Abstract
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma originates from acinar cells that undergo acinar-to-ductal metaplasia (ADM). ADM is initiated in response to growth factors, inflammation, and oncogene activation and leads to a de-differentiated, duct-like phenotype. Our recent publication demonstrated a transforming growth factor α-KrasG12D-protein kinase D1-Notch1 signaling axis driving the induction of ADM and further progression to pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasia. This suggests that protein kinase D1 might be an early marker for tumor development and a potential target for drug development.
Original language | English (US) |
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Article number | e1035477 |
Journal | Molecular and Cellular Oncology |
Volume | 3 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 2 2016 |
Keywords
- Acinar-to-ductal metaplasia
- mechanisms of oncogenesis and tumor progression
- mouse model
- oncogenic Kras
- pancreatic cancer
- protein kinase D1
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Molecular Medicine
- Cancer Research