Cancer associated fibroblasts drive epithelial to mesenchymal transition and classical to basal change in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma cells with loss of IL-8 expression
Guinn, S.; Perez, B.; Tandurella, J. A.; Ramani, M.; Lee, J. W.; Zabransky, D. J.; Kartalia, E.; Patel, J.; Zlomke, H.; Nicolson, N.; Shin, S.; Barrett, B.; Sun, N.; Hernandez, A.; Coyne, E.; Cannon, C.; Gross, N. E.; Charmsaz, S.; Cho, Y.; Leatherman, J.; Lyman, M.; Mitchell, J. T.; Kagohara, L. T.; Goggins, M. G.; Lafaro, K. J.; He, J.; Shubert, C.; Burns, W.; Zheng, L.; Fertig, E. J.; Jaffee, E. M.; Burkhart, R. A.; Ho, W. J.; Zimmerman, J. W.
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Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) carries an extremely poor prognosis, in part resulting from cellular heterogeneity that supports overall tumorigenicity. Cancer associated fibroblasts (CAF) are key determinants of PDAC biology and response to systemic therapy. While CAF subtypes have been defined, the effects of patient-specific CAF heterogeneity and plasticity on tumor cell behavior remain unclear. Here, multi-omics was used to characterize the tumor microenvironment (TME) in tumors from patients undergoing curative-intent surgery for PDAC. In these same patients, matched tumor organoid and CAF lines were established to functionally validate the impact of CAFs on the tumor cells. CAFs were found to drive epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and a switch in tumor cell classificiaton from classical to basal subtype. Furthermore, we identified CAF-specific interleukin 8 (IL-8) as an important modulator of tumor cell subtype. Finally, we defined neighborhood relationships between tumor cell and T cell subsets. Statement of SignificanceThis multidimensional analysis highlights the diverse role CAFs have in influencing other cell types in the TME, including epithelial-derived tumor and infiltrating immune cells. Our methods provide a platform for evaluating emerging therapeutic approaches and for studying mechanisms that dictate tumor behavior in a manner that reflects patient-specific heterogeneity.
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