2023
HOXC6 drives a therapeutically targetable pancreatic cancer growth and metastasis pathway by regulating MSK1 and PPP2R2B
Malvi P, Chava S, Cai G, Hu K, Zhu L, Edwards Y, Green M, Gupta R, Wajapeyee N. HOXC6 drives a therapeutically targetable pancreatic cancer growth and metastasis pathway by regulating MSK1 and PPP2R2B. Cell Reports Medicine 2023, 4: 101285. PMID: 37951219, PMCID: PMC10694669, DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2023.101285.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCarcinoma, Pancreatic DuctalCell ProliferationMammalsMiceNeoplasm ProteinsPancreatic NeoplasmsProtein Kinase InhibitorsTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesConceptsPancreatic ductal adenocarcinomaHomeobox C6PDAC growthInsulin-like growth factor 1 receptorGrowth factor 1 receptorKinase MSK1Factor 1 receptorTranscription factorsPancreatic cancer growthMSK1Tumor growthPDAC tumor growthMost pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomasMammalian targetIGF1R inhibitorsTherapeutic vulnerabilitiesRapamycin (mTOR) pathway activationMEK inhibitor trametinibMetastasis pathwaysPDAC mouse modelPDAC cellsMTOR inhibitionPharmacological inhibitionPathway activationInhibition blocksCytomorphologic, immunophenotypical and molecular features of pancreatic acinar cell carcinoma
Sun T, Gilani S, Jain D, Cai G. Cytomorphologic, immunophenotypical and molecular features of pancreatic acinar cell carcinoma. Diagnostic Cytopathology 2023, 51: 674-683. PMID: 37469257, DOI: 10.1002/dc.25196.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCarcinoma, Acinar CellCarcinoma, Pancreatic DuctalHumansPancreasPancreatic NeoplasmsRepressor ProteinsConceptsPancreatic acinar cell carcinomaPancreatic ductal carcinomaAcinar cell carcinomaCell carcinomaMixed acinar-ductal carcinomaMixed acinar-neuroendocrine carcinomaMolecular featuresComprehensive molecular profilingDifferent molecular alterationsDistinct molecular featuresImmunophenotypical featuresNeuroendocrine featuresDuctal carcinomaRare tumorCCDC6-RETCytohistological correlationKi-67Large cohortCytologic diagnosisBiomarker assessmentCytology featuresCytology specimensCarcinomaMolecular alterationsGermline mutations
2022
Comprehensive molecular profiling of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma in FNA, biopsy, and resection specimens
Razzano D, Bouza SJ, Hernandez PV, Wang M, Robert ME, Walther Z, Cai G. Comprehensive molecular profiling of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma in FNA, biopsy, and resection specimens. Cancer Cytopathology 2022, 130: 726-734. PMID: 35511415, DOI: 10.1002/cncy.22589.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCarcinoma, Pancreatic DuctalEndoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle AspirationHumansPancreatic NeoplasmsProto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras)ConceptsFine-needle aspirationFine-needle biopsyPancreatic ductal adenocarcinomaOncomine Comprehensive AssayResection specimensMolecular alterationsMolecular testingFNB samplesDuctal adenocarcinomaTherapeutic implicationsSuccess rateComprehensive molecular analysisComprehensive molecular testingComprehensive molecular profilingPotential therapeutic implicationsSimilar success ratesResection casesKRAS mutationsFNB specimensFNA materialFNA specimensAmplification analysisMolecular profilingFusion assessmentGene mutations
2017
Paraoxonase 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