[HTML][HTML] Wnt5a induces and maintains prostate cancer cells dormancy in bone

D Ren, Y Dai, Q Yang, X Zhang, W Guo, L Ye… - Journal of Experimental …, 2019 - rupress.org
D Ren, Y Dai, Q Yang, X Zhang, W Guo, L Ye, S Huang, X Chen, Y Lai, H Du, C Lin, X Peng…
Journal of Experimental Medicine, 2019rupress.org
In a substantial fraction of prostate cancer (PCa) patients, bone metastasis appears after
years or even decades of latency. Canonical Wnt/β-catenin signaling has been proposed to
be implicated in dormancy of cancer cells. However, how these tumor cells are kept dormant
and recur under control of Wnt/β-catenin signaling derived from bone microenvironment
remains unknown. Here, we report that Wnt5a from osteoblastic niche induces dormancy of
PCa cells in a reversible manner in vitro and in vivo via inducing Siah E3 Ubiquitin Protein …
In a substantial fraction of prostate cancer (PCa) patients, bone metastasis appears after years or even decades of latency. Canonical Wnt/β-catenin signaling has been proposed to be implicated in dormancy of cancer cells. However, how these tumor cells are kept dormant and recur under control of Wnt/β-catenin signaling derived from bone microenvironment remains unknown. Here, we report that Wnt5a from osteoblastic niche induces dormancy of PCa cells in a reversible manner in vitro and in vivo via inducing Siah E3 Ubiquitin Protein Ligase 2 (SIAH2) expression, which represses Wnt/β-catenin signaling. Furthermore, this effect of Wnt5a-induced dormancy of PCa cells depends on receptor tyrosine kinase-like orphan receptor 2 (ROR2), and a negative correlation of ROR2 expression with bone metastasis–free survival is observed in PCa patients. Therefore, these results demonstrate that Wnt5a/ROR2/SIAH2 signaling axis plays a crucial role in inducing and maintaining PCa cells dormancy in bone, suggesting a potential therapeutic utility of Wnt5a via inducing dormancy of PCa cells in bone.
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