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ArticleCancer letters2021

Tumor cell intrinsic RON signaling suppresses innate immune responses in breast cancer through inhibition of IRAK4 signaling.

Jennifer R Bourn, Sasha J Ruiz-Torres, Brian G Hunt, Nancy M Benight, Susan E Waltz

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Article in Cancer letters, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13citing papers in PubMed
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 25 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jennifer R BournDepartment of Cancer Biology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, 45267-0521, USA.
Sasha J Ruiz-TorresDepartment of Cancer Biology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, 45267-0521, USA.
Brian G HuntDepartment of Cancer Biology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, 45267-0521, USA.
Nancy M BenightDepartment of Cancer Biology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, 45267-0521, USA.
Susan E WaltzDepartment of Cancer Biology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, 45267-0521, USA; Research Service, Cincinnati Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 45267, USA. Electronic address: susan.waltz@uc.edu.
University of Cincinnati Medical Center · USVeterans Health Administration · US

Funding

Training Program in Cancer TherapeuticsT32CA117846 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI · PI PRICE, CAROLYN M, TAKIAR, VINITA · 2006 to 2022
$6.5M
Defining genetic and metabolic requirements of aggressive breast cancerR01CA239697 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI · PI WALTZ, SUSAN E, WELLS, SUSANNE I · 2020 to 2024
$2.4M
Targeting glycolytic metabolism in RON-driven breast cancerF31CA228373 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI · PI HUNT, BRIAN GREGORY · 2018 to 2021
$169k
Ron Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Signaling in Breast CancerI01BX000803 · VA · CINCINNATI VA MEDICAL CENTER RESEARCH · PI WALTZ, SUSAN E · 2011 to 2025
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BLRD VA I01 BX000803NCI NIH HHS F31 CA228373NCI NIH HHS R01 CA239697NCI NIH HHS T32 CA117846
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Increasing evidence suggests that cancer cells require both alterations in intrinsic cellular processes and the tumor microenvironment for tumor establishment, growth, and progression to metastatic disease. Despite this, knowledge of tumor-cell intrinsic molecular mechanisms controlling both tumor cell processes as well as the tumor microenvironment is limited. In this study, we provide evidence demonstrating the novel role of RON signaling in regulating breast cancer initiation, progression, and metastasis through modulation of tumor cell intrinsic processes and the tumor microenvironment. Using clinically relevant models of breast cancer, we show that RON signaling in the mammary epithelial tumor cells promotes tumor cell survival and proliferation as well as an immunopermissive microenvironment associated with decreased M1 macrophage, natural killer (NK) cell, and CD8

Indexed as

Immunity, InnateAnimalsBreast NeoplasmsCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationCell SurvivalFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansInterleukin-1 Receptor-Associated KinasesMCF-7 CellsMiceNeoplasm TransplantationReceptor Protein-Tyrosine KinasesSignal TransductionTumor MicroenvironmentInterleukin-1 Receptor-Associated KinasesIRAK4 protein, humanReceptor Protein-Tyrosine KinasesRON proteinBreast cancerIRAK4 regulationReceptor tyrosine kinasesTumor microenvironmentType I IFN signaling

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PMID33508385
PMCPMC7981256
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