Snail1-Dependent Activation of Cancer-Associated Fibroblast Controls Epithelial Tumor Cell Invasion and Metastasis

  • Lorena Alba-Castellón
    1Programa de Recerca en Càncer, Institut Hospital del Mar d’Investigacions Mèdiques (IMIM), Barcelona, Spain.
  • Rubén Olivera-Salguero
    1Programa de Recerca en Càncer, Institut Hospital del Mar d’Investigacions Mèdiques (IMIM), Barcelona, Spain.
  • Aida Mestre-Farrera
    1Programa de Recerca en Càncer, Institut Hospital del Mar d’Investigacions Mèdiques (IMIM), Barcelona, Spain.
  • Raúl Peña
    1Programa de Recerca en Càncer, Institut Hospital del Mar d’Investigacions Mèdiques (IMIM), Barcelona, Spain.
  • Mercedes Herrera
    2Servicio de Oncología Médica, Hospital Puerta de Hierro, Majadahonda, Spain.
  • Félix Bonilla
    3Centro de Estudios Biosanitarios, Madrid, Spain.
  • J. Ignacio Casal
    4Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas, CSIC, Madrid, Spain.
  • Josep Baulida
    1Programa de Recerca en Càncer, Institut Hospital del Mar d’Investigacions Mèdiques (IMIM), Barcelona, Spain.
  • Cristina Peña
    2Servicio de Oncología Médica, Hospital Puerta de Hierro, Majadahonda, Spain.
  • Antonio García de Herreros
    1Programa de Recerca en Càncer, Institut Hospital del Mar d’Investigacions Mèdiques (IMIM), Barcelona, Spain.

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<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title> <jats:p>Snail1 transcriptional factor is essential for triggering epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and inducing tumor cell invasion. We report here an EMT-independent action of Snail1 on tumor invasion, as it is required for the activation of cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAF). Snail1 expression in fibroblasts requires signals derived from tumor cells, such as TGFβ; reciprocally, in fibroblasts, Snail1 organizes a complex program that stimulates invasion of epithelial cells independent of the expression of Snail1 in these cells. Epithelial cell invasion is stimulated by the secretion by fibroblast of diffusible signaling molecules, such as prostaglandin E2. The capability of human or murine CAFs to promote tumor invasion is dependent on Snail1 expression. Inducible Snail1 depletion in mice decreases the invasion of breast tumors; moreover, epithelial tumor cells coxenografted with Snail1-depleted fibroblasts originated tumors with lower invasion than those transplanted with control fibroblasts. Therefore, these results demonstrate that the role of Snail1 in tumor invasion is not limited to EMT, but it is also dependent on its activity in stromal fibroblasts, where it orchestrates the cross-talk with epithelial tumor cells. Cancer Res; 76(21); 6205–17. ©2016 AACR.</jats:p>

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  • Cancer Research

    Cancer Research 76 (21), 6205-6217, 2016-10-31

    American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)

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