ISL2 is a putative tumor suppressor whose epigenetic silencing reprograms the metabolism of pancreatic cancer.
Dev Cell
; 57(11): 1331-1346.e9, 2022 06 06.
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Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDA) cells reprogram their transcriptional and metabolic programs to survive the nutrient-poor tumor microenvironment. Through in vivo CRISPR screening, we discovered islet-2 (ISL2) as a candidate tumor suppressor that modulates aggressive PDA growth. Notably, ISL2, a nuclear and chromatin-associated transcription factor, is epigenetically silenced in PDA tumors and high promoter DNA methylation or its reduced expression correlates with poor patient survival. The exogenous ISL2 expression or CRISPR-mediated upregulation of the endogenous loci reduces cell proliferation. Mechanistically, ISL2 regulates the expression of metabolic genes, and its depletion increases oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS). As such, ISL2-depleted human PDA cells are sensitive to the inhibitors of mitochondrial complex I in vitro and in vivo. Spatial transcriptomic analysis shows heterogeneous intratumoral ISL2 expression, which correlates with the expression of critical metabolic genes. These findings nominate ISL2 as a putative tumor suppressor whose inactivation leads to increased mitochondrial metabolism that may be exploitable therapeutically.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Neoplasias Pancreáticas
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Factores de Transcripción
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Carcinoma Ductal Pancreático
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Proteínas con Homeodominio LIM
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Proteínas del Tejido Nervioso
Límite:
Humans
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En
Revista:
Dev Cell
Asunto de la revista:
EMBRIOLOGIA
Año:
2022
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Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos