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"Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde": AT2 Cells in Lung Regeneration and Tumor Development
Xinyuan Tong1, Gen Lin2, Hongbin Ji1,3,4
1Key Laboratory of Multi-Cell Systems, Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China.
Abstract:
Alveolar type II cells, the primary stem cell population in the distal lung epithelium, are known to be the most common cell of origin for lung adenocarcinoma. A recent study published in Cell Stem Cell reveals that KRASG12D-mutant alveolar type II cells hijack lung regeneration programs to initiate lung adenocarcinoma, resembling "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" in which their "Jekyll" side promotes tissue repair, whereas their "Hyde" side drives tumorigenesis. Sustained NF-κB activation drives lineage infidelity, enabling these mutant cells to bypass normal differentiation, remodel the surrounding microenvironment, and, ultimately, promote tumorigenesis.
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