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The epithelial polarity regulator LGALS9/galectin-9 induces fatal frustrated autophagy in KRAS mutant colon carcinoma that depends on elevated basal autophagic flux.
Autophagy - 1 Jan 2015
Wiersma Valerie R, de Bruyn Marco, Wei Yunwei, van Ginkel Robert J, Hirashima Mitsuomi, Niki Toshiro, Nishi Nozomu, Zhou Jin, Pouwels Simon D, Samplonius Douwe F, Nijman Hans W, Eggleton Paul, Helfrich Wijnand, Bremer Edwin
Abstract excerpt
Oncogenic mutation of KRAS (Kirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog) in colorectal cancer (CRC) confers resistance to both chemotherapy and EGFR (epidermal growth factor receptor)-targeted therapy. We uncovered that KRAS mutant (KRAS(mut)) CRC is uniquely sensitive to treatment with recombinant LGALS9/Galectin-9 (rLGALS9), a recently established regulator of epithelial polarity. Upon treatment of CRC cells,...
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