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Integrin-Mediated Macrophage Adhesion Promotes Lymphovascular Dissemination in Breast Cancer

Evans, R; Flores-Borja, F; Nassiri, S; Miranda, E; Lawler, K; Grigoriadis, A; Monypenny, J; ... Ng, T; + view all (2019) Integrin-Mediated Macrophage Adhesion Promotes Lymphovascular Dissemination in Breast Cancer. Cell Reports , 27 (7) 1967-1978.e4. 10.1016/j.celrep.2019.04.076. Green open access

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Abstract

Lymphatic vasculature is crucial for metastasis in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC); however, cellular and molecular drivers controlling lymphovascular metastasis are poorly understood. We define a macrophage-dependent signaling cascade that facilitates metastasis through lymphovascular remodeling. TNBC cells instigate mRNA changes in macrophages, resulting in β4 integrin-dependent adhesion to the lymphovasculature. β4 integrin retains macrophages proximal to lymphatic endothelial cells (LECs), where release of TGF-β1 drives LEC contraction via RhoA activation. Macrophages promote gross architectural changes to lymphovasculature by increasing dilation, hyperpermeability, and disorganization. TGF-β1 drives β4 integrin clustering at the macrophage plasma membrane, further promoting macrophage adhesion and demonstrating the dual functionality of TGF-β1 signaling in this context. β4 integrin-expressing macrophages were identified in human breast tumors, and a combination of vascular-remodeling macrophage gene signature and TGF-β signaling scores correlates with metastasis. We postulate that future clinical strategies for patients with TNBC should target crosstalk between β4 integrin and TGF-β1.

Type: Article
Title: Integrin-Mediated Macrophage Adhesion Promotes Lymphovascular Dissemination in Breast Cancer
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2019.04.076
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2019.04.076
Language: English
Additional information: Copyright ª2019 The Authors. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Keywords: lymphovasculature, macrophages, cancer, remodeling, adhesion, contraction, β4 integrin, TGF-β1, RhoA
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > The Sainsbury Wellcome Centre
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Cancer Institute
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Cancer Institute > Research Department of Oncology
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10074100
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