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TCF7L1 promotes skin tumorigenesis independently of β-catenin through induction of LCN2.

Amy T Ku | Timothy M Shaver | Ajay S Rao | Jeffrey M Howard | Christine N Rodriguez | Qi Miao | Gloria Garcia | Diep Le | Diane Yang | Malgorzata Borowiak | Daniel N Cohen | Vida Chitsazzadeh | Abdul H Diwan | Kenneth Y Tsai | Hoang Nguyen
eLife | 2017

The transcription factor TCF7L1 is an embryonic stem cell signature gene that is upregulated in multiple aggressive cancer types, but its role in skin tumorigenesis has not yet been defined. Here we document TCF7L1 upregulation in skin squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and demonstrate that TCF7L1 overexpression increases tumor incidence, tumor multiplicity, and malignant progression in the chemically induced mouse model of skin SCC. Additionally, we show that downregulation of TCF7L1 and its paralogue TCF7L2 reduces tumor growth in a xenograft model of human skin SCC. Using separation-of-function mutants, we show that TCF7L1 promotes tumor growth, enhances cell migration, and overrides oncogenic RAS-induced senescence independently of its interaction with β-catenin. Through transcriptome profiling and combined gain- and loss-of-function studies, we identified LCN2 as a major downstream effector of TCF7L1 that drives tumor growth. Our findings establish a tumor-promoting role for TCF7L1 in skin and elucidate the mechanisms underlying its tumorigenic capacity.

Pubmed ID: 28467300

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Associated grants

  • Agency: NCI NIH HHS, United States
    Id: P30 CA016672
  • Agency: NHLBI NIH HHS, United States
    Id: T32 HL092332
  • Agency: NCI NIH HHS, United States
    Id: P30 CA125123
  • Agency: NIAID NIH HHS, United States
    Id: P30 AI036211
  • Agency: NCI NIH HHS, United States
    Id: R01 CA194062
  • Agency: NCRR NIH HHS, United States
    Id: S10 RR024574
  • Agency: NCI NIH HHS, United States
    Id: R01 CA194617
  • Agency: NIGMS NIH HHS, United States
    Id: T32 GM088129

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