Kras, Pten, NF-κB, and inflammation: Dangerous liaisons

Paul J. Chiao, Jianhua Ling

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Abstract

Ying and colleagues identify a novel function of Pten as a haploinsufficient tumor suppressor in human pancreatic cancer development. Genomic, genetic, and biochemical data reveal that Pten loss and Kras mutation cooperate to accelerate pancreatic cancer development by altering PI3K regulation to enhance NF-κB activation and upregulate downstream cytokine genes; this provides a protumorigenic and metastatic microenvironment.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)103-105
Number of pages3
JournalCancer discovery
Volume1
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 18 2011

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Oncology

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