Integrin-mediated macrophage adhesion promotes lymphovascular dissemination in breast cancer
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Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Lymphatic vasculature is crucial for metastasis in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC); however, cellular and molecular drivers controlling lymphovascular metastasis are poorly understood. We define a macrophage-dependent signaling cascade that facilitates metastasis through lymphovascular remodeling. TNBC cells instigate mRNA changes in macrophages, resulting in β4 integrin-dependent adhesion to the lymphovasculature. β4 integrin retains macrophages proximal to lymphatic endothelial cells (LECs), where release of TGF-β1 drives LEC contraction via RhoA activation. Macrophages promote gross architectural changes to lymphovasculature by increasing dilation, hyperpermeability, and disorganization. TGF-β1 drives β4 integrin clustering at the macrophage plasma membrane, further promoting macrophage adhesion and demonstrating the dual functionality of TGF-β1 signaling in this context. β4 integrin-expressing macrophages were identified in human breast tumors, and a combination of vascular-remodeling macrophage gene signature and TGF-β signaling scores correlates with metastasis. We postulate that future clinical strategies for patients with TNBC should target crosstalk between β4 integrin and TGF-β1.
Date Issued
2019-05-14
Date Acceptance
2019-04-17
Citation
Cell Reports, 2019, 27 (7), pp.1967-1978.e4
ISSN
2211-1247
Publisher
Elsevier
Start Page
1967
End Page
1978.e4
Journal / Book Title
Cell Reports
Volume
27
Issue
7
Copyright Statement
© 2019 The Authors. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Subjects
Science & Technology
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Cell Biology
TIE2-EXPRESSING MONOCYTES
TUMOR PROGRESSION
BASAL
EXPRESSION
RHOA
ANGIOGENESIS
ASSOCIATION
METASTASIS
ACTIVATION
MIGRATION
Publication Status
Published