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ArticleAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2024

CYTOR Facilitates Formation of FOSL1 Phase Separation and Super Enhancers to Drive Metastasis of Tumor Budding Cells in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma.

Wenjin Wang, Bokai Yun, Rosalie G Hoyle, Zhikun Ma, Shadid Uz Zaman, Gan Xiong, Chen Yi, Nan Xie, Ming Zhang, Xiqiang Liu and 3 more

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Article in Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.

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23 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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13 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Wenjin WangHospital of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510055, China.
Bokai YunHospital of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510055, China.
Rosalie G HoyleDepartment of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, 23298-0540, USA.
Zhikun MaDepartment of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, 23298-0540, USA.
Shadid Uz ZamanDepartment of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, 23298-0540, USA.
Gan XiongHospital of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510055, China.
Chen YiHospital of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510055, China.
Nan XieHospital of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510055, China.
Ming ZhangHospital of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510055, China.
Xiqiang LiuDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China.
Dipankar BandyopadhyayDepartment of Biostatistics, School of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, 23298-0540, USA.
Jiong LiDepartment of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, 23298-0540, USA.
Cheng WangHospital of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510055, China.ORCID 0000-0001-8155-5064
Sun Yat-sen University · CNVirginia Commonwealth University · USNanfang Hospital · CN

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 82073265Virginia Commonwealth University Breakthroughs Fund Award
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tumor budding (TB) is a small tumor cell cluster with highly aggressive behavior located ahead of the invasive tumor front. However, the molecular and biological characteristics of TB and the regulatory mechanisms governing TB phenotypes remain unclear. This study reveals that TB exhibits a particular dynamic gene signature with stemness and partial epithelial-mesenchymal transition (p-EMT). Importantly, nuclear expression of CYTOR is identified to be the key regulator governing stemness and the p-EMT phenotype of TB cells, and targeting CYTOR significantly inhibits TB formation, tumor growth and lymph node metastasis in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). Mechanistically, CYTOR promotes tumorigenicity and metastasis of TB cells by facilitating the formation of FOSL1 phase-separated condensates to establish FOSL1-dependent super enhancers (SEs). Depletion of CYTOR leads to the disruption of FOSL1-dependent SEs, which results in the inactivation of cancer stemness and pro-metastatic genes. In turn, activation of FOSL1 promotes the transcription of CYTOR. These findings indicate that CYTOR is a super-lncRNA that controls the stemness and metastasis of TB cells through facilitating the formation of FOSL1 phase separation and SEs, which may be an attractive target for therapeutic interventions in HNSCC.

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Head and Neck NeoplasmsEpithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionHumansPhase SeparationSquamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and NeckSuper EnhancersCYTORFOSL1head and neck squamous cell carcinomaphase separationsuper-enhancer

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PMID38032139
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