Nuclear Focal Adhesion Kinase Protects Against Cisplatin Stress in Ovarian Carcinoma

Yichi Zhang, Marjaana Ojalill, Antonia Boyer, Xiao Lei Chen, Elise Tahon, Gaëtan Thivolle Lioux, Marvin Xia, Maryam Abbas, Halime Meryem Soylu, Douglas B Flieder, Denise C Connolly, Alfredo A Molinolo, Michael T McHale, Dwayne G Stupack, David D Schlaepfer

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Abstract

FAK inhibitors are in combinatorial clinical testing with agents that prevent Ras-Raf-MAPK pathway activation in various cancers. This study suggests that nuclear FAK limits ERK/MAPK activation in supporting HGSOC cell survival to cisplatin stress. Overall, it is likely that targets of FAK-mediated survival signaling may be tumor type- and context-dependent.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3165-3179
Number of pages15
JournalCancer Research Communications
Volume4
Issue number12
Early online dateNov 25 2024
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 1 2024

Keywords

  • Antineoplastic Agents/pharmacology
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Cell Nucleus/drug effects
  • Cell Survival/drug effects
  • Cisplatin/pharmacology
  • Female
  • Focal Adhesion Kinase 1/metabolism
  • Focal Adhesion Protein-Tyrosine Kinases/metabolism
  • Humans
  • MAP Kinase Signaling System/drug effects
  • Ovarian Neoplasms/drug therapy

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