Liver cancer multiomics reveals diverse protein kinase A disruptions convergently produce fibrolamellar hepatocellular carcinoma

David Requena, Jack A. Medico, Luis F. Soto-Ugaldi, Mahsa Shirani, James A. Saltsman, Michael S. Torbenson, Philip Coffino and Sanford M. Simon ()
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David Requena: The Rockefeller University
Jack A. Medico: The Rockefeller University
Luis F. Soto-Ugaldi: The Rockefeller University
Mahsa Shirani: The Rockefeller University
James A. Saltsman: The Rockefeller University
Michael S. Torbenson: Mayo Clinic
Philip Coffino: The Rockefeller University
Sanford M. Simon: The Rockefeller University

Nature Communications, 2024, vol. 15, issue 1, 1-20

Abstract: Abstract Fibrolamellar Hepatocellular Carcinoma (FLC) is a rare liver cancer characterized by a fusion oncokinase of the genes DNAJB1 and PRKACA, the catalytic subunit of protein kinase A (PKA). A few FLC-like tumors have been reported showing other alterations involving PKA. To better understand FLC pathogenesis and the relationships among FLC, FLC-like, and other liver tumors, we performed a massive multi-omics analysis. RNA-seq data of 1412 liver tumors from FLC, hepatocellular carcinoma, hepatoblastoma and intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma are analyzed, obtaining transcriptomic signatures unrestricted by experimental processing methods. These signatures reveal which dysregulations are unique to specific tumors and which are common to all liver cancers. Moreover, the transcriptomic FLC signature identifies a unifying phenotype for all FLC tumors regardless of how PKA was activated. We study this signature at multi-omics and single-cell levels in the first spatial transcriptomic characterization of FLC, identifying the contribution of tumor, normal, stromal, and infiltrating immune cells. Additionally, we study FLC metastases, finding small differences from the primary tumors.

Date: 2024
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