Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology and the Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.
Cancer Discov. 2013 Aug;3(8):843-5. doi: 10.1158/2159-8290.CD-13-0296.
LKB1 is the third most frequently mutated gene in non-small cell lung cancer and serves as a master regulator of cell metabolism and polarity across a variety of model organisms. Recent studies are beginning to identify therapeutics that exploit defects associated with LKB1 loss. The work presented here by Liu and colleagues shows that deoxythymidylate kinase is a new potential target in LKB1-deficient tumors and highlights the possibility of a new therapeutic option for this subset of patients with cancer.
LKB1 是在非小细胞肺癌中突变频率第三高的基因,是多种模型生物中细胞代谢和极性的主调控因子。近期的研究开始鉴定利用与 LKB1 缺失相关缺陷的治疗方法。刘等人在这里的工作表明,脱氧胸苷激酶是 LKB1 缺陷肿瘤中的一个新的潜在靶点,并强调了为这部分癌症患者提供一种新的治疗选择的可能性。