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TAK1 Promotes an Immunosuppressive Tumor Microenvironment through Cancer-Associated Fibroblast Phenotypic Conversion in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research - 15 Nov 2024
Sheng Nan, Shindo Koji, Ohuchida Kenoki, Shinkawa Tomohiko, Zhang Bo, Feng Haimin, Yamamoto Takeo, Moriyama Taiki, Ikenaga Naoki, Nakata Kohei, Oda Yoshinao, Nakamura Masafumi
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PURPOSE: We aim to clarify the precise function of TGFβ1-activated kinase 1 (TAK1) in cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAF) within human pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) by investigating its role in cytokine-mediated signaling pathways. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN: The expression of TAK1 in pancreatic cancer was confirmed by The Cancer Genome Atlas data and human pancreatic cancer specimens. CAFs from freshly...
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