LTL331) that undergoes a complete transdifferentiation to NEPC (LTL331R) upon host castration. Using this unique, high-fidelity, patient-derived prostate cancer xenograft models and powerful genomic and transcriptomic analyses, we have obtained evidence that therapy induced development of NEPC may result from epigenetic alterations which drives lineage plasticity of dormancy-capable cancer cells and functional evaluation of key regulators. These findings may lead to more suitable targets and better therapeutic strategies for prevention and treatment of NEPC.

ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens

PROVIDER: GSE296567 | GEO | 2025/05/11

REPOSITORIES: GEO

ACCESS DATA

Dataset's files

Source:

			Action	DRS
		Other

Items per page:

1 - 1 of 1

Similar Datasets

Project description:Introduction: Neuroendocrine prostate cancer (NEPC) is an aggressive subtype of prostate cancer, exhibiting rapid progression and is unresponsive to hormone therapy. Reliable prognostic assays and more effective treatments are critically required. However, the research of NEPC has been hampered by a lack of clinically relevant in vivo models. Recently, we successfully developed a first-in-field patient tissue-derived xenograft model of complete neuroendocrine transdifferentiation from prostate adenocarcinoma. By comparing gene expression profiles of the parental adenocarcinoma line (LTL331) and the NEPC subline (LTL331R), we identified DEK, a gene not previously reported in prostate cancer, as a potential biomarker and target for NEPC. Methods: DEK protein expression in patient tissue-derived xenograft models and clinical samples was assessed by immunohistochemistry. The function of DEK was determined by siRNA-induced reduction of DEK expression in PC-3 cells, a cell line with NEPC characteristics, followed by functional assays and gene expression profiling analysis. Results: Elevated DEK protein expression was observed in all clinical NEPC cases, which is distinct from their benign counterparts (0%), hormonal naïve prostate cancer (2.45%) and castration resistant prostate cancer (29.55%). Increased DEK expression is an independent clinical risk factor and is associated with shorter disease free survival in hormonal naïve prostate cancer patients. Reduction of DEK expression in PC-3 cells led to a marked reduction in cell proliferation, cell migration and invasion. Conclusions: The results suggest that DEK may play an important role in the progression of prostate cancer, especially NEPC and provide a potential biomarker to aid risk stratification of prostate cancer and a novel therapeutic target for treating NEPC. The function of DEK was determined by siRNA-induced reduction of DEK expression in PC-3 cells, a cell line with NEPC characteristics, followed by functional assays and gene expression profiling analysis.

Dataset Information

CXCR4-LASP1-G9a-SNAIL Axis Drives NEPC Transdifferentiation via Induction of EMT and Downregulation of REST [331R-2D]

Dataset's files

Similar Datasets

OmicsDI is part of the ELIXIR infrastructure

Tweets