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ArticleCancer research2025

LSD1 and CoREST2 Potentiate STAT3 Activity to Promote Enteroendocrine Cell Differentiation in Mucinous Colorectal Cancer.

Christopher A Ladaika, Ahmed H Ghobashi, William C Boulton, Samuel A Miller, Heather M O'Hagan

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Article in Cancer research, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Single-cell epigenomics of colorectal cancer.Experimental & molecular medicine · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

Christopher A LadaikaGenome, Cell, and Developmental Biology, Department of Biology, Indiana University Bloomington, Bloomington, Indiana.ORCID 0009-0009-3356-1924
Ahmed H GhobashiGenome, Cell, and Developmental Biology, Department of Biology, Indiana University Bloomington, Bloomington, Indiana.ORCID 0000-0001-7325-0164
William C BoultonGenome, Cell, and Developmental Biology, Department of Biology, Indiana University Bloomington, Bloomington, Indiana.ORCID 0009-0009-3184-8622
Samuel A MillerGenome, Cell, and Developmental Biology, Department of Biology, Indiana University Bloomington, Bloomington, Indiana.ORCID 0000-0002-0106-663X
Heather M O'HaganMedical Sciences Program, Indiana University School of Medicine, Bloomington, Indiana.ORCID 0000-0001-9750-5088

Funding

Tumor Microenvironment and Metastasis ProgramP30CA082709 · NCI · INDIANA UNIV-PURDUE UNIV AT INDIANAPOLIS · PI David W Clapp · 1999 to 2026
$59.3M
Quality Assurance and Quality Control Project Management: Improving Submissions and Study Conduct in the Human Subjects Research Prior Approval ProcessUL1TR002529 · NCATS · INDIANA UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS · PI MOE, SHARON M, WIEHE, SARAH ELIZABETH · 2018 to 2022
$27.2M
Pathology CoreP50CA254897 · NCI · CORIELL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH · PI ISSA, JEAN-PIERRE J. · 2021 to 2025
$11.9M
Targeting LSD1 to prevent therapy-induced transdifferentiation in BRAF mutant colorectal cancerR01CA286090 · NCI · INDIANA UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS · PI Heather M O'Hagan · 2024 to 2026
$1.3M
Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center, Indiana University (IUSCC)National Cancer Institute (NCI) P30CA082709National Cancer Institute (NCI) R01CA286090National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) UL1TR002529NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR002529NCI NIH HHS P30 CA082709NCI NIH HHS P50 CA254897NCI NIH HHS R01 CA286090School of Medicine, Indiana University (IUSM)
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neuroendocrine cells have been implicated in therapeutic resistance and worse overall survival in many cancer types. Mucinous colorectal cancer (mCRC) is uniquely enriched for enteroendocrine cells (EEC), the neuroendocrine cells of the normal colon epithelium, as compared with non-mCRC. Therefore, targeting EEC differentiation may have clinical value in mCRC. In this study, single-cell multiomics uncovered epigenetic alterations that accompany EEC differentiation, identified STAT3 as a regulator of EEC specification, and discovered a rare cancer-specific cell type with enteric neuron-like characteristics. Furthermore, lysine-specific demethylase 1 (LSD1) and CoREST2 mediated STAT3 demethylation and enhanced STAT3 chromatin binding. Knockdown of CoREST2 in an orthotopic xenograft mouse model resulted in decreased primary tumor growth and lung metastases. Collectively, these results provide a rationale for developing LSD1 inhibitors that target the interaction between LSD1 and STAT3 or CoREST2, which may improve clinical outcomes for patients with mCRC. Significance: STAT3 activity mediated by LSD1 and CoREST2 induces enteroendocrine cell specification in mucinous colorectal cancer, suggesting disrupting interaction among LSD1, CoREST2, and STAT3 as a therapeutic strategy to target neuroendocrine differentiation.

Indexed as

Adenocarcinoma, MucinousCell DifferentiationColorectal NeoplasmsCo-Repressor ProteinsEnteroendocrine CellsHistone DemethylasesSTAT3 Transcription FactorAnimalsCell Line, TumorFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMiceNerve Tissue ProteinsXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysCo-Repressor ProteinsHistone DemethylasesKDM1A protein, humanNerve Tissue ProteinsRcor2 protein, mouseSTAT3 protein, humanSTAT3 Transcription Factor

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PMID39365378
PMCPMC11695186

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