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ArticleOncogene2025

An FGFR-p53 developmental signaling axis drives salivary cancer progression.

Adele M Musicant, Julia M R Billington, Jeffrey S Damrauer, Jennifer L Modliszewski, Luane J B Landau, Yi-Hsuan Tsai, Jay H Mehta, John Powers, Renee Betancourt, Radhika Sekhri and 7 more

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Article in Oncogene, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Fibroblast growth factor receptor signaling in head and neck tumors: molecular pathogenesis and potential therapeutic targets.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

17 authors.

Adele M Musicant *Graduate Curriculum in Genetics and Molecular Biology, Biological and Biomedical Sciences Program, School of Medicine, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Julia M R Billington *Cancer Biology PhD Program, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA.
Jeffrey S DamrauerDepartment of Medicine, Division of Oncology, School of Medicine, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8148-0285
Jennifer L ModliszewskiBioinformatics Core, Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, School of Medicine, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Luane J B LandauDepartment of Biological Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4528-118X
Yi-Hsuan TsaiBioinformatics Core, Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, School of Medicine, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Jay H MehtaDepartment of Tumor Microenvironment and Metastasis, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, FL, USA.
John PowersDepartment of Tumor Microenvironment and Metastasis, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, FL, USA.
Renee BetancourtDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, School of Medicine, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Radhika SekhriCenter for Cancer Research, University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center, Memphis, TN, USA.
Ricardo J PadillaDivision of Diagnostic Sciences, Adams School of Dentistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Juan C Hernandez-PreraDepartment of Pathology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, FL, USA.
D Neil HayesCenter for Cancer Research, University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center, Memphis, TN, USA.
Trevor G HackmanDepartment of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medicine, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Omer GokcumenDepartment of Biological Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4371-679X
Sarah M KnoxDepartment of Cell and Tissue Biology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Antonio L AmelioDepartment of Tumor Microenvironment and Metastasis, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, FL, USA. antonio.amelio@moffitt.org.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6295-2694

Funding

Virology Research Program (Program 4)P30CA016086 · NCI · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI Deborah F. Tate · 1985 to 2026
$201.5M
TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCHP30CA076292 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA · PI John L. Cleveland · 1998 to 2026
$93.5M
Re-Entry Supplement: Investigation of Oral Microbial Enzymes for the Detection and Treatment of Periodontal DiseaseUL1TR002489 · NCATS · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI BUSE, JOHN BERNARD, SHAHEEN, NICHOLAS J · 2018 to 2022
$48.6M
NRSA IN GENETICST32GM007092 · NIGMS · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI SEKELSKY, JEFF J. · 1985 to 2019
$5.9M
Role of CRTC1-MAML2 in Salivary Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma PathobiologyR01DE030123 · NIDCR · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI AMELIO, ANTONIO LUIGI · 2021 to 2025
$2.5M
Role of CRTC1/MAML2-Mediated Interactions with CREB and MYC in Defining the Cellular Heterogeneity of Salivary TumorsF31DE027282 · NIDCR · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI MUSICANT, ADELE M · 2018 to 2019
$69k
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR002489NCI NIH HHS P30 CA016086NCI NIH HHS P30 CA076292NIDCR NIH HHS F31 DE027282NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE030123NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM007092U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Cancer Institute (NCI) P30-CA016086U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Cancer Institute (NCI) P30-CA076292U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) UL1-TR002489U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) F31-DE027282U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) R01-DE030123U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) T32-GM007092
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) is the most frequently occurring salivary gland malignancy. Here, we investigated transcriptomic profiles of human fetal and adult salivary glands and MEC tumors to assess programs involved in MEC progression. Molecular and genetic analyses revealed that MEC tumors and fetal salivary glands share proliferative and developmental gene expression profiles that implicate an FGFR-p53 signaling axis in salivary MEC progression. Based on these findings, we developed a genetically engineered mouse model of advanced MEC via targeted expression of the CRTC1-MAML2 oncogene in salivary ductal cells. Specifically, CRTC1-MAML2 expression combined with p53 dysregulation in salivary ducts rewires FGF signaling to drive formation of tumors with histological and molecular features of high-grade MEC. The combined bioinformatics and mouse modeling of this study demonstrate that salivary MEC progression is underpinned by reactivation of developmental signaling programs and suggests a role for FGFR targeted therapies in the treatment of high-grade MEC.

Indexed as

Carcinoma, MucoepidermoidReceptors, Fibroblast Growth FactorSalivary Gland NeoplasmsTumor Suppressor Protein p53AnimalsDisease Models, AnimalDisease ProgressionGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMiceSignal TransductionTrans-ActivatorsTranscription FactorsMAML2 protein, humanReceptors, Fibroblast Growth FactorTP53 protein, humanTrans-ActivatorsTranscription FactorsTumor Suppressor Protein p53

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PMID40456865
PMCPMC12707192

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