Rubin Mark A
Institute for Precision Medicine of Weill Cornell Medical College and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York. Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York. Department of Urology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York. Meyer Cancer Center of Weill Cornell Medical College and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York.
Cancer Discov. 2014 Nov;4(11):1262-4. doi: 10.1158/2159-8290.CD-14-1075.
Lucas and colleagues nominate transmembrane serine protease type II (TMPRSS2) as an important player in the initiation of epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) in prostate cancer. Cancer cells maintain androgen receptor-regulated cytoplasmic TMPRSS2 expression, which facilitates EMT invasion and metastasis in model systems through hepatocyte growth factor and c-MET signaling. In addition to providing a rationale for potentially targeting this organ-specific enabler of metastatic disease progression, this study also highlights the importance of understanding how organ/tissue-specific genes are co-opted in the context of cancer.
卢卡斯及其同事将II型跨膜丝氨酸蛋白酶(TMPRSS2)确定为前列腺癌上皮-间质转化(EMT)起始过程中的一个重要因素。癌细胞维持雄激素受体调节的细胞质TMPRSS2表达,这在模型系统中通过肝细胞生长因子和c-MET信号促进EMT侵袭和转移。除了为潜在靶向这种转移性疾病进展的器官特异性促成因素提供理论依据外,这项研究还强调了了解器官/组织特异性基因在癌症背景下如何被利用的重要性。