Quantitative phosphoproteomics reveals the temporal phosphorylation network regulated via mesenchymal stem cells in the tumor microenvironment
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ABSTRACT: The tumor microenvironment (TME), which comprises cellular and noncellular components, is involved in the complex process of cancer development. Emerging evidence suggests that mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), one of the vital regulators of the TME, foster tumor progression through paracrine secretion. However, the comprehensive phospho-signaling pathways that are mediated by MSCs-secreting factors have not yet been fully established. In this study, we attempt to dissect the MSCs-triggered mechanism in lung cancer using quantitative phosphoproteomics. A total of 1958 phosphorylation sites are identified in lung cancer cells stimulated with MSCs-conditioned medium (MSC-CM). Integrative analysis of the identified phosphoproteins and predicted kinases demonstrates that MSC-CM functionally promotes the proliferation and migration of lung cancer via the ERK/phospho-c-Fos-S374 pathway. Recent studies have reported that extracellular ATP accumulates in the tumor microenvironment and stimulates the P2X7 receptor on the cancer cell membrane via purinergic signaling. We observe that ectopic ATP synthase is located on the surface of MSCs and excreted extracellular ATP into the lung cancer microenvironment to trigger the ERK/phospho-c-Fos-Ser374 pathway, which is consistent with these previous findings. Our results suggest that ectopic ATP synthase on the surface of MSCs releases extracellular ATP into the tumor microenvironment, which promotes cancer progression via activation of the ERK/phospho-c-Fos-Ser374 pathway.
INSTRUMENT(S): LTQ Orbitrap XL
ORGANISM(S): Homo Sapiens (human)
TISSUE(S): Epithelial Cell, Cell Culture
DISEASE(S): Lung Cancer
SUBMITTER: Yi-Wen Chang
LAB HEAD: Hsueh-Fen Juan
PROVIDER: PXD029288 | Pride | 2022-06-09
REPOSITORIES: Pride
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