Nature Communications (Dec 2022)

PRSS2 remodels the tumor microenvironment via repression of Tsp1 to stimulate tumor growth and progression

  • Lufei Sui,
  • Suming Wang,
  • Debolina Ganguly,
  • Tyler P. El Rayes,
  • Cecilie Askeland,
  • Astrid Børretzen,
  • Danielle Sim,
  • Ole Johan Halvorsen,
  • Gøril Knutsvik,
  • Jarle Arnes,
  • Sura Aziz,
  • Svein Haukaas,
  • William D. Foulkes,
  • Diane R. Bielenberg,
  • Arturas Ziemys,
  • Vivek Mittal,
  • Rolf A. Brekken,
  • Lars A. Akslen,
  • Randolph S. Watnick

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-35649-9
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 19

Abstract

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Tsp-1 in the tumor microenvironment is known to suppress tumor growth and progression. Here the authors show that PRSS2 represses Tsp-1 by binding to lipoprotein receptor-related protein 1 and suggest targeting PRSS2 mediated Tsp-1 repression as a potential therapeutic strategy.