2021
Tumor DNA Mutations From Intraparenchymal Brain Metastases Are Detectable in CSF
Cheok SK, Narayan A, Arnal-Estape A, Gettinger S, Goldberg SB, Kluger HM, Nguyen D, Patel A, Chiang V. Tumor DNA Mutations From Intraparenchymal Brain Metastases Are Detectable in CSF. JCO Precision Oncology 2021, 5: 163-172. PMID: 34250381, PMCID: PMC8232069, DOI: 10.1200/po.20.00292.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntraparenchymal brain metastasesBrain metastasesCell-free DNAExtracranial tumorsBrain metastasis tissuesProgressive brain metastasesThird of patientsNormal pressure hydrocephalusTumor DNA mutationsPrimary cancer typeAnalysis of CSFSamples of CSFLeptomeningeal diseaseEffective surrogate markerBrain biopsyPressure hydrocephalusLumbar punctureSurrogate markerCancer-associated genesMetastasis tissuesPatientsMetastasisDiscordant responsesRenal cellsGenomic profiling
2019
Nestin+NG2+ Cells Form a Reserve Stem Cell Population in the Mouse Prostate
Hanoun M, Arnal-Estapé A, Maryanovich M, Zahalka AH, Bergren SK, Chua CW, Leftin A, Brodin PN, Shen MM, Guha C, Frenette PS. Nestin+NG2+ Cells Form a Reserve Stem Cell Population in the Mouse Prostate. Stem Cell Reports 2019, 12: 1201-1211. PMID: 31130357, PMCID: PMC6565923, DOI: 10.1016/j.stemcr.2019.04.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReserve stem cell populationLineage-tracing analysisStem cell populationStem cell activityProstate stem cellsEpithelial cellsBipotential capacityProstate epithelial cellsTissue maintenanceLuminal epithelial cellsMesenchymal cellsStem cellsCell populationsOrgan damageProstate organoidsNG2 expressionRegenerative capacityRare subsetMouse prostateProstate epitheliumTransgenic miceTissue graftCell activityClonal levelCellsTranscriptomic Hallmarks of Tumor Plasticity and Stromal Interactions in Brain Metastasis
Wingrove E, Liu ZZ, Patel KD, Arnal-Estapé A, Cai WL, Melnick MA, Politi K, Monteiro C, Zhu L, Valiente M, Kluger HM, Chiang VL, Nguyen DX. Transcriptomic Hallmarks of Tumor Plasticity and Stromal Interactions in Brain Metastasis. Cell Reports 2019, 27: 1277-1292.e7. PMID: 31018140, PMCID: PMC6592283, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2019.03.085.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain metastasesBrain tumor microenvironmentLineage programTumor microenvironmentTumor plasticityStromal gene expressionTranscriptomic hallmarksGene expressionTranscriptional hallmarksMultiple tumor typesMolecular landscapeStromal interactionsMajor siteIntact tissueNeuroinflammatory responseSyngeneic modelPatient biopsiesTumor typesMetastasisMalignant cellsDifferent subtypesTumor cellsHallmarkTranscriptomeCells
2017
Adrenergic nerves activate an angio-metabolic switch in prostate cancer
Zahalka AH, Arnal-Estapé A, Maryanovich M, Nakahara F, Cruz CD, Finley LWS, Frenette PS. Adrenergic nerves activate an angio-metabolic switch in prostate cancer. Science 2017, 358: 321-326. PMID: 29051371, PMCID: PMC5783182, DOI: 10.1126/science.aah5072.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlkyl and Aryl TransferasesAnimalsCarrier ProteinsElectron Transport Complex IVEndothelium, VascularGene DeletionHumansMaleMembrane ProteinsMiceMitochondrial ProteinsNeovascularization, PathologicNerve FibersNorepinephrineOxidative PhosphorylationProstateProstatic NeoplasmsReceptors, Adrenergic, beta-2Signal TransductionTumor MicroenvironmentExtracellular Matrix Receptor Expression in Subtypes of Lung Adenocarcinoma Potentiates Outgrowth of Micrometastases
