Project description:Comparison of gene expression in murine Kras mutant (LLC, AE17, MC38, FULA1) and Kras wildtype cell lines (B16F10, PANO2, CULA). First gene expression of benign cells and tissue ( BMDM, TEC, LUNG, BMMC) was subtracted from both Kras mutant or Kras wildtype gene expression profiles. Second Kras mutant gene expression was compared to Kras wildtype gene expression. Cell lines expressing genetically modified Kras gene were included in the analysis. Genetic modification was either done by overexpression of mutant KRAS harboring a G12C mutation or silencing with shRNA targeting Kras. shControl cell lines were used also as wildtype samples in different analysis presented in the manuscript except MC38 ( run on chip MoGene_1.0).
Project description:We investigated the transcriptomic effect of GNAS(R201C) expression in murine cell lines derived from the Kras;Gnas model of pancreatic intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms where transgenic mutant GNAS is doxycycline inducible (LGKC; p48(Cre), Kras(LSL-G12D), Rosa26(LSL-rtTA)), Tg(TetO-GNAS(R201C)) using bulk RNA-seq.
Project description:KRAS inhibitors such as Sotorasib and Adagrasib are reshaping the treatment landscape for G12C mutant cancers, yet durable responses remain limited by the emergence of drug tolerant persister (DTP) cells that survive initial therapy and drive relapse. Here, we identify a metabolic program centered on α ketoglutarate (α KG) that enables KRAS G12C–mutant pancreatic and lung cancer cells to withstand inhibitor pressure.
Project description:The experiment is a study of the effects of signal strength in the Ras pathway. In particular, we studied a gain-of-function mutant of Kras, KrasG12D. We generated these mutant mice and performed microarray analyses on RNA extracted from whole skin, comparing KrasG12D mice to wild-type mice, with three replicates of each.
Project description:KRAS mutant cancers, which feature the activation of multiple phosphorylation signaling pathways, remain a major challenge for cancer therapy. This study provides a landscape of the proteomics and phosphoproteomics of KRAS mutant cancers by analyzing different KRAS mutant human cancer cell lines across different tissues types. By integrating multi-omics analysis, we identify different robust subsets, which recapitulate the histological, pathological and prognostic features of human cancers.
Project description:RNA sequencing of wildtype-KRAS HKE3 (wtHKE3) and mutant-KRAS HKE3 (mtHKE3) colorectal cancer cell lines before and after stimulation with TGF-alpha
Project description:KRAS signaling has been extensively studied, yet the clarification between KRAS-autonomous and non-autonomous mechanisms are still less explored. Understanding how KRAS signaling and effects are affected by exogenous stimuli can provide valuable insights not only to understand resistance mechanisms that justify pathway inhibition failure, but also to uncover novel therapeutic targets for mutant KRAS patients. Hence, aiming at understanding KRAS-autonomous versus non autonomous mechanisms, we studied the response of two mutant KRAS colorectal cancer cell lines (HCT116 and LS174T) - control and KRAS silenced- to TGFβ1-activated fibroblasts secretome. By performing a total proteome analysis, we observed that TGFβ1-activated fibroblast-secreted factors triggered cell-line specific proteome alterations and that mutant KRAS governs approximately 1/3 of those alterations. Moreover, the analysis of the impact of exogenous factors on the modulation of KRAS proteome revealed that more than 2/3 of the KRAS-associated proteome is controlled in a KRAS-non-autonomous manner, dependent on the exogeneous factors, in both cell lines. This work highlights the context-dependency of KRAS-associated signaling and reinforces the importance of establishing more integrative models resembling the complexity of the tumor microenvironment to study KRAS-associated signals.
Project description:Oncogenic KRAS mutations are absent in approximately 10% of patients with metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (mPDAC) and may represent a subgroup of mPDAC with therapeutic options beyond standard-of-care cytotoxic chemotherapy. While distinct gene fusions have been implicated in KRAS wildtype mPDAC, information regarding other types of mutations remain limited, and gene expression patterns associated with KRAS wildtype mPDAC have not been reported. Here, we leverage sequencing data from the PanGen trial to perform comprehensive characterization of the molecular landscape of KRAS wildtype mPDAC and reveal increased frequency of chr1q amplification encompassing transcription factors PROX1 and NR5A2. By leveraging data from colorectal adenocarcinoma and cholangiocarcinoma samples, we highlight novel similarities between cholangiocarcinoma and KRAS wildtype mPDAC involving both mutation and expression-based signatures and validate these findings using an independent dataset. These data further establish KRAS wildtype mPDAC as a unique molecular entity, with therapeutic opportunities extending beyond gene fusion events.
Project description:Oncogenic KRAS is found in more than 25% of lung adenocarcinomas, the major histologic subtype of non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), and is an important target for drug development. To this end, we generated four NSCLC lines with stable knockdown selective for oncogenic KRAS. As expected, stable knockdown of oncogenic KRAS led to inhibition of in vitro and in vivo tumor growth in the KRAS-mutant NSCLC cells, but not in NSCLC cells that have wild-type KRAS (but mutant NRAS). Surprisingly, we did not see large-scale induction of cell death and the growth inhibitory effect was not complete. To further understand the ability of NSCLCs to grow despite selective removal of mutant KRAS expression, we conducted microarray expression profiling of NSCLC cell lines with or without mutant KRAS knockdown and isogenic human bronchial epithelial cell lines with and without oncogenic KRAS. We found that although the mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway is significantly downregulated after mutant KRAS knockdown, these NSCLCs showed increased levels of phospho-STAT3 and phospho–epidermal growth factor receptor, and variable changes in phospho-Akt. In addition, mutant KRAS knockdown sensitized the NSCLCs to p38 and EGFR inhibitors. Our findings suggest that targeting oncogenic KRAS by itself will not be sufficient treatment, but may offer possibilities of combining anti-KRAS strategies with other targeted drugs. Detailed information on the microarray results are available in a previous study (Sunaga N, et al. Mol Cancer Ther. 2011;10:336-46).
Project description:Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths. Tumor heterogeneity, which hampers development of targeted therapies, was herein deconvoluted via single cell RNA sequencing in aggressive human adenocarcinomas (carrying Kras-mutations) and comparable murine model. We identified a tumor-specific, mutant-KRAS-associated subpopulation which is conserved in both human and murine lung cancer. We previously reported a key role for the oncogene BMI-1 in adenocarcinomas. We therefore investigated the effects of in vivo PTC596 treatment, which affects BMI-1 activity, in our murine model. Post-treatment, MRI analysis showed decreased tumor size, while single cell transcriptomics concomitantly detected near complete ablation of the mutant-KRAS-associated subpopulation, signifying the presence of a pharmacologically targetable, tumor-associated subpopulation. Our findings therefore hold promise for the development of a targeted therapy for KRAS-mutant adenocarcinomas.