Thrombospondin-1 mediates oncogenic Ras–induced senescence in premalignant lung tumors
Kwan-Hyuck Baek, … , Gerard I. Evan, Sandra Ryeom
Kwan-Hyuck Baek, … , Gerard I. Evan, Sandra Ryeom
Published September 9, 2013
Citation Information: J Clin Invest. 2013;123(10):4375-4389. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI67465.
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Thrombospondin-1 mediates oncogenic Ras–induced senescence in premalignant lung tumors

Abstract

Progression of premalignant lesions is restrained by oncogene-induced senescence. Oncogenic Ras triggers senescence in many organs, including the lung, which exhibits high levels of the angiogenesis inhibitor thrombospondin-1 (TSP-1). The contribution of TSP-1 upregulation to the modulation of tumorigenesis in the lung is unclear. Using a mouse model of lung cancer, we have shown that TSP-1 plays a critical and cell-autonomous role in suppressing Kras-induced lung tumorigenesis independent of its antiangiogenic function. Overall survival was decreased in a Kras-driven mouse model of lung cancer on a Tsp-1–/– background. We found that oncogenic Kras–induced TSP-1 upregulation in a p53-dependent manner. TSP-1 functioned in a positive feedback loop to stabilize p53 by interacting directly with activated ERK. TSP-1 tethering of ERK in the cytoplasm promoted a level of MAPK signaling that was sufficient to sustain p53 expression and a senescence response. Our data identify TSP-1 as a p53 target that contributes to maintaining Ras-induced senescence in the lung.

Authors

Kwan-Hyuck Baek, Dongha Bhang, Alexander Zaslavsky, Liang-Chuan Wang, Anil Vachani, Carla F. Kim, Steven M. Albelda, Gerard I. Evan, Sandra Ryeom

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