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SUBMITTER: Nakayama S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4199914 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Nakayama Sohei S Sng Natasha N Carretero Julian J Welner Robert R Hayashi Yuichiro Y Yamamoto Mihoko M Tan Alistair J AJ Yamaguchi Norihiro N Yasuda Hiroyuki H Li Danan D Soejima Kenzo K Soo Ross A RA Costa Daniel B DB Wong Kwok-Kin KK Kobayashi Susumu S SS
Cancer research 20140827 20
The discovery of somatic mutations in EGFR and development of EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI) have revolutionized treatment for lung cancer. However, resistance to TKIs emerges in almost all patients and currently no effective treatment is available. Here, we show that β-catenin is essential for development of EGFR-mutated lung cancers. β-Catenin was upregulated and activated in EGFR-mutated cells. Mutant EGFR preferentially bound to and tyrosine phosphorylated β-catenin, leading to an inc ...[more]