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Azathioprine Inhibits Vav1-Dependent Invasion

Pancreatic cancer, one of the most lethal forms of human cancer, is largely resistant to many conventional chemotherapeutic agents. Although many therapeutic approaches focus on tumor growth, metastasis is a primary factor contributing to lethality. Th...

NKX3.1 Suppresses TMPRSS2-ERG Gene Rearrangement and Mediates Repair of Androgen Receptor-Induced DNA Damage

TMPRSS2 gene rearrangements occur at DNA breaks formed during androgen receptor-mediated transcription and activate expression of ETS transcription factors at the early stages of more than half of prostate cancers. NKX3.1, a prostate tumor suppressor t...

Secalonic acid-D represses HIF-1{alpha}/VEGF mediated angiogenesis by regulating the Akt/mTOR/p70S6K signaling cascade

Tumor angiogenesis is a validated target for therapeutic intervention, but agents that are more disease selective are needed. Here we report the isolation of secalonic acid-D (SAD), a mycotoxin from a novel source that exhibits potent anti-angiogenic a...

SAD, a Mycotoxin Represses VEGF-Arbitrated Angiogenesis

Tumor angiogenesis is a validated target for therapeutic intervention, but agents that are more disease selective are needed. Here, we report the isolation of secalonic acid-D (SAD), a mycotoxin from a novel source that exhibits potent antiangiogenic a...

Breast cancer cell-derived GM-CSF licenses regulatory Th2 induction by plasmacytoid pre-dendritic cells in aggressive disease subtypes

Reciprocal interactions between tumor cells and their microenvironment vitally impact tumor progression. In this study, we show that GM-CSF produced by primary breast tumor cells induced the activation of plasmacytoid pre-dendritic cells (pDC), a cell ...