Nikolaou, Savvas and Juin, Amelie and Whitelaw, Jamie A. and Paul, Nikki R. and Fort, Loic and Nixon, Colin and Spence, Heather J. and Bryson, Sheila and Machesky, Laura M. (2024) CYRI-B-mediated macropinocytosis drives metastasis via lysophosphatidic acid receptor uptake. eLife, 13: e83712. ISSN 2050-084X
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Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma has a poor prognosis due to high rates of metastasis and limited treatment options. CYRI-B, a protein highly expressed in pancreatic tumours, plays a role in growth and signalling in pancreatic cancer.AI Topics:
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Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma carries a dismal prognosis, with high rates of metastasis and few treatment options. Hyperactivation of KRAS in almost all tumours drives RAC1 activation, conferring enhanced migratory and proliferative capacity as well as macropinocytosis. Macropinocytosis is well understood as a nutrient scavenging mechanism, but little is known about its functions in trafficking of signalling receptors. We find that CYRI-B is highly expressed in pancreatic tumours in a mouse model of KRAS and p53-driven pancreatic cancer. Deletion of Cyrib (the gene encoding CYRI-B protein) accelerates tumourigenesis, leading to enhanced ERK and JNK-induced proliferation in precancerous lesions, indicating a potential role as a buffer of RAC1 hyperactivation in early stages. However, as disease progresses, loss of CYRI-B inhibits metastasis. CYRI-B depleted tumour cells show reduced chemotactic responses to lysophosphatidic acid, a major driver of tumour spread, due to impaired macropinocytic uptake of the lysophosphatidic acid receptor 1. Overall, we implicate CYRI-B as a mediator of growth and signalling in pancreatic cancer, providing new insights into pathways controlling metastasis.
Title | CYRI-B-mediated macropinocytosis drives metastasis via lysophosphatidic acid receptor uptake |
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Creators | Nikolaou, Savvas and Juin, Amelie and Whitelaw, Jamie A. and Paul, Nikki R. and Fort, Loic and Nixon, Colin and Spence, Heather J. and Bryson, Sheila and Machesky, Laura M. |
Identification Number | 10.7554/elife.83712 |
Date | 2 July 2024 |
Divisions | College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Cancer Sciences |
Publisher | eLife Sciences Publications |
Additional Information | We thank Cancer Research UK for core funding (A17196 and A31287) and funding to LMM (A24452 and DRCPG100017) and UKRI EPSRC grant (EP/T002123/1) to LMM. |
URI | https://pub.demo35.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/202 |
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Item Type | Article |
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Depositing User | Unnamed user with email ejo1f20@soton.ac.uk |
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Date Deposited | 11 Jun 2025 16:36 |
Revision | 28 |
Last Modified | 12 Jun 2025 11:30 |
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