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ArticleNature medicine2014

A new tumor suppressor role for the Notch pathway in bladder cancer.

Theodoros Rampias, Paraskevi Vgenopoulou, Margaritis Avgeris, Alexander Polyzos, Konstantinos Stravodimos, Christos Valavanis, Andreas Scorilas, Apostolos Klinakis

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Article in Nature medicine, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 116 papers.

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8 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Theodoros RampiasBiomedical Research Foundation Academy of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Paraskevi VgenopoulouBiomedical Research Foundation Academy of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Margaritis AvgerisDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biology, University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis, Athens, Greece.
Alexander PolyzosBiomedical Research Foundation Academy of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Konstantinos StravodimosFirst Department of Urology, 'Laiko' General Hospital, Medical School, University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Christos ValavanisMolecular Pathology Unit, Department of Pathology, Metaxa Cancer Hospital, Piraeus, Greece.
Andreas ScorilasDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biology, University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis, Athens, Greece.
Apostolos KlinakisBiomedical Research Foundation Academy of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Academy of Athens · GRNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens · GRLaiko General Hospital of Athens · GRMetaxa Hospital · GR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Notch signaling pathway controls cell fates through interactions between neighboring cells by positively or negatively affecting the processes of proliferation, differentiation and apoptosis in a context-dependent manner. This pathway has been implicated in human cancer as both an oncogene and a tumor suppressor. Here we report new inactivating mutations in Notch pathway components in over 40% of human bladder cancers examined. Bladder cancer is the fourth most commonly diagnosed malignancy in the male population of the United States. Thus far, driver mutations in fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 (FGFR3) and, less commonly, in RAS proteins have been identified. We show that Notch activation in bladder cancer cells suppresses proliferation both in vitro and in vivo by directly upregulating dual-specificity phosphatases (DUSPs), thus reducing the phosphorylation of ERK1 and ERK2 (ERK1/2). In mouse models, genetic inactivation of Notch signaling leads to Erk1/2 phosphorylation, resulting in tumorigenesis in the urinary tract. Collectively our findings show that loss of Notch activity is a driving event in urothelial cancer.

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AnimalsCarcinoma, Transitional CellCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationDisease Models, AnimalDual-Specificity PhosphatasesFemaleGene DosageGenes, Tumor SuppressorHumansMaleMAP Kinase Signaling SystemMiceMutationReceptor, Notch1Receptors, NotchDual-Specificity PhosphatasesNOTCH1 protein, humanReceptor, Notch1Receptors, NotchTumor Suppressor Proteins

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