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Molecular definition of a metastatic lung cancer state reveals a targetable CD109–Janus kinase–Stat axis
- Chuang, Chen-Hua;
- Greenside, Peyton G;
- Rogers, Zoë N;
- Brady, Jennifer J;
- Yang, Dian;
- Ma, Rosanna K;
- Caswell, Deborah R;
- Chiou, Shin-Heng;
- Winters, Aidan F;
- Grüner, Barbara M;
- Ramaswami, Gokul;
- Spencley, Andrew L;
- Kopecky, Kimberly E;
- Sayles, Leanne C;
- Sweet-Cordero, E Alejandro;
- Li, Jin Billy;
- Kundaje, Anshul;
- Winslow, Monte M
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https://doi.org/10.1038/nm.4285Abstract
In vivo screening of pro-metastatic factors in a genetically engineered mouse model of lung cancer uncovered the CD109–JAK–STAT3 axis as a key contributor of metastatic dissemination of lung cancer cells. Activation of this pathway predicts poor outcome in patients with cancer, and its pharmacological inhibition dramatically reduces the metastatic ability of tumor cells, suggesting that it might be an effective intervention in patients.
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