NRF2 Promotes Tumor Maintenance by Modulating mRNA Translation in Pancreatic Cancer.
NRF2 Promotes Tumor Maintenance by Modulating mRNA Translation in Pancreatic Cancer.
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DOI:
10.1016/j.cell.2016.06.056
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发表时间:
2016-08-11
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影响因子:
64.5
通讯作者:
Tuveson DA
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作者:
Chio IIC;Jafarnejad SM;Ponz-Sarvise M;Park Y;Rivera K;Palm W;Wilson J;Sangar V;Hao Y;Öhlund D;Wright K;Filippini D;Lee EJ;Da Silva B;Schoepfer C;Wilkinson JE;Buscaglia JM;DeNicola GM;Tiriac H;Hammell M;Crawford HC;Schmidt EE;Thompson CB;Pappin DJ;Sonenberg N;Tuveson DA
Pancreatic cancer is a deadly malignancy that lacks effective therapeutics. We previously reported that oncogenic Kras induced the redox master regulator Nrf2/Nfe2l2 to stimulate pancreatic and lung cancer initiation. Here, we show that NRF2 is necessary to maintain pancreatic cancer proliferation by regulating mRNA translation. Specifically, loss of NRF2 led to defects in autocrine EGFR signaling and oxidation of specific translational regulatory proteins, resulting in impaired cap-dependent and cap-independent mRNA translation in pancreatic cancer cells. Combined targeting of the EGFR effector AKT and the glutathione antioxidant pathway mimicked Nrf2 ablation to potently inhibit pancreatic cancer ex vivo and in vivo, representing a promising synthetic lethal strategy for treating the disease.