Tspan6 stimulates the chemoattractive potential of breast cancer cells for B cells in an EV- and LXR-dependent manner

Guerman Molostvov, Mariam Gachechiladze, Abeer M. Shaaban, Steven Hayward, Isaac Dean, Irundika H.K. Dias, Nahla Badr, Irini Danial, Fiyaz Mohammed, Vera Novitskaya, Liliia Paniushkina, Valerie Speirs, Andrew Hanby, Irina Nazarenko, David R. Withers, Steven van Laere, Heather M. Long* (Corresponding Author), Fedor Berditchevski* (Corresponding Author)

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Abstract

Summary The immune microenvironment in breast cancer (BCa) is controlled by a complex network of communication between various cell types. Here, we find that recruitment of B lymphocytes to BCa tissues is controlled via mechanisms associated with cancer cell-derived extracellular vesicles (CCD-EVs). Gene expression profiling identifies the Liver X receptor (LXR)-dependent transcriptional network as a key pathway that controls both CCD-EVs-induced migration of B cells and accumulation of B cells in BCa tissues. The increased accumulation oxysterol ligands for LXR (i.e., 25-hydroxycholesterol and 27-hydroxycholesterol) in CCD-EVs is regulated by the tetraspanin 6 (Tspan6). Tspan6 stimulates the chemoattractive potential of BCa cells for B cells in an EV- and LXR-dependent manner. These results demonstrate that tetraspanins control intercellular trafficking of oxysterols via CCD-EVs. Furthermore, tetraspanin-dependent changes in the oxysterol composition of CCD-EVs and the LXR signaling axis play a key role in specific changes in the tumor immune microenvironment.
Original languageEnglish
Article number112207
Number of pages22
JournalCell Reports
Volume42
Issue number3
Early online date3 Mar 2023
DOIs
Publication statusE-pub ahead of print - 3 Mar 2023

Keywords

  • B cells
  • breast cancer
  • tumor microenvironment
  • tetraspanins
  • oxysterols
  • LXR

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