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Activation of the endocytosis pathway stratifies subtypes and therapeutic sensitivity in colorectal cancer.

Heinz Lenz, Hiroyuki Arai, Andrew Elliott, Yan Yang, Alex Farrell, Joshua Millstein, Fang-Shu Ou, Federico Innocenti, Jingyuan Wang, Francesca Battaglin and 15 more

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25 authors.

Heinz Lenzuniversity of southern California.ORCID 0000-0003-2178-9568
Hiroyuki AraiSt. Marianna University School of Medicine.ORCID 0000-0002-1886-7070
Andrew ElliottCaris Life Sciences.ORCID 0000-0001-8494-8031
Alex Farrell
Joshua MillsteinKeck School of Medicine of USC.ORCID 0000-0001-7961-8943
Fang-Shu OuMayo Clinic.ORCID 0000-0003-1267-8735
Federico Innocenti
Jingyuan WangZhongshan hospital Fudan University.ORCID 0009-0006-6931-0359
Francesca BattaglinNorris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California.
Priya JayachandranNorris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California.ORCID 0009-0002-2480-4057
Sandra Algaze
Shivani Soni
Wu Zhangof Southern California/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Keck School of Medicine.
Richard M GoldbergORCID 0000-0003-0308-8223
Michael Hall
Aaron Scott
Jimmy Hwang
Emil LouUniversity of Minnesota.ORCID 0000-0002-1607-1386
Benjamin Weinberg
John L Marshall
Sanjay GoelRutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey.ORCID 0000-0002-2798-7568
Joanne XiuCaris Life Sciences.
W Michael Korn
Alan Venook

Funding

USC/NORRIS COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER (CORE) SUPPORTP30CA014089 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI Fumito Ito · 1985 to 2026
$181.4M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA014089
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Endocytosis regulates receptor trafficking and signaling, yet its role in colorectal cancer (CRC) remains unclear. We analyzed transcriptomic data from 15,025 CRC tumors to evaluate gene expression in clathrin-mediated endocytosis (CME) and the endosomal sorting complexes required for transport (ESCRT) pathway. Pathway-level signatures were compared across consensus molecular subtypes (CMS) and examined in relation to oncogenic signaling programs, while individual endocytosis-related genes were evaluated for associations with clinical outcomes in an independent randomized trial cohort. Expression of CME and ESCRT pathways varied by CMS, with the highest expression in CMS4 and the lowest in CMS3. Endocytosis signatures correlated with multiple oncogenic signaling pathways, including MAPK, TGF-β, WNT, PI3K, NOTCH, and angiogenesis, suggesting broad links between endocytic activity and tumor biology. In the randomized phase III CALGB/SWOG 80405 trial, low expression of

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PMID42427862
PMCPMC13345522

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