Gα15 in early onset of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

Abstract The GNA15 gene is ectopically expressed in human pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma cancer cells. The encoded Gα15 protein can promiscuously redirect GPCR signaling toward pathways with oncogenic potential. We sought to describe the distribution of GNA15 in adenocarcinoma from human pancreati...

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Autores principales: Giulio Innamorati, Thomas M. Wilkie, Giorgio Malpeli, Salvatore Paiella, Silvia Grasso, Borislav Rusev, Biagio Eugenio Leone, Maria Teresa Valenti, Luca dalle Carbonare, Samuele Cheri, Alice Giacomazzi, Marco Zanotto, Vanessa Guardini, Michela Deiana, Donato Zipeto, Michela Serena, Marco Parenti, Francesca Guzzi, Rita Teresa Lawlor, Giovanni Malerba, Antonio Mori, Giuseppe Malleo, Luca Giacomello, Roberto Salvia, Claudio Bassi
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:93784b7c519a4fadb855ff83a5d6b5912021-12-02T16:50:23ZGα15 in early onset of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma10.1038/s41598-021-94150-32045-2322https://doaj.org/article/93784b7c519a4fadb855ff83a5d6b5912021-07-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-94150-3https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract The GNA15 gene is ectopically expressed in human pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma cancer cells. The encoded Gα15 protein can promiscuously redirect GPCR signaling toward pathways with oncogenic potential. We sought to describe the distribution of GNA15 in adenocarcinoma from human pancreatic specimens and to analyze the mechanism driving abnormal expression and the consequences on signaling and clinical follow-up. We detected GNA15 expression in pre-neoplastic pancreatic lesions and throughout progression. The analysis of biological data sets, primary and xenografted human tumor samples, and clinical follow-up shows that elevated expression is associated with poor prognosis for G NA 15, but not any other GNA gene. Demethylation of the 5′ GNA15 promoter region was associated with ectopic expression of Gα15 in pancreatic neoplastic cells, but not in adjacent dysplastic or non-transformed tissue. Down-modulation of Gα15 by shRNA or CRISPR/Cas9 affected oncogenic signaling, and reduced adenocarcimoma cell motility and invasiveness. We conclude that de novo expression of wild-type GNA15 characterizes transformed pancreatic cells. The methylation pattern of GNA15 changes in preneoplastic lesions coincident with the release a transcriptional blockade that allows ectopic expression to persist throughout PDAC progression. Elevated GNA15 mRNA correlates with poor prognosis. In addition, ectopic Gα15 signaling provides an unprecedented mechanism in the early steps of pancreas carcinogenesis distinct from classical G protein oncogenic mutations described previously in GNAS and GNAQ/GNA11.Giulio InnamoratiThomas M. WilkieGiorgio MalpeliSalvatore PaiellaSilvia GrassoBorislav RusevBiagio Eugenio LeoneMaria Teresa ValentiLuca dalle CarbonareSamuele CheriAlice GiacomazziMarco ZanottoVanessa GuardiniMichela DeianaDonato ZipetoMichela SerenaMarco ParentiFrancesca GuzziRita Teresa LawlorGiovanni MalerbaAntonio MoriGiuseppe MalleoLuca GiacomelloRoberto SalviaClaudio BassiNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2021)
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Giulio Innamorati
Thomas M. Wilkie
Giorgio Malpeli
Salvatore Paiella
Silvia Grasso
Borislav Rusev
Biagio Eugenio Leone
Maria Teresa Valenti
Luca dalle Carbonare
Samuele Cheri
Alice Giacomazzi
Marco Zanotto
Vanessa Guardini
Michela Deiana
Donato Zipeto
Michela Serena
Marco Parenti
Francesca Guzzi
Rita Teresa Lawlor
Giovanni Malerba
Antonio Mori
Giuseppe Malleo
Luca Giacomello
Roberto Salvia
Claudio Bassi
Gα15 in early onset of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
description Abstract The GNA15 gene is ectopically expressed in human pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma cancer cells. The encoded Gα15 protein can promiscuously redirect GPCR signaling toward pathways with oncogenic potential. We sought to describe the distribution of GNA15 in adenocarcinoma from human pancreatic specimens and to analyze the mechanism driving abnormal expression and the consequences on signaling and clinical follow-up. We detected GNA15 expression in pre-neoplastic pancreatic lesions and throughout progression. The analysis of biological data sets, primary and xenografted human tumor samples, and clinical follow-up shows that elevated expression is associated with poor prognosis for G NA 15, but not any other GNA gene. Demethylation of the 5′ GNA15 promoter region was associated with ectopic expression of Gα15 in pancreatic neoplastic cells, but not in adjacent dysplastic or non-transformed tissue. Down-modulation of Gα15 by shRNA or CRISPR/Cas9 affected oncogenic signaling, and reduced adenocarcimoma cell motility and invasiveness. We conclude that de novo expression of wild-type GNA15 characterizes transformed pancreatic cells. The methylation pattern of GNA15 changes in preneoplastic lesions coincident with the release a transcriptional blockade that allows ectopic expression to persist throughout PDAC progression. Elevated GNA15 mRNA correlates with poor prognosis. In addition, ectopic Gα15 signaling provides an unprecedented mechanism in the early steps of pancreas carcinogenesis distinct from classical G protein oncogenic mutations described previously in GNAS and GNAQ/GNA11.
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author Giulio Innamorati
Thomas M. Wilkie
Giorgio Malpeli
Salvatore Paiella
Silvia Grasso
Borislav Rusev
Biagio Eugenio Leone
Maria Teresa Valenti
Luca dalle Carbonare
Samuele Cheri
Alice Giacomazzi
Marco Zanotto
Vanessa Guardini
Michela Deiana
Donato Zipeto
Michela Serena
Marco Parenti
Francesca Guzzi
Rita Teresa Lawlor
Giovanni Malerba
Antonio Mori
Giuseppe Malleo
Luca Giacomello
Roberto Salvia
Claudio Bassi
author_facet Giulio Innamorati
Thomas M. Wilkie
Giorgio Malpeli
Salvatore Paiella
Silvia Grasso
Borislav Rusev
Biagio Eugenio Leone
Maria Teresa Valenti
Luca dalle Carbonare
Samuele Cheri
Alice Giacomazzi
Marco Zanotto
Vanessa Guardini
Michela Deiana
Donato Zipeto
Michela Serena
Marco Parenti
Francesca Guzzi
Rita Teresa Lawlor
Giovanni Malerba
Antonio Mori
Giuseppe Malleo
Luca Giacomello
Roberto Salvia
Claudio Bassi
author_sort Giulio Innamorati
title Gα15 in early onset of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
title_short Gα15 in early onset of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
title_full Gα15 in early onset of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
title_fullStr Gα15 in early onset of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
title_full_unstemmed Gα15 in early onset of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
title_sort gα15 in early onset of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
publisher Nature Portfolio
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/93784b7c519a4fadb855ff83a5d6b591
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