Acinar cell plasticity and development of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

P Storz - Nature reviews Gastroenterology & hepatology, 2017 - nature.com
Acinar cells in the adult pancreas show high plasticity and can undergo transdifferentiation
to a progenitor-like cell type with ductal characteristics. This process, termed acinar-to-ductal …

Genetics and biology of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

AF Hezel, AC Kimmelman, BZ Stanger… - Genes & …, 2006 - genesdev.cshlp.org
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is the fourth leading cause of cancer death in the
United States with a median survival of< 6 mo and a dismal 5-yr survival rate of 3%–5%. The …

Spatially restricted drivers and transitional cell populations cooperate with the microenvironment in untreated and chemo-resistant pancreatic cancer

D Cui Zhou, RG Jayasinghe, S Chen, JM Herndon… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma is a lethal disease with limited treatment options and
poor survival. We studied 83 spatial samples from 31 patients (11 treatment-naïve and 20 …

Altered RNA splicing by mutant p53 activates oncogenic RAS signaling in pancreatic cancer

LF Escobar-Hoyos, A Penson, R Kannan, H Cho… - Cancer cell, 2020 - cell.com
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is driven by co-existing mutations in KRAS and
TP53. However, how these mutations collaborate to promote this cancer is unknown. Here …

Chronic pancreatitis is essential for induction of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma by K-Ras oncogenes in adult mice

C Guerra, AJ Schuhmacher, M Cañamero, PJ Grippo… - Cancer cell, 2007 - cell.com
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDA), one of the deadliest human cancers, often
involves somatic activation of K-Ras oncogenes. We report that selective expression of an …

[HTML][HTML] Commitment and oncogene-induced plasticity of human stem cell-derived pancreatic acinar and ductal organoids

L Huang, R Desai, DN Conrad, NC Leite… - Cell Stem Cell, 2021 - cell.com
The exocrine pancreas, consisting of ducts and acini, is the site of origin of pancreatitis and
pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). Our understanding of the genesis and …

Yes-associated protein mediates immune reprogramming in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

S Murakami, D Shahbazian, R Surana, W Zhang… - Oncogene, 2017 - nature.com
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is characterized by a high degree of
inflammation and profound immune suppression. Here we identify Yes-associated protein …

Spontaneous induction of murine pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasia (mPanIN) by acinar cell targeting of oncogenic Kras in adult mice

N Habbe, G Shi, RA Meguid… - Proceedings of the …, 2008 - National Acad Sciences
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is believed to arise through a multistep model
comprised of putative precursor lesions known as pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasia …

Pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasia

RH Hruban, K Brune, N Fukushima, A Maitra - Pancreatic Cancer, 2008 - Springer
Most pancreatic cancers are not diagnosed until after the cancer has spread to other organs
and is no longer curable. As a result, the death rate for pancreatic cancer in this country …

Notch and Kras reprogram pancreatic acinar cells to ductal intraepithelial neoplasia

JP De La O, LL Emerson… - Proceedings of the …, 2008 - National Acad Sciences
Efforts to model pancreatic cancer in mice have focused on mimicking genetic changes
found in the human disease, particularly the activating KRAS mutations that occur in …