MEK inhibitors block growth of lung tumours with mutations in ataxia–telangiectasia mutated
oleh: Michal Smida, Ferran Fece de la Cruz, Claudia Kerzendorfer, Iris Z. Uras, Barbara Mair, Abdelghani Mazouzi, Tereza Suchankova, Tomasz Konopka, Amanda M. Katz, Keren Paz, Katalin Nagy-Bojarszky, Markus K. Muellner, Zsuzsanna Bago-Horvath, Eric B. Haura, Joanna I. Loizou, Sebastian M. B. Nijman
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2016-12-01 |
Deskripsi
ATM is a tumor suppressor often mutated in lung adenocarcinoma. In this study, the authors starting from a synthetic lethal screen, demonstrate that tumor cells with mutations in ATM exhibit increased sensitivity to MEK1/2 inhibition through the modulation of the AKT/mTOR pathway.