Nature Communications (May 2022)

p53 wild-type colorectal cancer cells that express a fetal gene signature are associated with metastasis and poor prognosis

  • Laura Solé,
  • Teresa Lobo-Jarne,
  • Daniel Álvarez-Villanueva,
  • Josune Alonso-Marañón,
  • Yolanda Guillén,
  • Marta Guix,
  • Irene Sangrador,
  • Catalina Rozalén,
  • Anna Vert,
  • Antonio Barbachano,
  • Joan Lop,
  • Marta Salido,
  • Beatriz Bellosillo,
  • Raquel García-Romero,
  • Marta Garrido,
  • Jessica González,
  • María Martínez-Iniesta,
  • Erika López-Arribillaga,
  • Ramón Salazar,
  • Clara Montagut,
  • Ferrán Torres,
  • Mar Iglesias,
  • Toni Celià-Terrassa,
  • Alberto Muñoz,
  • Alberto Villanueva,
  • Anna Bigas,
  • Lluís Espinosa

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-30382-9
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 15

Abstract

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The failure of chemotherapy in colorectal cancer is currently unclear. Here, the authors show that upon sub-lethal dose of chemotherapy wild-type p53 colorectal cancers acquire a quiescence-like phenotype and a YAP-dependent fetal-like intestinal stem cell state associated with a higher metastatic activity and poor prognosis in patients.