Coexisting morpho-biotypes unveil the regulatory bases of phenotypic plasticity in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

Author:

Di Chiaro Pierluigi,Nacci Lucia,Brandini Stefania,Polletti Sara,Donati Benedetta,Gualdrini Francesco,Frige Gianmaria,Mazzarella LucaORCID,Ciarrocchi Alessia,Zerbi Alessandro,Spaggiari Paola,Barozzi Iros,Diaferia Giuseppe R.,Natoli Gioacchino

Abstract

AbstractIntratumor morphological heterogeneity predicts clinical outcomes of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). However, it is only partially understood at the molecular level and devoid of clinical actionability. In this study we set out to determine the gene regulatory networks and expression programs underpinning intra-tumor morphological variation in PDAC. To this aim, we identified and deconvoluted at single cell level the molecular profiles characteristic of morphologically distinguishable clusters of PDAC cells that coexisted in individual tumors. We identified three major morpho-biotypes that co-occurred in various proportions in most PDACs: a glandular biotype with classical epithelial ductal features; a biotype with abortive ductal structures and expressing a partial epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition program; and a poorly differentiated biotype showing partial neuronal lineage priming and absence of both ductal features and basement membrane. The identification of PDAC morpho-biotypes may help improve patient stratification and therapeutic schemes taking into account the spectrum of actionable targets expressed by coexisting tumor components.

Publisher

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

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