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FAK to the rescue: activated stroma promotes a "safe haven" for BRAF-mutant melanoma cells by inducing FAK signaling.

Authors :
Frame MC
Serrels A
Source :
Cancer cell [Cancer Cell] 2015 Apr 13; Vol. 27 (4), pp. 429-31.
Publication Year :
2015

Abstract

Perhaps the most pressing need in cancer therapeutics is to understand drug resistance. In this issue of Cancer Cell, Hirata and colleagues show that melanoma-associated fibroblasts can drive resistance to the BRAF inhibitor PLX4720 by stimulating matrix production/remodeling, and, consequently, survival signaling in melanoma cells via β1-integrin, Src, and FAK.<br /> (Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1878-3686
Volume :
27
Issue :
4
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Cancer cell
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
25873166
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccell.2015.03.013