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ArticlePloS one2014

Targeting c-Met receptor overcomes TRAIL-resistance in brain tumors.

Wanlu Du, Liubov Uslar, Sindhura Sevala, Khalid Shah

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Article in PloS one, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Wanlu DuMolecular Neurotherapy and Imaging Laboratory, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America; Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.
Liubov UslarMolecular Neurotherapy and Imaging Laboratory, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America; Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.
Sindhura SevalaMolecular Neurotherapy and Imaging Laboratory, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America; Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.
Khalid ShahMolecular Neurotherapy and Imaging Laboratory, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America; Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America; Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America; Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America.
Harvard University · USMassachusetts General Hospital · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tumor necrosis factor related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) induced apoptosis specifically in tumor cells. However, with approximately half of all known tumor lines being resistant to TRAIL, the identification of TRAIL sensitizers and their mechanism of action become critical to broadly use TRAIL as a therapeutic agent. In this study, we explored whether c-Met protein contributes to TRAIL sensitivity. We found a direct correlation between the c-Met expression level and TRAIL resistance. We show that the knock down c-Met protein, but not inhibition, sensitized brain tumor cells to TRAIL-mediated apoptosis by interrupting the interaction between c-Met and TRAIL cognate death receptor (DR) 5. This interruption greatly induces the formation of death-inducing signaling complex (DISC) and subsequent downstream apoptosis signaling. Using intracranially implanted brain tumor cells and stem cell (SC) lines engineered with different combinations of fluorescent and bioluminescent proteins, we show that SC expressing a potent and secretable TRAIL (S-TRAIL) have a significant anti-tumor effect in mice bearing c-Met knock down of TRAIL-resistant brain tumors. To our best knowledge, this is the first study that demonstrates c-Met contributes to TRAIL sensitivity of brain tumor cells and has implications for developing effective therapies for brain tumor patients.

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AnimalsApoptosisBrain NeoplasmsCell Line, TumorDeath Domain Receptor Signaling Adaptor ProteinsDrug Resistance, NeoplasmGene Knockdown TechniquesHumansMedulloblastomaMiceProtein BindingProto-Oncogene Proteins c-metReceptors, TNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing LigandStem CellsTNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing LigandDeath Domain Receptor Signaling Adaptor ProteinsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-metReceptors, TNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing LigandTNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand

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PMID24748276
PMCPMC3991662
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