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ArticleBiomolecules2026

MACC1 Hyperactivates Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Signaling Through Phosphorylation-Dependent Adaptor Activity in Colorectal Cancer Cells.

Fabian Zincke, Dennis Kobelt, Susan Kläger, Fiona Pachl, Gerrit Erdmann, Mathias Dahlmann, Wolfgang Walther, Bernhard Küster, Ulrike Stein

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Article in Biomolecules, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Fabian ZinckeExperimental and Clinical Research Center, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, and Max-Delbrück-Center for Molecular Medicine, Robert-Rössle-Straße 10, 13125 Berlin, Germany.
Dennis KobeltExperimental and Clinical Research Center, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, and Max-Delbrück-Center for Molecular Medicine, Robert-Rössle-Straße 10, 13125 Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-9373-0648
Susan KlägerGerman Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Neuenheimer Feld 280, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
Fiona PachlChair of Proteomics and Bioanalytics, Technical University Munich, Emil-Erlenmeyer-Forum 5, 85354 Freising, Germany.
Gerrit ErdmannNMI TT GmbH, Markwiesenstraße 55, 72770 Reutlingen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-4183-3995
Mathias DahlmannExperimental and Clinical Research Center, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, and Max-Delbrück-Center for Molecular Medicine, Robert-Rössle-Straße 10, 13125 Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-0036-5283
Wolfgang WaltherExperimental and Clinical Research Center, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, and Max-Delbrück-Center for Molecular Medicine, Robert-Rössle-Straße 10, 13125 Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-2360-1370
Bernhard KüsterGerman Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Neuenheimer Feld 280, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-9094-1677
Ulrike SteinExperimental and Clinical Research Center, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, and Max-Delbrück-Center for Molecular Medicine, Robert-Rössle-Straße 10, 13125 Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-7006-282X

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German Consortium for Translational Cancer Research
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Understanding the mechanisms of metastasis is one of the most pressing issues in cancer therapy. Metastasis-associated in colon cancer 1 (MACC1) is an important biomarker and functional driver of tumor progression and metastasis. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying its activity remain incompletely understood. Here, we demonstrate that MACC1 acts as an important adaptor protein that promotes hyperactivation of receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK) signaling pathways in colorectal cancer (CRC) cells. Based on mass spectrometry-based interactomics, we identified key MACC1 interactors, including GRB2, SHP2, SHC1, and STAT5B, that preferentially associate with tyrosine-phosphorylated residues Y365, Y379, and Y789. Site-directed mutagenesis of Y379 and Y789 reduced MACC1-induced migration, proliferation, and ERK phosphorylation. Using digital Western blotting (DigiWest), we observed a broad MACC1-dependent hyperactivation of downstream signaling effectors, including MEK, ERK, β-catenin, SRC, FAK, CREB, and VASP. Targeting MACC1-induced signaling with clinically relevant inhibitors effectively reversed MACC1-driven clonogenicity. Our findings support a role for MACC1 in promoting hyperactivation of RTK-associated signaling and reveal pharmacological vulnerabilities of potential relevance to metastasis-prone cancers characterized by elevated MACC1 expression.

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Colorectal NeoplasmsReceptor Protein-Tyrosine KinasesTrans-ActivatorsTranscription FactorsCell Line, TumorCell MovementCell ProliferationGRB2 Adaptor ProteinHumansPhosphorylationSignal TransductionGRB2 Adaptor ProteinGRB2 protein, humanMACC1 protein, humanReceptor Protein-Tyrosine KinasesTrans-ActivatorsTranscription Factorsadaptor proteincolorectal cancerMACC1metastasisprotein–protein interactionreceptor tyrosine kinase signalingsignal transductiontyrosine phosphorylation

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PMID42793099
PMCPMC13604596

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