Shaghayegh Nouruzi

Dr. Shaghayegh Nouruzi

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Academic Career Length

3Years (2024-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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29 October 2024 in JCI Insight
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SNShaghayegh Nouruzi
Shaghayegh Nouruzi
TNTAKESHI NAMEKAWA
TAKESHI NAMEKAWA
NTNakisa Tabrizian
Nakisa Tabrizian
MKMaxim Kobelev
Maxim Kobelev
OSOlena Sivak
Olena Sivak
AZAmina Zoubeidi
Amina Zoubeidi
Lineage plasticity mediates resistance to androgen receptor pathway inhibitors (ARPIs) and progression from adenocarcinoma to neuroendocrine prostate cancer (NEPC), a highly aggressive and poorly understood subtype. Neuronal transcription factor ASCL1 has emerged as a central regulator of the lineage plasticity driving neuroendocrine differentiation. Here, we showed that ASCL1 was reprogrammed in ARPI-induced transition to terminal NEPC and identified that the ASCL1 binding pattern tailored the expression of lineage-determinant transcription factor combinations that underlie discrete terminal NEPC identity. Notably, we identified FOXA2 as a major cofactor of ASCL1 in terminal NEPC, which is highly expressed in ASCL1-driven NEPC. Mechanistically, FOXA2 and ASCL1 interacted and worked in concert to orchestrate terminal neuronal differentiation. We identified that prospero homeobox 1 was a target of ASCL1 and FOXA2. Targeting prospero homeobox 1 abrogated neuroendocrine characteristics and led to a decrease in cell proliferation in vitro and tumor growth in vivo. Our findings provide insights into the molecular conduit underlying the interplay between different lineage-determinant transcription factors to support the neuroendocrine identity and nominate prospero homeobox 1 as a potential target in ASCL1-high NEPC.

8 August 2025 in JCI Insight
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Journal Article
Open access
SNShaghayegh Nouruzi
Shaghayegh Nouruzi
TNTAKESHI NAMEKAWA
TAKESHI NAMEKAWA
NTNakisa Tabrizian
Nakisa Tabrizian
MKMaxim Kobelev
Maxim Kobelev
OSOlena Sivak
Olena Sivak
AZAmina Zoubeidi
Amina Zoubeidi