2018
Allele-Specific Chromatin Recruitment and Therapeutic Vulnerabilities of ESR1 Activating Mutations
Jeselsohn R, Bergholz JS, Pun M, Cornwell M, Liu W, Nardone A, Xiao T, Li W, Qiu X, Buchwalter G, Feiglin A, Abell-Hart K, Fei T, Rao P, Long H, Kwiatkowski N, Zhang T, Gray N, Melchers D, Houtman R, Liu XS, Cohen O, Wagle N, Winer EP, Zhao J, Brown M. Allele-Specific Chromatin Recruitment and Therapeutic Vulnerabilities of ESR1 Activating Mutations. Cancer Cell 2018, 33: 173-186.e5. PMID: 29438694, PMCID: PMC5813700, DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2018.01.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChromatin recruitmentLigand-independent functionsER mutationsPro-metastatic phenotypeGenetic screenTranscriptional networksTranscriptional programsWild-type ERTherapeutic vulnerabilitiesPotential therapeutic targetMutationsMutantsDomain mutationsLigand-binding domain mutationsActivating mutationsTherapeutic targetTherapy resistanceUnique recruitmentRecruitmentGenetic vulnerabilityCancer modelGenesBreast cancer modelERPhenotype
2016
Overcoming Therapeutic Resistance in HER2-Positive Breast Cancers with CDK4/6 Inhibitors
Goel S, Wang Q, Watt AC, Tolaney SM, Dillon DA, Li W, Ramm S, Palmer AC, Yuzugullu H, Varadan V, Tuck D, Harris LN, Wong KK, Liu XS, Sicinski P, Winer EP, Krop IE, Zhao JJ. Overcoming Therapeutic Resistance in HER2-Positive Breast Cancers with CDK4/6 Inhibitors. Cancer Cell 2016, 29: 255-269. PMID: 26977878, PMCID: PMC4794996, DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2016.02.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBreast NeoplasmsCell Line, TumorCyclin-Dependent Kinase 4Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 6Disease Models, AnimalDrug Resistance, NeoplasmErbB ReceptorsFemaleHumansMechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1MiceMice, NudeMice, TransgenicMultiprotein ComplexesNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalPhosphorylationProtein Kinase InhibitorsReceptor, ErbB-2TOR Serine-Threonine KinasesTumor Suppressor ProteinsConceptsHER2-positive breast cancerCDK4/6 inhibitorsBreast cancerEGFR/HER2Patient-derived xenograft tumorsTransgenic mouse modelInhibition of CDK4/6Tumor recurrenceXenograft tumorsMouse modelPotent suppressionTransgenic modelClinical specimensTherapeutic resistanceDual inhibitionMediate resistanceHER2CancerTSC2 phosphorylationG1 arrestCellular senescenceTherapyRb phosphorylationTumorsCDK4/6
2015
PIK3CAH1047R- and Her2-initiated mammary tumors escape PI3K dependency by compensatory activation of MEK-ERK signaling
Cheng H, Liu P, Ohlson C, Xu E, Symonds L, Isabella A, Muller WJ, Lin NU, Krop IE, Roberts TM, Winer EP, Arteaga CL, Zhao JJ. PIK3CAH1047R- and Her2-initiated mammary tumors escape PI3K dependency by compensatory activation of MEK-ERK signaling. Oncogene 2015, 35: 2961-2970. PMID: 26640141, PMCID: PMC4896860, DOI: 10.1038/onc.2015.377.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancerPIK3CA mutationsMammary tumorsHER2 amplification/overexpressionHER2-positive breast cancerHER2-positive cancersPrimary mammary tumorsHER2/HER3PIK3CA-activating mutationsHER2/neuHuman breast cancerEffective treatment approachAmplification/overexpressionCompound mouse modelMEK-ERK signalingMouse mammary glandWorse prognosisCombination therapyMammary tumorigenesisMouse modelMutant PIK3CATreatment approachesHER2Combined inhibitionCompensatory activation