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    A subset of metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomas depends quantitatively on oncogenic Kras/Mek/Erk-induced hyperactive mTOR signalling.
        
        Gut 65, 647-657 (2016)
    
    
    
				OBJECTIVE: Oncogenic Kras-activated robust Mek/Erk signals phosphorylate to the tuberous sclerosis complex (Tsc) and deactivates mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) suppression in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC); however, Mek and mTOR inhibitors alone have demonstrated minimal clinical antitumor activity. DESIGN: We generated transgenic mouse models in which mTOR was hyperactivated either through the Kras/Mek/Erk cascade, by loss of Pten or through Tsc1 haploinsufficiency. Primary cancer cells were isolated from mouse tumours. Oncogenic signalling was assessed in vitro and in vivo, with and without single or multiple targeted molecule inhibition. Transcriptional profiling was used to identify biomarkers predictive of the underlying pathway alterations and of therapeutic response. Results from the preclinical models were confirmed on human material. RESULTS: Reduction of Tsc1 function facilitated activation of Kras/Mek/Erk-mediated mTOR signalling, which promoted the development of metastatic PDACs. Single inhibition of mTOR or Mek elicited strong feedback activation of Erk or Akt, respectively. Only dual inhibition of Mek and PI3K reduced mTOR activity and effectively induced cancer cell apoptosis. Analysis of downstream targets demonstrated that oncogenic activity of the Mek/Erk/Tsc/mTOR axis relied on Aldh1a3 function. Moreover, in clinical PDAC samples, ALDH1A3 specifically labelled an aggressive subtype. CONCLUSIONS: These results advance our understanding of Mek/Erk-driven mTOR activation and its downstream targets in PDAC, and provide a mechanistic rationale for effective therapeutic matching for Aldh1a3-positive PDACs.
			
			
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        Publikationstyp
        Artikel: Journalartikel
    
 
    
        Dokumenttyp
        Wissenschaftlicher Artikel
    
 
     
    
    
        Schlagwörter
        Aldehyde Dehydrogenase; Ras Oncogene; Egf Receptor; Cancer; Marker; Activation; Expression; Mouse; Cells; Tumorigenesis
    
 
     
    
    
        Sprache
        englisch
    
 
    
        Veröffentlichungsjahr
        2016
    
 
    
        Prepublished im Jahr 
        2015
    
 
    
        HGF-Berichtsjahr
        2015
    
 
    
    
        ISSN (print) / ISBN
        0017-5749
    
 
    
        e-ISSN
        1468-3288
    
 
     
     
     
	     
	 
	 
    
        Zeitschrift
        Gut (eGut)
    
 
		
    
        Quellenangaben
        
	    Band: 65,  
	    Heft: 4,  
	    Seiten: 647-657 
	    
	    
	
    
 
  
         
        
            Verlag
            BMJ Publishing Group
        
 
        
            Verlagsort
            London
        
 
	
         
         
         
         
         
	
         
         
         
    
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
    
        Begutachtungsstatus
        Peer reviewed
    
 
     
    
        POF Topic(s)
        30201 - Metabolic Health
90000 - German Center for Diabetes Research
30205 - Bioengineering and Digital Health
 
    90000 - German Center for Diabetes Research
30205 - Bioengineering and Digital Health
        Forschungsfeld(er)
        Genetics and Epidemiology
Enabling and Novel Technologies
 
    Enabling and Novel Technologies
        PSP-Element(e)
        G-500600-004
G-501900-064
G-503800-001
 
     
     	
    G-501900-064
G-503800-001
        PubMed ID
        25601637
    
    
    
        WOS ID
        WOS:000372171100015
    
    
        Scopus ID
        84961989770
    
    
        Erfassungsdatum
        2015-01-22