Loss of tumorigenic potential upon transdifferentiation from keratinocytic into melanocytic lineage
Lineage-specific transcription factors determine the cell fate during development. Direct conversion of several cell types into other lineages has been achieved by the overexpression of specific transcription factors. Even cancer cells have been demonstrated to be amenable to transdifferentiation. H...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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08 July 2016
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Scientific reports
Year: 2016, Volume: 6 |
| ISSN: | 2045-2322 |
| DOI: | 10.1038/srep28891 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1038/srep28891 Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://www.nature.com/articles/srep28891 
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| Author Notes: | Sabrina Fehrenbach, Daniel Novak, Mathias Bernhardt, Lionel Larribere, Petra Boukamp, Viktor Umansky and Jochen Utikal |
| Summary: | Lineage-specific transcription factors determine the cell fate during development. Direct conversion of several cell types into other lineages has been achieved by the overexpression of specific transcription factors. Even cancer cells have been demonstrated to be amenable to transdifferentiation. Here, we identified a distinct set of transcription factors, which are sufficient to transform cells of the keratinocytic lineage to melanocyte-like cells. Melanocyte marker expression was induced and melanosome formation was observed in non-tumorigenic keratinocytes (HaCaT) and tumorigenic squamous cell carcinoma (MET-4) cells. Moreover, reduced proliferation, cell metabolism, invasion and migration were measured in vitro in transdifferentiated MT-MET-4 cells. A loss of tumorigenic potential of squamous cell carcinoma cells could be due to the upregulation of the melanocyte differentiation associated gene IL-24. Our data show that cells from the keratinocytic lineage can be transdifferented into the melanocytic lineage and provide a proof of principle for a potential new therapeutic strategy. |
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| Item Description: | Gesehen am 16.03.2020 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 2045-2322 |
| DOI: | 10.1038/srep28891 |