[HTML][HTML] ERK mediates interferon gamma-induced melanoma cell death

A Champhekar, R Heymans, J Saco, G Turon Font… - Molecular Cancer, 2023 - Springer
Background Interferon-gamma (IFNγ) exerts potent growth inhibitory effects on a wide range
of cancer cells through unknown signaling pathways. We pursued complementary screening …

BRAFΔβ3-αC in-frame deletion mutants differ in their dimerization propensity, HSP90 dependence, and druggability

M Lauinger, D Christen, RFU Klar, C Roubaty… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
In-frame BRAF exon 12 deletions are increasingly identified in various tumor types. The
resultant BRAFΔβ3-αC oncoproteins usually lack five amino acids in the β3-αC helix linker …

[HTML][HTML] ERK pathway agonism for cancer therapy: evidence, insights, and a target discovery framework

O Timofeev, P Giron, S Lawo, M Pichler… - NPJ Precision …, 2024 - nature.com
At least 40% of human cancers are associated with aberrant ERK pathway activity (ERKp).
Inhibitors targeting various effectors within the ERKp have been developed and explored for …

[HTML][HTML] Trametinib-Resistant Melanoma Cells Displaying MITFhigh/NGFRlow/IL-8low Phenotype Are Highly Responsive to Alternating Periods of Drug Withdrawal …

P Koziej, K Kluszczynska, ML Hartman… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Despite significant advances in targeted therapies against the hyperactivated
BRAFV600/MEK pathway for patients with unresectable metastatic melanoma, acquired …

An integrative analysis of the single-cell transcriptome identifies DUSP4 as an exhaustion-associated gene in tumor-infiltrating CD8+ T cells

Y Zhao, H Cai, X Ding, X Zhou - Functional & Integrative Genomics, 2023 - Springer
CD8+ T cells play essential roles in antitumor and antiviral immune responses. The term T-
cell exhaustion was initially used to describe the functionally exhaustive phenotype of T cells …

Drug dependence in cancer is exploitable by optimally constructed treatment holidays

J Maltas, ST Killarney, KR Singleton… - Nature Ecology & …, 2024 - nature.com
Cancers with acquired resistance to targeted therapy can become simultaneously
dependent on the presence of the targeted therapy drug for survival, suggesting that …

[HTML][HTML] Identification of DUSP4/6 overexpression as a potential rheostat to NRAS-induced hepatocarcinogenesis

S Klemm, K Evert, K Utpatel, A Muggli, MM Simile… - BMC cancer, 2023 - Springer
Background Upregulation of the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) cascade is
common in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Neuroblastoma RAS viral oncogene homolog …

MAPK pathway modulation and its implications in KRAS mutant lung adenocarcinoma

S de Hita Román - 2023 - theses.fr
Résumé Cette thèse explore la régulation de la voie RAS-MAPK dans l'adénocarcinome
pulmonaire, où des altérations génétiques favorisent la progression tumorale en …

[HTML][HTML] The road less traveled: activating an oncogenic kinase

M Paul, DA Fruman - Trends in Pharmacological Sciences, 2023 - cell.com
Elevated phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) activity in human tumors has prompted
widespread efforts to develop chemical PI3K inhibitors for oncology indications. In an …