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Differential roles of STAT3 in the initiation and growth of lung cancer.
Oncogene - 1 Jul 2015
Zhou Jingjiao, Qu Zhaoxia, Yan Shapei, Sun Fan, Whitsett Jeffrey A, Shapiro Steven D, Xiao Gutian
Abstract excerpt
Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) is linked to multiple cancers, including pulmonary adenocarcinoma. However, the role of STAT3 in lung cancer pathogenesis has not been determined. Using lung epithelial-specific inducible knockout strategies, we demonstrate that STAT3 has contrasting roles in the initiation and growth of both chemically and genetically induced lung cancers. Selective...
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