Title | Identification of the JNK signaling pathway as a functional target of the tumor suppressor PTEN. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2007 |
Authors | Vivanco I, Palaskas N, Tran C, Finn SP, Getz G, Kennedy NJ, Jiao J, Rose J, Xie W, Loda M, Golub T, Mellinghoff IK, Davis RJ, Wu H, Sawyers CL |
Journal | Cancer Cell |
Volume | 11 |
Issue | 6 |
Pagination | 555-69 |
Date Published | 2007 Jun |
ISSN | 1535-6108 |
Keywords | Animals, Cell Transformation, Neoplastic, Enzyme Activation, Feedback, Physiological, Gene Expression Profiling, Genes, Tumor Suppressor, Humans, JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases, Mice, Mice, Knockout, Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinases, Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases, Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases, Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt, PTEN Phosphohydrolase, Signal Transduction |
Abstract | Although most oncogenic phenotypes of PTEN loss are attributed to AKT activation, AKT alone is not sufficient to induce all of the biological activities associated with PTEN inactivation. We searched for additional PTEN-regulated pathways through gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA) and identified genes associated with JNK activation. PTEN null cells exhibit higher JNK activity, and genetic studies demonstrate that JNK functions parallel to and independently of AKT. Furthermore, PTEN deficiency sensitizes cells to JNK inhibition and negative feedback regulation of PI3K was impaired in PTEN null cells. Akt and JNK activation are highly correlated in human prostate cancer. These findings implicate JNK in PI3K-driven cancers and demonstrate the utility of GSEA to identify functional pathways using genetically defined systems. |
DOI | 10.1016/j.ccr.2007.04.021 |
Alternate Journal | Cancer Cell |
PubMed ID | 17560336 |
Grant List | 5F31GM067600 / GM / NIGMS NIH HHS / United States |
Related Faculty:
Massimo Loda, M.D.