2020
KLF7 promotes pancreatic cancer growth and metastasis by up-regulating ISG expression and maintaining Golgi complex integrity
Gupta R, Malvi P, Parajuli KR, Janostiak R, Bugide S, Cai G, Zhu LJ, Green MR, Wajapeyee N. KLF7 promotes pancreatic cancer growth and metastasis by up-regulating ISG expression and maintaining Golgi complex integrity. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2020, 117: 12341-12351. PMID: 32430335, PMCID: PMC7275752, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2005156117.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGolgi ApparatusHumansKruppel-Like Transcription FactorsMaleMiceMice, KnockoutNeoplasm MetastasisNuclear ProteinsPancreatic NeoplasmsTranscription FactorsConceptsGolgi complex integrityGolgi complex fragmentationKrüppel-like factor 7Complex integrityPDAC growthMAP kinase pathwayTumor suppressor p53Protein glycosylationPancreatic ductal adenocarcinomaKinase pathwayPancreatic cancer growthSuppressor p53PDAC tumor growthTumor growthISG expressionProtein 3Factor 7Cancer growthKLF7 expressionComplex fragmentationKnockdownPharmacologic activationGrowth factorCell culturesExpression
2019
Loss of thymidine kinase 1 inhibits lung cancer growth and metastatic attributes by reducing GDF15 expression
Malvi P, Janostiak R, Nagarajan A, Cai G, Wajapeyee N. Loss of thymidine kinase 1 inhibits lung cancer growth and metastatic attributes by reducing GDF15 expression. PLOS Genetics 2019, 15: e1008439. PMID: 31589613, PMCID: PMC6797230, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1008439.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinoma of LungAdultAgedAnimalsBiomarkers, TumorCell Line, TumorCell MovementCell ProliferationDatasets as TopicDNA-Binding ProteinsFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGene Knockdown TechniquesGrowth Differentiation Factor 15HumansLungLung NeoplasmsMaleMiceMiddle AgedNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalPrognosisSurvival AnalysisThymidine KinaseTranscription FactorsXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysConceptsShort hairpin RNALUAD cellsMetastatic attributesRho GTPase activityMAP kinase pathwayEctopic expressionGTPase activityTranscriptional overexpressionKinase pathwayKinase 1Cancer cell growthGenetic knockdownProfiling-based approachDifferentiation factor 15Hairpin RNALung adenocarcinoma patientsLung cancer growthCell growthLUAD therapyDownstream mediatorLUAD tumorsLUAD growthKey hallmarksReduced expressionDependent manner
2017
Impaired HLA Class I Antigen Processing and Presentation as a Mechanism of Acquired Resistance to Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors in Lung Cancer
Gettinger S, Choi J, Hastings K, Truini A, Datar I, Sowell R, Wurtz A, Dong W, Cai G, Melnick MA, Du VY, Schlessinger J, Goldberg SB, Chiang A, Sanmamed MF, Melero I, Agorreta J, Montuenga LM, Lifton R, Ferrone S, Kavathas P, Rimm DL, Kaech SM, Schalper K, Herbst RS, Politi K. Impaired HLA Class I Antigen Processing and Presentation as a Mechanism of Acquired Resistance to Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors in Lung Cancer. Cancer Discovery 2017, 7: cd-17-0593. PMID: 29025772, PMCID: PMC5718941, DOI: 10.1158/2159-8290.cd-17-0593.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsDrug Resistance, NeoplasmGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHistocompatibility Antigens Class IHumansLung NeoplasmsSignal TransductionConceptsImmune checkpoint inhibitorsPatient-derived xenograftsHLA class ILung cancerClass ICell surface HLA class ILung cancer mouse modelPD-1 blockadeStandard treatment algorithmCancer mouse modelLung cancer samplesDefective antigen processingCheckpoint inhibitorsPD-1Treatment algorithmMouse modelAntagonistic antibodiesDiverse malignanciesAntigen processingCancer samplesB2MHomozygous lossTumorsCancerRecurrent mutationsParaoxonase 2 Facilitates Pancreatic Cancer Growth and Metastasis by Stimulating GLUT1-Mediated Glucose Transport
Nagarajan A, Dogra SK, Sun L, Gandotra N, Ho T, Cai G, Cline G, Kumar P, Cowles RA, Wajapeyee N. Paraoxonase 2 Facilitates Pancreatic Cancer Growth and Metastasis by Stimulating GLUT1-Mediated Glucose Transport. Molecular Cell 2017, 67: 685-701.e6. PMID: 28803777, PMCID: PMC5567863, DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2017.07.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAMP-Activated Protein KinasesAnimalsAntineoplastic AgentsApoptosis Regulatory ProteinsAryldialkylphosphataseCarcinoma, Pancreatic DuctalCell Line, TumorCell MovementCell ProliferationEnergy MetabolismFemaleForkhead Box Protein O3Gene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGlucoseGlucose Transporter Type 1HumansLiver NeoplasmsLung NeoplasmsMaleMice, NudeMutationPancreatic NeoplasmsProtein Kinase InhibitorsProto-Oncogene ProteinsProto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras)RNA InterferenceSignal TransductionTime FactorsTranscription, GeneticTransfectionTumor BurdenTumor Suppressor Protein p53Xenograft Model Antitumor AssaysConceptsPDAC tumor growthGlucose transportCellular starvation responsesParaoxonase 2Glutamine metabolism pathwayNew metabolic regulatorPDAC tumor samplesShort hairpin RNATumor growthStarvation responseMetabolic genesTranscriptional targetsProtein kinaseTractable pathwayPancreatic cancer growthGenetic activationMetabolism pathwaysHairpin RNAMetabolic regulatorNew modulatorsHuman cancersPancreatic ductal adenocarcinomaMetabolic deregulationAMPKCancer growth