Cell Lineage Infidelity in PDAC Progression and Therapy Resistance

Infidelity to cell fate occurs when differentiated cells lose their original identity and either revert to a more multipotent state or transdifferentiate into a different cell type, either within the same embryonic lineage or in an entirely different one. Whilst in certain circumstances, such as in...

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Autores principales: Antonia Malinova, Lisa Veghini, Francisco X. Real, Vincenzo Corbo
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:fcd242144c6d44caa733c5e01c4b254d2021-12-02T10:58:37ZCell Lineage Infidelity in PDAC Progression and Therapy Resistance2296-634X10.3389/fcell.2021.795251https://doaj.org/article/fcd242144c6d44caa733c5e01c4b254d2021-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcell.2021.795251/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/2296-634XInfidelity to cell fate occurs when differentiated cells lose their original identity and either revert to a more multipotent state or transdifferentiate into a different cell type, either within the same embryonic lineage or in an entirely different one. Whilst in certain circumstances, such as in wound repair, this process is beneficial, it can be hijacked by cancer cells to drive disease initiation and progression. Cell phenotype switching has been shown to also serve as a mechanism of drug resistance in some epithelial cancers. In pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), the role of lineage infidelity and phenotype switching is still unclear. Two consensus molecular subtypes of PDAC have been proposed that mainly reflect the existence of cell lineages with different degrees of fidelity to pancreatic endodermal precursors. Indeed, the classical subtype of PDAC is characterised by the expression of endodermal lineage specifying transcription factors, while the more aggressive basal-like/squamous subtype is defined by epigenetic downregulation of endodermal genes and alterations in chromatin modifiers. Here, we summarise the current knowledge of mechanisms (genetic and epigenetic) of cell fate switching in PDAC and discuss how pancreatic organoids might help increase our understanding of both cell-intrinsic and cell-extrinsic factors governing lineage infidelity during the distinct phases of PDAC evolution.Antonia MalinovaLisa VeghiniFrancisco X. RealFrancisco X. RealFrancisco X. RealVincenzo CorboVincenzo CorboFrontiers Media S.A.articlePDACpancreatic ductal adenocarcinomaorganoid culturecell lineageprogressiontherapy resistanceBiology (General)QH301-705.5ENFrontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, Vol 9 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic PDAC
pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
organoid culture
cell lineage
progression
therapy resistance
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
spellingShingle PDAC
pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
organoid culture
cell lineage
progression
therapy resistance
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
Antonia Malinova
Lisa Veghini
Francisco X. Real
Francisco X. Real
Francisco X. Real
Vincenzo Corbo
Vincenzo Corbo
Cell Lineage Infidelity in PDAC Progression and Therapy Resistance
description Infidelity to cell fate occurs when differentiated cells lose their original identity and either revert to a more multipotent state or transdifferentiate into a different cell type, either within the same embryonic lineage or in an entirely different one. Whilst in certain circumstances, such as in wound repair, this process is beneficial, it can be hijacked by cancer cells to drive disease initiation and progression. Cell phenotype switching has been shown to also serve as a mechanism of drug resistance in some epithelial cancers. In pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), the role of lineage infidelity and phenotype switching is still unclear. Two consensus molecular subtypes of PDAC have been proposed that mainly reflect the existence of cell lineages with different degrees of fidelity to pancreatic endodermal precursors. Indeed, the classical subtype of PDAC is characterised by the expression of endodermal lineage specifying transcription factors, while the more aggressive basal-like/squamous subtype is defined by epigenetic downregulation of endodermal genes and alterations in chromatin modifiers. Here, we summarise the current knowledge of mechanisms (genetic and epigenetic) of cell fate switching in PDAC and discuss how pancreatic organoids might help increase our understanding of both cell-intrinsic and cell-extrinsic factors governing lineage infidelity during the distinct phases of PDAC evolution.
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author Antonia Malinova
Lisa Veghini
Francisco X. Real
Francisco X. Real
Francisco X. Real
Vincenzo Corbo
Vincenzo Corbo
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Lisa Veghini
Francisco X. Real
Francisco X. Real
Francisco X. Real
Vincenzo Corbo
Vincenzo Corbo
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title Cell Lineage Infidelity in PDAC Progression and Therapy Resistance
title_short Cell Lineage Infidelity in PDAC Progression and Therapy Resistance
title_full Cell Lineage Infidelity in PDAC Progression and Therapy Resistance
title_fullStr Cell Lineage Infidelity in PDAC Progression and Therapy Resistance
title_full_unstemmed Cell Lineage Infidelity in PDAC Progression and Therapy Resistance
title_sort cell lineage infidelity in pdac progression and therapy resistance
publisher Frontiers Media S.A.
publishDate 2021
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