Stevens LE, Cheung WKC, Adua SJ, Arnal-Estapé A, Zhao M, Liu Z, Brewer K, Herbst RS, Nguyen DX. Extracellular Matrix Receptor Expression in Subtypes of Lung Adenocarcinoma Potentiates Outgrowth of Micrometastases. Cancer Research 2017, 77: 1905-1917. PMID: 28196904, PMCID: PMC5468792, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-16-1978.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain metastatic nicheRisk of relapseDistant metastasisPoor prognosisLUAD subtypesLung tumorsLung adenocarcinomaLUAD cellsMetastatic outgrowthMetastatic nicheCancer ResCancer cellsECM-mediated signalingExtracellular matrix moleculesCell survivalMolecular signaturesDifferential expressionHMMRMatrix moleculesImportant mechanismCellsRelapseAdenocarcinomaPrognosisMetastasis
2015
Fetal liver hematopoietic stem cell niches associate with portal vessels
Khan J, Mendelson A, Kunisaki Y, Birbrair A, Kou Y, Arnal-Estapé A, Pinho S, Ciero P, Nakahara F, Ma'ayan A, Bergman A, Merad M, Frenette P. Fetal liver hematopoietic stem cell niches associate with portal vessels. Science 2015, 351: 176-180. PMID: 26634440, PMCID: PMC4706788, DOI: 10.1126/science.aad0084.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
Epithelial-mesenchymal transition can suppress major attributes of human epithelial tumor-initiating cells
Celià-Terrassa T, Meca-Cortés Ó, Mateo F, de Paz A, Rubio N, Arnal-Estapé A, Ell B, Bermudo R, Díaz A, Guerra-Rebollo M, Lozano J, Estarás C, Ulloa C, ρlvarez-Simón D, Milà J, Vilella R, Paciucci R, Martínez-Balbás M, de Herreros A, Gomis R, Kang Y, Blanco J, Fernández P, Thomson T. Epithelial-mesenchymal transition can suppress major attributes of human epithelial tumor-initiating cells. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2012, 122: 1849-1868. PMID: 22505459, PMCID: PMC3366719, DOI: 10.1172/jci59218.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntigens, DifferentiationCadherinsCell Line, TumorCell MovementCell ShapeCoculture TechniquesEpithelial CellsEpithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionGene Expression ProfilingGene Regulatory NetworksHomeodomain ProteinsHumansMaleMiceMice, Inbred NODMice, SCIDNeoplasm InvasivenessNeoplasm MetastasisNeoplasm StagingNeoplasm TransplantationProstatic NeoplasmsRepressor ProteinsSnail Family Transcription FactorsSpheroids, CellularTranscription FactorsTwist-Related Protein 1Urinary Bladder NeoplasmsZinc Finger E-box-Binding Homeobox 1ConceptsEpithelial-mesenchymal transitionDistant metastasisSelf-renewalGene programTumor-initiating cellsEpithelial-mesenchymal transition programProstate cancer cellsIn vitro invasionPrimary implantation sitesHuman cellular modelsMetastatic populationBladder cancerTumor subpopulationsLocal invasionMesenchymal-likeEpithelial featuresMetastatic phenotypeNeoplastic cellsMalignant progressionImplantation sitesMesenchymal traitsEMT factorsCancer cellsMesenchymal genesIn vivo
2011
Tumor-stroma interactions a trademark for metastasis
Morales M, Planet E, Arnal-Estape A, Pavlovic M, Tarragona M, Gomis R. Tumor-stroma interactions a trademark for metastasis. The Breast 2011, 20: s50-s55. PMID: 22015293, DOI: 10.1016/s0960-9776(11)70294-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenes associated with metastasisTumor-stroma interactionsPrimary tumorRisk of relapseTumor-stroma communicationAssociated with metastasisDisseminated diseaseMetastatic nestsMetastatic developmentImmune infiltrationBone colonizationClinical correlatesSystemic instigationMetastasisTumorCytokine-cytokine receptor interactionReceptor interactionCytokine-cytokine receptor interaction pathwayExpression profiling dataGenesRelapseLungPathway