Search Results - "Wu, Warren L."
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Activation of Oxidative Stress Response in Cancer Generates a Druggable Dependency on Exogenous Non-essential Amino Acids
Published in Cell metabolism (04-02-2020)“…Rewiring of metabolic pathways is a hallmark of tumorigenesis as cancer cells acquire novel nutrient dependencies to support oncogenic growth. A major genetic…”
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EMSY inhibits homologous recombination repair and the interferon response, promoting lung cancer immune evasion
Published in Cell (06-01-2022)“…Non-small cell lung cancers (NSCLCs) harboring KEAP1 mutations are often resistant to immunotherapy. Here, we show that KEAP1 targets EMSY for…”
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Activation of the NRF2 antioxidant program generates an imbalance in central carbon metabolism in cancer
Published in eLife (02-10-2017)“…During tumorigenesis, the high metabolic demand of cancer cells results in increased production of reactive oxygen species. To maintain oxidative homeostasis,…”
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KEAP1 mutation in lung adenocarcinoma promotes immune evasion and immunotherapy resistance
Published in Cell reports (Cambridge) (28-11-2023)“…Lung cancer treatment has benefited greatly through advancements in immunotherapies. However, immunotherapy often fails in patients with specific mutations…”
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Activation of the NRF2 antioxidant program sensitizes tumors to G6PD inhibition
Published in Science advances (19-11-2021)“…The pathway promotes metabolic rewiring to support redox homeostasis. Activation of NRF2 occurs in many cancers, often due to mutations, and is associated with…”
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The Center Cannot Hold: NRF2 Battles Ferroptosis in the 3rd Dimension
Published in Molecular cell (03-12-2020)“…Takahashi et al. (2020) conduct a focused CRISPR/Cas9 screen against NRF2 target and other redox regulatory genes in both 2D- and 3D-culture systems,…”
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The Pleiotropic Role of the KEAP1 NRF2 Pathway in Cancer
Published in Annual review of cancer biology (04-03-2020)“…The unregulated proliferative capacity of many tumors is dependent on dysfunctional nutrient utilization and ROS (reactive oxygen species) signaling to sustain…”
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Glutamine antagonist DRP-104 suppresses tumor growth and enhances response to checkpoint blockade in KEAP1 mutant lung cancer
Published in Science advances (29-03-2024)“…Loss-of-function mutations in frequently occur in lung cancer and are associated with poor prognosis and resistance to standard of care treatment, highlighting…”
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Imprinted DNA methylation reconstituted at a non-imprinted locus
Published in Epigenetics & chromatin (22-09-2016)“…In mammals, tight regulation of cytosine methylation is required for embryonic development and cellular differentiation. The trans-acting DNA…”
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Slug contributes to cancer progression by direct regulation of ERα signaling pathway
Published in International journal of oncology (01-04-2015)“…Hormone therapy targeting estrogen receptor α (ERα) is the most effective treatment for breast cancer. However, this treatment eventually fails as the tumor…”
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