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Mutually Exclusive Expression of COL11A1 by CAFs and Tumour Cells in a Large panCancer and a Salivary Gland Carcinoma Cohort.

Authors :
Arolt, Christoph
Hoffmann, Franziska
Nachtsheim, Lisa
Wolber, Philipp
Guntinas-Lichius, Orlando
Buettner, Reinhard
von Eggeling, Ferdinand
Quaas, Alexander
Klußmann, Jens Peter
Source :
Head & Neck Pathology; Jun2022, Vol. 16 Issue 2, p394-406, 13p
Publication Year :
2022

Abstract

Procollagen 11A1 (COL11A1) is a central component of the extracellular matrix in many carcinomas, which is considered to be mainly produced by cancer associated fibroblasts (CAFs). As COL11A1 expression correlates with adverse prognosis and is implicated in chemoresistance, it is a promising putative target. For the first time, we used RNA in-situ hybridization to systematically identify the cells that produce COL11A1 in the ten most prevalent carcinoma types, lymphomas (n = 275) and corresponding normal tissue (n = 55; panCancer cohort). Moreover, as most salivary gland carcinomas (SGC) display distinct stromal architectures, we also analysed 110 SGC. The corresponding protein formation of COL11A1 was determined by MALDI-TOF–MS-Imaging. We report that colon, breast and salivary duct carcinomas are highly infiltrated by COL11A1 positive CAFs (CAFs<subscript>COL11A1</subscript>) and might thus be promising candidates for antidesmoplastic or COL11A1-targeted therapies. The amount of CAFs<subscript>COL11A1</subscript> correlated significantly with tumour grade, tumour stage and nodal spread in the panCancer cohort. Significant associations between CAFs<subscript>COL11A1</subscript> and vascular invasion, perineural spread and nodal spread were observed in the SGC cohort. Also, we discovered that tumour cells of intercalated duct derived SGC and CAFs produce COL11A1 in a mutually exclusive manner. Our findings represent a novel mode of extracellular matrix production in carcinomas and could be highly relevant in the future. Our findings elucidate the mode of COL11A1 expression in very different carcinoma types and may aid to categorise tumours in the setting of possible future COL11A1-related therapies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1936055X
Volume :
16
Issue :
2
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Head & Neck Pathology
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
157411796
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12105-021-01370-0