Transcriptome analysis of individual stromal cell populations identifies stroma-tumor crosstalk in mouse lung cancer model.

TitleTranscriptome analysis of individual stromal cell populations identifies stroma-tumor crosstalk in mouse lung cancer model.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2015
AuthorsChoi H, Sheng J, Gao D, Li F, Durrans A, Ryu S, Lee SB, Narula N, Rafii S, Elemento O, Altorki NK, Wong STC, Mittal V
JournalCell Rep
Volume10
Issue7
Pagination1187-201
Date Published2015 Feb 24
ISSN2211-1247
KeywordsAlgorithms, Animals, Autocrine Communication, Bone Marrow Cells, Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung, Cells, Cultured, Disease Models, Animal, Epithelial Cells, Gene Expression Profiling, Interleukin-6, Lung, Lung Neoplasms, Mice, Paracrine Communication, ras Proteins, Receptors, Interleukin-6, Sequence Analysis, RNA, Stromal Cells, Transcriptome, Tumor Microenvironment
Abstract

Emerging studies have begun to demonstrate that reprogrammed stromal cells play pivotal roles in tumor growth, metastasis, and resistance to therapy. However, the contribution of stromal cells to non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) has remained underexplored. We used an orthotopic model of Kras-driven NSCLC to systematically dissect the contribution of specific hematopoietic stromal cells in lung cancer. RNA deep-sequencing analysis of individually sorted myeloid lineage and tumor epithelial cells revealed cell-type-specific differentially regulated genes, indicative of activated stroma. We developed a computational model for crosstalk signaling discovery based on ligand-receptor interactions and downstream signaling networks and identified known and novel tumor-stroma paracrine and tumor autocrine crosstalk-signaling pathways in NSCLC. We provide cellular and molecular insights into components of the lung cancer microenvironment that contribute to carcinogenesis. This study has the potential for development of therapeutic strategies that target tumor-stroma interactions and may complement conventional anti-cancer treatments.

DOI10.1016/j.celrep.2015.01.040
Alternate JournalCell Rep
PubMed ID25704820
Grant ListR01 CA121225 / CA / NCI NIH HHS / United States
U54CA149196 / CA / NCI NIH HHS / United States