Article ; Online: The EMT factor ZEB1 paradoxically inhibits EMT in BRAF-mutant carcinomas.
JCI insight
2023 Volume 8, Issue 20
Abstract: Despite being in the same pathway, mutations of KRAS and BRAF in colorectal carcinomas (CRCs) determine distinct progression courses. ZEB1 induces an epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and is associated with worse progression in most carcinomas. ... ...
Abstract | Despite being in the same pathway, mutations of KRAS and BRAF in colorectal carcinomas (CRCs) determine distinct progression courses. ZEB1 induces an epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and is associated with worse progression in most carcinomas. Using samples from patients with CRC, mouse models of KrasG12D and BrafV600E CRC, and a Zeb1-deficient mouse, we show that ZEB1 had opposite functions in KRAS- and BRAF-mutant CRCs. In KrasG12D CRCs, ZEB1 was correlated with a worse prognosis and a higher number of larger and undifferentiated (mesenchymal or EMT-like) tumors. Surprisingly, in BrafV600E CRC, ZEB1 was associated with better prognosis; fewer, smaller, and more differentiated (reduced EMT) primary tumors; and fewer metastases. ZEB1 was positively correlated in KRAS-mutant CRC cells and negatively in BRAF-mutant CRC cells with gene signatures for EMT, cell proliferation and survival, and ERK signaling. On a mechanistic level, ZEB1 knockdown in KRAS-mutant CRC cells increased apoptosis and reduced clonogenicity and anchorage-independent growth; the reverse occurred in BRAFV600E CRC cells. ZEB1 is associated with better prognosis and reduced EMT signature in patients harboring BRAF CRCs. These data suggest that ZEB1 can function as a tumor suppressor in BRAF-mutant CRCs, highlighting the importance of considering the KRAS/BRAF mutational background of CRCs in therapeutic strategies targeting ZEB1/EMT. |
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MeSH term(s) | Animals ; Humans ; Mice ; Carcinoma ; Colorectal Neoplasms/pathology ; Proto-Oncogene Proteins B-raf/genetics ; Proto-Oncogene Proteins B-raf/metabolism ; Proto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras)/genetics ; Proto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras)/metabolism ; Signal Transduction ; Zinc Finger E-box-Binding Homeobox 1/genetics ; Zinc Finger E-box-Binding Homeobox 1/metabolism |
Chemical Substances | BRAF protein, human (EC 2.7.11.1) ; Proto-Oncogene Proteins B-raf (EC 2.7.11.1) ; Proto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras) (EC 3.6.5.2) ; ZEB1 protein, human ; Zinc Finger E-box-Binding Homeobox 1 |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2023-10-23 |
Publishing country | United States |
Document type | Journal Article |
ISSN | 2379-3708 |
ISSN (online) | 2379-3708 |
DOI | 10.1172/jci.insight.164629 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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