Kappler Matthias, Thielemann Laura, Glaß Markus, Caggegi Laura, Güttler Antje, Pyko Jonas, Blauschmidt Sarah, Gutschner Tony, Taubert Helge, Otto Sven, Eckert Alexander W, Tavassol Frank, Bache Matthias, Vordermark Dirk, Kaune Tom, Rot Swetlana
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Plastic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, 06120 Halle, Germany.
Institute of Molecular Medicine, Section for Molecular Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, 06120 Halle, Germany.
Int J Mol Sci. 2024 Dec 14;25(24):13417. doi: 10.3390/ijms252413417.
The regulator of the canonical Wnt pathway, leucine-rich repeat-containing G protein-coupled receptor 5 (LGR5), is expressed in the stem cell compartment of several tissues and overexpressed in different human carcinomas. The isoform of the stem cell marker LGR5, named LGR5Δ5 and first described by our group, is associated with prognosis and metastasis in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) and soft tissue sarcoma (STS). In a proof-of-principle analysis, the function of LGR5Δ5 was investigated in HEK293T cells, a model cell line of the Wnt pathway, compared to full-length LGR5 (FL) expression. The CRISPR/CAS knockout of and (thereby avoiding the side effects of LGR4) resulted in a loss of Wnt activity that cannot be restored by LGR5Δ5 but by LGR5FL rescue. The ability to migrate was not affected by LGR5Δ5, but was reduced by LGR5FL overexpression. The CRISPR/CAS of and induced radiosensitization, which was enhanced by the overexpression of LGR5FL or LGR5Δ5. RNA sequencing analysis revealed a significant increase in the ligand R-spondin 1 (RSPO1) level by LGR5Δ5. Furthermore, LGR5Δ5 appears to be involved in the regulation of genes related to the cytoskeleton, extracellular matrix stiffness, and angiogenesis, while LGR5FL is associated with the regulation of collagens and histone proteins.
经典Wnt信号通路的调节因子富含亮氨酸重复序列的G蛋白偶联受体5(LGR5)在多种组织的干细胞区室中表达,并在不同的人类癌症中过表达。我们团队首次描述的干细胞标志物LGR5的同种型LGR5Δ5与口腔鳞状细胞癌(OSCC)和软组织肉瘤(STS)的预后和转移相关。在一项原理验证分析中,与全长LGR5(FL)表达相比,在Wnt信号通路的模型细胞系HEK293T细胞中研究了LGR5Δ5的功能。对LGR4和LGR5进行CRISPR/CAS敲除(从而避免LGR4的副作用)导致Wnt活性丧失,LGR5Δ5无法恢复,但LGR5FL可以挽救。迁移能力不受LGR5Δ5影响,但LGR5FL过表达会降低迁移能力。对LGR4和LGR5进行CRISPR/CAS诱导放射增敏,LGR5FL或LGR5Δ5过表达会增强这种放射增敏作用。RNA测序分析显示LGR5Δ5使配体R-spondin 1(RSPO1)水平显著增加。此外,LGR5Δ5似乎参与了与细胞骨架、细胞外基质硬度和血管生成相关基因的调节,而LGR5FL与胶原蛋白和组蛋白的调节有关。