RRC ID 73334
Author Liu Z, Hayashi H, Matsumura K, Ogata Y, Sato H, Shiraishi Y, Uemura N, Miyata T, Higashi T, Nakagawa S, Mima K, Imai K, Baba H.
Title Hyperglycaemia induces metabolic reprogramming into a glycolytic phenotype and promotes epithelial-mesenchymal transitions via YAP/TAZ-Hedgehog signalling axis in pancreatic cancer.
Journal Br J Cancer
Abstract BACKGROUND:Hyperglycaemia is a well-known initial symptom in patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). Metabolic reprogramming in cancer, described as the Warburg effect, can induce epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT).
METHODS:The biological impact of hyperglycaemia on malignant behaviour in PDAC was examined by in vitro and in vivo experiments.
RESULTS:Hyperglycaemia promoted EMT by inducing metabolic reprogramming into a glycolytic phenotype via yes-associated protein (YAP)/PDZ-binding motif (TAZ) overexpression, accompanied by GLUT1 overexpression and enhanced phosphorylation Akt in PDAC. In addition, hyperglycaemia enhanced chemoresistance by upregulating ABCB1 expression and triggered PDAC switch into pure basal-like subtype with activated Hedgehog pathway (GLI1 high, GATA6 low expression) through YAP/TAZ overexpression. PDAC is characterised by abundant stroma that harbours tumour-promoting properties and chemoresistance. Hyperglycaemia promotes the production of collagen fibre-related proteins (fibronectin, fibroblast activation protein, COL1A1 and COL11A1) by stimulating YAP/TAZ expression in cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs). Knockdown of YAP and/or TAZ or treatment with YAP/TAZ inhibitor (K975) abolished EMT, chemoresistance and a favourable tumour microenvironment even under hyperglycemic conditions in vitro and in vivo.
CONCLUSION:Hyperglycaemia induces metabolic reprogramming into glycolytic phenotype and promotes EMT via YAP/TAZ-Hedgehog signalling axis, and YAP/TAZ could be a novel therapeutic target in PDAC.
Volume 128(5)
Pages 844-856
Published 2023-3-1
DOI 10.1038/s41416-022-02106-9
PII 10.1038/s41416-022-02106-9
PMID 36536047
PMC PMC9977781
MeSH Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing / metabolism Carcinoma, Pancreatic Ductal* / pathology Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition Hedgehog Proteins / genetics Humans Hyperglycemia* Pancreatic Neoplasms* / pathology Phenotype Trans-Activators / genetics Transcription Factors / genetics Tumor Microenvironment YAP-Signaling Proteins
IF 5.791
Resource
Human and Animal Cells PK-8(RCB2700) MIA Paca2(RCB2094) PANC-1(RCB2095) PK-59(RCB1901) KLM-1(RCB2138)