Metastasis of colon cancer requires Dickkopf-2 to generate cancer cells with Paneth cell properties.
Shin J, Park J, Lim J, Jeong J, Dinesh R, Maher S, Kim J, Park S, Hong J, Wysolmerski J, Choi J, Bothwell A. Metastasis of colon cancer requires Dickkopf-2 to generate cancer cells with Paneth cell properties. ELife 2024, 13 PMID: 39535280, PMCID: PMC11560131, DOI: 10.7554/elife.97279.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell Line, TumorColonic NeoplasmsGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHepatocyte Nuclear Factor 4HumansIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsLiver NeoplasmsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutNeoplasm MetastasisPaneth CellsSOX9 Transcription FactorConceptsCancer cellsDickkopf-2Analysis of transcriptomeGeneration of cancer cellsPositive cancer cellsStem cell niche factorsColon cancer cellsPaneth cell differentiationHepatocyte nuclear factor 4 alphaLysozyme positive cellsChromatin accessibilityHNF4A proteinSingle-cell RNA sequencing analysisCell propertiesPaneth cell markersSequence analysisChromatin immunoprecipitationPromoter regionTranscription factorsTranscriptome analysisColon cancerColon cancer metastasisReduction of liver metastasisDownstream targetsCell differentiation