Targeting melanoma’s MCL1 bias unleashes the apoptotic potential of BRAF and ERK1/2 pathway inhibitors

Autor: Matthew J. Sale, Emma Minihane, Noel R. Monks, Rebecca Gilley, Frances M. Richards, Kevin P. Schifferli, Courtney L. Andersen, Emma J. Davies, Mario Aladren Vicente, Eiko Ozono, Aleksandra Markovets, Jonathan R. Dry, Lisa Drew, Vikki Flemington, Theresa Proia, Duncan I. Jodrell, Paul D. Smith, Simon J. Cook
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Nature Communications, Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp 1-19 (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-12409-w
Popis: BRAF or MEK1/2 inhibitors are cytostatic in melanoma and the surviving cells develop drug resistance. This study shows that the pro-survival pool is biased towards MCL1 in melanoma so that BRAF or MEK1/2 inhibitors are synthetic lethal with the MCL1 inhibitor AZD5991, improving tumour growth inhibition.
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