PDGFRA defines the mesenchymal stem cell Kaposi's sarcoma progenitors by enabling KSHV oncogenesis in an angiogenic environment.

Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is an AIDS-defining cancer caused by the KS-associated herpesvirus (KSHV). Unanswered questions regarding KS are its cellular ontology and the conditions conducive to viral oncogenesis. We identify PDGFRA(+)/SCA-1(+) bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (Pα(+)S MSCs)...

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Main Authors: Julian Naipauer, Santas Rosario, Sachin Gupta, Courtney Premer, Omayra Méndez-Solís, Mariana Schlesinger, Virginia Ponzinibbio, Vaibhav Jain, Lauren Gay, Rolf Renne, Ho Lam Chan, Lluis Morey, Daria Salyakina, Martin Abba, Sion Williams, Joshua M Hare, Pascal J Goldschmidt-Clermont, Enrique A Mesri
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Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-12-01
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Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plospathogens/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.ppat.1008221&type=printable
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author Julian Naipauer
Santas Rosario
Sachin Gupta
Courtney Premer
Omayra Méndez-Solís
Mariana Schlesinger
Virginia Ponzinibbio
Vaibhav Jain
Lauren Gay
Rolf Renne
Ho Lam Chan
Lluis Morey
Daria Salyakina
Martin Abba
Sion Williams
Joshua M Hare
Pascal J Goldschmidt-Clermont
Enrique A Mesri
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Sachin Gupta
Courtney Premer
Omayra Méndez-Solís
Mariana Schlesinger
Virginia Ponzinibbio
Vaibhav Jain
Lauren Gay
Rolf Renne
Ho Lam Chan
Lluis Morey
Daria Salyakina
Martin Abba
Sion Williams
Joshua M Hare
Pascal J Goldschmidt-Clermont
Enrique A Mesri
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description Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is an AIDS-defining cancer caused by the KS-associated herpesvirus (KSHV). Unanswered questions regarding KS are its cellular ontology and the conditions conducive to viral oncogenesis. We identify PDGFRA(+)/SCA-1(+) bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (Pα(+)S MSCs) as KS spindle-cell progenitors and found that pro-angiogenic environmental conditions typical of KS are critical for KSHV sarcomagenesis. This is because growth in KS-like conditions generates a de-repressed KSHV epigenome allowing oncogenic KSHV gene expression in infected Pα(+)S MSCs. Furthermore, these growth conditions allow KSHV-infected Pα(+)S MSCs to overcome KSHV-driven oncogene-induced senescence and cell cycle arrest via a PDGFRA-signaling mechanism; thus identifying PDGFRA not only as a phenotypic determinant for KS-progenitors but also as a critical enabler for viral oncogenesis.
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spelling doaj-art-d419cd967ead4fd09bc2fbc2ad0223fd2025-08-20T03:00:47ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS Pathogens1553-73661553-73742019-12-011512e100822110.1371/journal.ppat.1008221PDGFRA defines the mesenchymal stem cell Kaposi's sarcoma progenitors by enabling KSHV oncogenesis in an angiogenic environment.Julian NaipauerSantas RosarioSachin GuptaCourtney PremerOmayra Méndez-SolísMariana SchlesingerVirginia PonzinibbioVaibhav JainLauren GayRolf RenneHo Lam ChanLluis MoreyDaria SalyakinaMartin AbbaSion WilliamsJoshua M HarePascal J Goldschmidt-ClermontEnrique A MesriKaposi's sarcoma (KS) is an AIDS-defining cancer caused by the KS-associated herpesvirus (KSHV). Unanswered questions regarding KS are its cellular ontology and the conditions conducive to viral oncogenesis. We identify PDGFRA(+)/SCA-1(+) bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (Pα(+)S MSCs) as KS spindle-cell progenitors and found that pro-angiogenic environmental conditions typical of KS are critical for KSHV sarcomagenesis. This is because growth in KS-like conditions generates a de-repressed KSHV epigenome allowing oncogenic KSHV gene expression in infected Pα(+)S MSCs. Furthermore, these growth conditions allow KSHV-infected Pα(+)S MSCs to overcome KSHV-driven oncogene-induced senescence and cell cycle arrest via a PDGFRA-signaling mechanism; thus identifying PDGFRA not only as a phenotypic determinant for KS-progenitors but also as a critical enabler for viral oncogenesis.https://journals.plos.org/plospathogens/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.ppat.1008221&type=printable
spellingShingle Julian Naipauer
Santas Rosario
Sachin Gupta
Courtney Premer
Omayra Méndez-Solís
Mariana Schlesinger
Virginia Ponzinibbio
Vaibhav Jain
Lauren Gay
Rolf Renne
Ho Lam Chan
Lluis Morey
Daria Salyakina
Martin Abba
Sion Williams
Joshua M Hare
Pascal J Goldschmidt-Clermont
Enrique A Mesri
PDGFRA defines the mesenchymal stem cell Kaposi's sarcoma progenitors by enabling KSHV oncogenesis in an angiogenic environment.
PLoS Pathogens
title PDGFRA defines the mesenchymal stem cell Kaposi's sarcoma progenitors by enabling KSHV oncogenesis in an angiogenic environment.
title_full PDGFRA defines the mesenchymal stem cell Kaposi's sarcoma progenitors by enabling KSHV oncogenesis in an angiogenic environment.
title_fullStr PDGFRA defines the mesenchymal stem cell Kaposi's sarcoma progenitors by enabling KSHV oncogenesis in an angiogenic environment.
title_full_unstemmed PDGFRA defines the mesenchymal stem cell Kaposi's sarcoma progenitors by enabling KSHV oncogenesis in an angiogenic environment.
title_short PDGFRA defines the mesenchymal stem cell Kaposi's sarcoma progenitors by enabling KSHV oncogenesis in an angiogenic environment.
title_sort pdgfra defines the mesenchymal stem cell kaposi s sarcoma progenitors by enabling kshv oncogenesis in an angiogenic environment
url https://journals.plos.org/plospathogens/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.ppat.1008221&type=printable
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