ArticleOncogene2014
EGFR-STAT3 signaling promotes formation of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors.
Article in Oncogene, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 55 papers.
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- PET Imaging of Neurofibromatosis Type 1 with a Fluorine-18 Labeled Tryptophan Radiotracer.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- The therapeutic potential of neurofibromin signaling pathways and binding partners.Communications biology · 2023Review
- Comprehensive pan-cancer analysis of STAT3 as a prognostic and immunological biomarker.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumors: Latest Concepts in Disease Pathogenesis and Clinical Management.Cancers · 2023Review
- Matrix protein Tenascin-C promotes kidney fibrosis via STAT3 activation in response to tubular injury.Cell death & disease · 2022Article
- PRC2-Inactivating Mutations in Cancer Enhance Cytotoxic Response to DNMT1-Targeted Therapy via Enhanced Viral Mimicry.Cancer discovery · 2022Article
- A clinicopathologic study of malignancy in VCP-associated multisystem proteinopathy.Orphanet journal of rare diseases · 2022Article
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- The IL-4/IL-13 signaling axis promotes prostatic fibrosis.PloS one · 2022Article
- Neurofibromin Deficiency Causes Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Upregulation through the Activation of Ras/ERK/SP1 Signaling Pathway in Neurofibromatosis Type 1-Associated Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheet Tumor.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021Article
- The differentiation state of the Schwann cell progenitor drives phenotypic variation between two contagious cancers.PLoS pathogens · 2021Article
- Toward Understanding the Mechanisms of Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor Development.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021Review
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Abstract
Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors (MPNSTs) develop sporadically or in the context of neurofibromatosis type 1. Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) overexpression has been implicated in MPNST formation, but its precise role and relevant signaling pathways remain unknown. We found that EGFR overexpression promotes mouse neurofibroma transformation to aggressive MPNST (GEM-PNST). Immunohistochemistry demonstrated phosphorylated STAT3 (Tyr705) in both human MPNST and mouse GEM-PNST. A specific JAK2/STAT3 inhibitor FLLL32 delayed MPNST formation in an MPNST xenograft nude mouse model. STAT3 knockdown by shRNA prevented MPNST formation in vivo. Finally, reducing EGFR activity strongly reduced pSTAT3 in vivo. Thus, an EGFR-STAT3 pathway is necessary for MPNST transformation and establishment of MPNST xenografts growth but not for tumor maintenance. Efficacy of the FLLL32 pharmacological inhibitor in delaying MPNST growth suggests that combination therapies targeting JAK/STAT3 might be useful therapeutics.
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