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Stearoyl-CoA Desaturase-1 dependent lipid droplets accumulation in cancer-associated fibroblasts facilitates the progression of lung cancer

Yana Zhang1,2, Zhuoyu Gu1,2, Jiajia Wan1,2, Xiaohan Lou1,2, Shuangqing Liu1,2,3, Yuan Wang1,2, Yangyang Bian4, Fei Wang1,2, Zhenzhen Li1,2✉, Zhihai Qin1,2,3✉

1. Medical Research Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, China.
2. Henan International Joint Laboratory of Tumor Immune Microenvironment, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, China.
3. Key Laboratory of Protein and Peptide Pharmaceuticals, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.
4. College of Life Science, Northwest University, Xi'an, Shanxi 710069, China.

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Zhang Y, Gu Z, Wan J, Lou X, Liu S, Wang Y, Bian Y, Wang F, Li Z, Qin Z. Stearoyl-CoA Desaturase-1 dependent lipid droplets accumulation in cancer-associated fibroblasts facilitates the progression of lung cancer. Int J Biol Sci 2022; 18(16):6114-6128. doi:10.7150/ijbs.74924. https://www.ijbs.com/v18p6114.htm
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Rationale: Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) are the main components in the tumor microenvironment (TME) and facilitate lung cancer progression. Studies have reported that metabolic reprogramming can regulate the function of CAFs, especially abnormal lipid metabolism. Lipid droplets (LDs) are ubiquitous organelles that store neutral lipids and have a crucial role in lipid metabolism. However, little is known about the synthesis and functions of LDs in lung CAFs.

Methods: TetO-EGFRL858R; CCSP-rtTA transgenic mouse model was used to establish a spontaneous pulmonary tumor model and investigate the accumulation of LDs in CAFs. The effect of LDs accumulation on the phenotype change of fibroblasts was estimated in vitro using mouse fibroblast cell lines. RNA sequencing, Western blotting, RT-PCR, and DNA-pull down were performed to determine the mechanism of LDs synthesis in fibroblasts.

Results: We found that LDs were enriched in lung CAFs and induced the pro-tumoral phenotype of CAFs with increased expression of α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA) and Collagen alpha-2 (I) chain (COL1A2). As the main regulator, hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α) was highly expressed in activated fibroblasts and increased the content of LDs. RNA-sequencing results showed that Stearoyl-CoA Desaturase1 (SCD1) was a downstream gene of HIF-1α, which upregulated the number of LDs in fibroblasts. Importantly, SCD1 inhibition reduced the growth of lung tumors, which was correlated with LDs decrease in CAFs. Analysis of human lung adenocarcinoma tissue chip revealed that CAFs with a high level of SCD1 were positively correlated with the expression of HIF-1α and poor survival in lung cancer patients.

Conclusions: The HIF-1α/SCD1 axis regulates the accumulation of LDs in CAFs, which might represent a novel target for lung cancer therapy.

Keywords: Lung Cancer, Cancer-associated Fibroblasts, Lipid Droplets, Hypoxia-Inducible Factor-1α, SCD1


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Zhang, Y., Gu, Z., Wan, J., Lou, X., Liu, S., Wang, Y., Bian, Y., Wang, F., Li, Z., Qin, Z. (2022). Stearoyl-CoA Desaturase-1 dependent lipid droplets accumulation in cancer-associated fibroblasts facilitates the progression of lung cancer. International Journal of Biological Sciences, 18(16), 6114-6128. https://doi.org/10.7150/ijbs.74924.

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Zhang, Y.; Gu, Z.; Wan, J.; Lou, X.; Liu, S.; Wang, Y.; Bian, Y.; Wang, F.; Li, Z.; Qin, Z. Stearoyl-CoA Desaturase-1 dependent lipid droplets accumulation in cancer-associated fibroblasts facilitates the progression of lung cancer. Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2022, 18 (16), 6114-6128. DOI: 10.7150/ijbs.74924.

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Zhang Y, Gu Z, Wan J, Lou X, Liu S, Wang Y, Bian Y, Wang F, Li Z, Qin Z. Stearoyl-CoA Desaturase-1 dependent lipid droplets accumulation in cancer-associated fibroblasts facilitates the progression of lung cancer. Int J Biol Sci 2022; 18(16):6114-6128. doi:10.7150/ijbs.74924. https://www.ijbs.com/v18p6114.htm

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Zhang Y, Gu Z, Wan J, Lou X, Liu S, Wang Y, Bian Y, Wang F, Li Z, Qin Z. 2022. Stearoyl-CoA Desaturase-1 dependent lipid droplets accumulation in cancer-associated fibroblasts facilitates the progression of lung cancer. Int J Biol Sci. 18(16):6114-6128.

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