Abstract

We investigated biomarker CEACAM6, a highly abundant cell surface adhesion receptor that modulates the extracellular matrix (ECM) in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDA). The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) and Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) RNA-Seq data from PDA patients were analyzed for CEACAM6 expression and evaluated for overall survival, association, enrichment and correlations. A CRISPR/Cas9 Knockout (KO) of CEACAM6 in PDA cell line for quantitative proteomics, mitochondrial bioenergetics and tumor growth in mice were conducted. We found CEACAM6 is over-expressed in primary and metastatic basal and classical PDA subtypes. Highest levels are in classical activated stroma subtype. CEACAM6 over-expression is universally a poor prognostic marker in KRAS mutant and wild type PDA. High CEACAM6 expression is associated with low cytolytic T-cell activity in both basal and classical PDA subtypes and correlates with low levels of T-REG markers. In HPAF-II cells knockout of CEACAM6 alters ECM-cell adhesion, catabolism, immune environment, transmembrane transport and autophagy. CEACAM6 loss increases mitochondrial basal and maximal respiratory capacity. HPAF-II CEACAM6−/− cells are growth suppressed by >65% vs. wild type in mice bearing tumors. CEACAM6, a key regulator affects several hallmarks of PDA including the fibrotic reaction, immune regulation, energy metabolism and is a novel therapeutic target in PDA.

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Title
Carcinoembryonic antigen cell adhesion molecule 6 (CEACAM6) in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (PDA): An integrative analysis of a novel therapeutic target
Author
Pandey, Ritu 1 ; Zhou, Muhan 2 ; Islam, Shariful 2 ; Chen, Baowei 2 ; Barker, Natalie K 3 ; Langlais, Paul 3 ; Srivastava, Anup 3 ; Luo, Moulun 3 ; Cooke, Laurence S 2 ; Weterings, Eric 4 ; Mahadevan, Daruka 5 

 University of Arizona Cancer Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, USA; Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, USA 
 University of Arizona Cancer Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, USA 
 Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, USA 
 University of Arizona Cancer Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, USA; Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, USA; Department of Radiation Oncology, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, USA 
 University of Arizona Cancer Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, USA; Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, USA 
Pages
1-14
Publication year
2019
Publication date
Dec 2019
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
e-ISSN
20452322
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2321618952
Copyright
© 2019. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.