| Literature DB >> 26977885 |
Syed A Ali1, Verline Justilien1, Lee Jamieson1, Nicole R Murray1, Alan P Fields2.
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We report that the protein kinase Cι (PKCι) oncogene controls expression of NOTCH3, a key driver of stemness, in KRAS-mediated lung adenocarcinoma (LADC). PKCι activates NOTCH3 expression by phosphorylating the ELF3 transcription factor and driving ELF3 occupancy on the NOTCH3 promoter. PKCι-ELF3-NOTCH3 signaling controls the tumor-initiating cell phenotype by regulating asymmetric cell division, a process necessary for tumor initiation and maintenance. Primary LADC tumors exhibit PKCι-ELF3-NOTCH3 signaling, and combined pharmacologic blockade of PKCι and NOTCH synergistically inhibits tumorigenic behavior in vitro and LADC growth in vivo demonstrating the therapeutic potential of PKCι-ELF3-NOTCH3 signal inhibition to more effectively treat KRAS LADC.Entities:
Keywords: ELF3; KRAS-driven lung adenocarcinoma; NOTCH signaling; protein kinase Cι; therapeutic intervention
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Year: 2016 PMID: 26977885 PMCID: PMC4795153 DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2016.02.012
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cancer Cell ISSN: 1535-6108 Impact factor: 31.743