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Inactivation of TGFβ receptors in stem cells drives cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma

Authors :
Patrizia Cammareri
Aidan M. Rose
David F. Vincent
Jun Wang
Ai Nagano
Silvana Libertini
Rachel A. Ridgway
Dimitris Athineos
Philip J. Coates
Angela McHugh
Celine Pourreyron
Jasbani H. S. Dayal
Jonas Larsson
Simone Weidlich
Lindsay C. Spender
Gopal P. Sapkota
Karin J. Purdie
Charlotte M. Proby
Catherine A. Harwood
Irene M. Leigh
Hans Clevers
Nick Barker
Stefan Karlsson
Catrin Pritchard
Richard Marais
Claude Chelala
Andrew P. South
Owen J. Sansom
Gareth J. Inman
Source :
Nature Communications, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2016)
Publication Year :
2016
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2016.

Abstract

Cutaneous squamous cell carcinomas is a growing problem but the driver genes causing this remain poorly defined. Here, the authors demonstrate that inactivating driver mutations in TGFBR1 and TGFBR2occur in vemurafenib-induced and sporadic cutaneous squamous cell carcinomas.

Subjects

Subjects :
Science

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20411723
Volume :
7
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Nature Communications
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.007e4295faa9467ba2f947c4d342dc0a
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12493