| Literature DB >> 29209644 |
Jieli Shen1, Daisy F Rangel1, Dat Ha1, Amy S Lee1.
Abstract
Metaplasia is emerging as a key process in tumorigenesis. We discovered that 2 essential endoplasmic reticulum (ER) chaperones, 78-kilodalton glucose-regulated protein (GRP78) and 94-kilodalton glucose-regulated protein (GRP94) have a role in metaplasia. Grp78 haploinsufficiency in the mouse pancreas impairs acinar-to-ductal metaplasia, whereas in the uterus, Grp94 loss induces squamous cell metaplasia; both resulting in tumor suppression.Entities:
Keywords: ER chaperone; GRP78; GRP94; metaplasia; mouse models; pancreatic cancer
Year: 2017 PMID: 29209644 PMCID: PMC5706948 DOI: 10.1080/23723556.2017.1345350
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Mol Cell Oncol ISSN: 2372-3556