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A systematic analysis reveals heterogeneous changes in the endocytic activities of cancer cells

Metastasis is a multistep process requiring cancer cell signaling, invasion, migration, survival and proliferation. These processes require dynamic modulation of cell surface proteins by endocytosis. Given this functional connection, it has been sugges...

Kinome RNAi Screens Reveal Synergistic Targeting of MTOR and FGFR1 Pathways as an Effective Strategy for Treatment of Lung Cancer and HNSCC

The fibroblast growth factor receptor FGFR1 is a therapeutic target under investigation in multiple solid tumors and clinical trials of selective tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI) are underway. Treatment with single TKI represents a logical step towards...

Cancer Stem Cell Marker Phenotypes are Reversible and Functionally Homogeneous in a Preclinical Model of Pancreatic Cancer

Survival rates associated with pancreatic cancer remain dismal despite advancements in detection and treatment strategies. Genetically engineered mouse models of pancreatic tumorigenesis have gained considerable attention based on their ability to reca...

Mechanisms of Cancer Cell Dormancy

Disease relapse in cancer patients many years after clinical remission, often referred to as cancer dormancy, is well documented but remains an incompletely understood phenomenon on the biologic level. Recent reviews have summarized potential models th...

Breast cancer cells respond differentially to modulation of TGF-{beta}2 signaling after exposure to chemotherapy or hypoxia

Intratumoral heterogeneity helps drive the selection for diverse therapy-resistant cell populations. In this study, we demonstrate the co-existence of two therapy-resistant populations with distinct properties that are reproducibly enriched under condi...