米德金
癌变
癌症研究
生物
癌症
细胞生物学
医学
遗传学
生长因子
受体
作者
Pengze Yan,Ernesto Rojas Jiménez,Zheqi Li,Triet M. Bui,Marco Seehawer,Jun Nishida,Pierre Foidart,Laura E. Stevens,Yingtian Xie,Miguel Muñoz Gomez,So Yeon Park,Henry W. Long,Kornélia Polyák
标识
DOI:10.1016/j.ccell.2024.09.002
摘要
Aging is a pivotal risk factor for cancer, yet the underlying mechanisms remain poorly defined. Here, we explore age-related changes in the rat mammary gland by single-cell multiomics. Our findings include increased epithelial proliferation, loss of luminal identity, and decreased naive B and T cells with age. We discover a luminal progenitor population unique to old rats with profiles reflecting precancerous changes and identify midkine (Mdk) as a gene upregulated with age and a regulator of age-related luminal progenitors. Midkine treatment of young rats mimics age-related changes via activating PI3K-AKT-SREBF1 pathway and promotes nitroso-N-methylurea-induced mammary tumorigenesis. Midkine levels increase with age in human blood and mammary epithelium, and higher MDK in normal breast tissue is associated with higher breast cancer risk in younger women. Our findings reveal a link between aging and susceptibility to tumor initiation and identify midkine as a mediator of age-dependent increase in breast tumorigenesis.
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