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Identification of the tumour transition states occurring during EMT

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  • Ievgenia Pastushenko

    (Université Libre de Buxelles)

  • Audrey Brisebarre

    (Université Libre de Buxelles)

  • Alejandro Sifrim

    (University of Leuven
    Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute)

  • Marco Fioramonti

    (Université Libre de Buxelles)

  • Tatiana Revenco

    (Université Libre de Buxelles)

  • Soufiane Boumahdi

    (Université Libre de Buxelles)

  • Alexandra Van Keymeulen

    (Université Libre de Buxelles)

  • Daniel Brown

    (University of Leuven
    VIB Center for Cancer Biology)

  • Virginie Moers

    (Université Libre de Buxelles)

  • Sophie Lemaire

    (Université Libre de Buxelles)

  • Sarah De Clercq

    (Université Libre de Bruxelles)

  • Esmeralda Minguijón

    (Université Libre de Bruxelles)

  • Cédric Balsat

    (Université Libre de Bruxelles)

  • Youri Sokolow

    (Université Libre de Bruxelles)

  • Christine Dubois

    (Université Libre de Buxelles)

  • Florian De Cock

    (Université Libre de Buxelles)

  • Samuel Scozzaro

    (Université Libre de Buxelles)

  • Federico Sopena

    (Hospital Clínico Universitario “Lozano Blesa”, IIS Aragon)

  • Angel Lanas

    (University of Zaragoza)

  • Nicky D’Haene

    (Université Libre de Bruxelles)

  • Isabelle Salmon

    (Université Libre de Bruxelles)

  • Jean-Christophe Marine

    (VIB Center for Cancer Biology
    KU Leuven)

  • Thierry Voet

    (University of Leuven
    Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute)

  • Panagiota A. Sotiropoulou

    (Université Libre de Buxelles)

  • Cédric Blanpain

    (Université Libre de Buxelles
    WELBIO, Université Libre de Bruxelles)

Abstract

In cancer, the epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is associated with tumour stemness, metastasis and resistance to therapy. It has recently been proposed that, rather than being a binary process, EMT occurs through distinct intermediate states. However, there is no direct in vivo evidence for this idea. Here we screen a large panel of cell surface markers in skin and mammary primary tumours, and identify the existence of multiple tumour subpopulations associated with different EMT stages: from epithelial to completely mesenchymal states, passing through intermediate hybrid states. Although all EMT subpopulations presented similar tumour-propagating cell capacity, they displayed differences in cellular plasticity, invasiveness and metastatic potential. Their transcriptional and epigenetic landscapes identify the underlying gene regulatory networks, transcription factors and signalling pathways that control these different EMT transition states. Finally, these tumour subpopulations are localized in different niches that differentially regulate EMT transition states.

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  • Ievgenia Pastushenko & Audrey Brisebarre & Alejandro Sifrim & Marco Fioramonti & Tatiana Revenco & Soufiane Boumahdi & Alexandra Van Keymeulen & Daniel Brown & Virginie Moers & Sophie Lemaire & Sarah , 2018. "Identification of the tumour transition states occurring during EMT," Nature, Nature, vol. 556(7702), pages 463-468, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:556:y:2018:i:7702:d:10.1038_s41586-018-0040-3
    DOI: 10.1038/s41586-018-0040-3
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