Cx26 drives self-renewal in triple-negative breast cancer via interaction with NANOG and focal adhesion kinase

Connexin proteins are usually considered as tumor suppressors. Here, the authors show that connexin 26 (Cx26) regulates the self-renewal of breast cancer stem cells via a ternary complex with FAK and NANOG.

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Main Authors: Praveena S. Thiagarajan, Maksim Sinyuk, Soumya M. Turaga, Erin E. Mulkearns-Hubert, James S. Hale, Vinay Rao, Abeba Demelash, Caner Saygin, Arnab China, Tyler J. Alban, Masahiro Hitomi, Luke A. Torre-Healy, Alvaro G. Alvarado, Awad Jarrar, Andrew Wiechert, Valery Adorno-Cruz, Paul L. Fox, Benjamin C. Calhoun, Jun-Lin Guan, Huiping Liu, Ofer Reizes, Justin D. Lathia
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Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-02-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-02938-1
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spelling doaj-8069efa147334bedbe33b1e19b4d72412021-05-11T10:11:23ZengNature Publishing GroupNature Communications2041-17232018-02-019111410.1038/s41467-018-02938-1Cx26 drives self-renewal in triple-negative breast cancer via interaction with NANOG and focal adhesion kinasePraveena S. Thiagarajan0Maksim Sinyuk1Soumya M. Turaga2Erin E. Mulkearns-Hubert3James S. Hale4Vinay Rao5Abeba Demelash6Caner Saygin7Arnab China8Tyler J. Alban9Masahiro Hitomi10Luke A. Torre-Healy11Alvaro G. Alvarado12Awad Jarrar13Andrew Wiechert14Valery Adorno-Cruz15Paul L. Fox16Benjamin C. Calhoun17Jun-Lin Guan18Huiping Liu19Ofer Reizes20Justin D. Lathia21Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland ClinicDepartment of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland ClinicDepartment of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland ClinicDepartment of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland ClinicDepartment of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland ClinicDepartment of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland ClinicDepartment of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland ClinicDepartment of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland ClinicDepartment of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland ClinicDepartment of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland ClinicDepartment of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland ClinicDepartment of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland ClinicDepartment of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland ClinicDepartment of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland ClinicDepartment of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland ClinicCase Comprehensive Cancer CenterDepartment of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland ClinicDepartment of Pathology, Cleveland ClinicDepartment of Cancer Biology, University of CincinnatiCase Comprehensive Cancer CenterDepartment of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland ClinicDepartment of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland ClinicConnexin proteins are usually considered as tumor suppressors. Here, the authors show that connexin 26 (Cx26) regulates the self-renewal of breast cancer stem cells via a ternary complex with FAK and NANOG.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-02938-1
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author Praveena S. Thiagarajan
Maksim Sinyuk
Soumya M. Turaga
Erin E. Mulkearns-Hubert
James S. Hale
Vinay Rao
Abeba Demelash
Caner Saygin
Arnab China
Tyler J. Alban
Masahiro Hitomi
Luke A. Torre-Healy
Alvaro G. Alvarado
Awad Jarrar
Andrew Wiechert
Valery Adorno-Cruz
Paul L. Fox
Benjamin C. Calhoun
Jun-Lin Guan
Huiping Liu
Ofer Reizes
Justin D. Lathia
spellingShingle Praveena S. Thiagarajan
Maksim Sinyuk
Soumya M. Turaga
Erin E. Mulkearns-Hubert
James S. Hale
Vinay Rao
Abeba Demelash
Caner Saygin
Arnab China
Tyler J. Alban
Masahiro Hitomi
Luke A. Torre-Healy
Alvaro G. Alvarado
Awad Jarrar
Andrew Wiechert
Valery Adorno-Cruz
Paul L. Fox
Benjamin C. Calhoun
Jun-Lin Guan
Huiping Liu
Ofer Reizes
Justin D. Lathia
Cx26 drives self-renewal in triple-negative breast cancer via interaction with NANOG and focal adhesion kinase
Nature Communications
author_facet Praveena S. Thiagarajan
Maksim Sinyuk
Soumya M. Turaga
Erin E. Mulkearns-Hubert
James S. Hale
Vinay Rao
Abeba Demelash
Caner Saygin
Arnab China
Tyler J. Alban
Masahiro Hitomi
Luke A. Torre-Healy
Alvaro G. Alvarado
Awad Jarrar
Andrew Wiechert
Valery Adorno-Cruz
Paul L. Fox
Benjamin C. Calhoun
Jun-Lin Guan
Huiping Liu
Ofer Reizes
Justin D. Lathia
author_sort Praveena S. Thiagarajan
title Cx26 drives self-renewal in triple-negative breast cancer via interaction with NANOG and focal adhesion kinase
title_short Cx26 drives self-renewal in triple-negative breast cancer via interaction with NANOG and focal adhesion kinase
title_full Cx26 drives self-renewal in triple-negative breast cancer via interaction with NANOG and focal adhesion kinase
title_fullStr Cx26 drives self-renewal in triple-negative breast cancer via interaction with NANOG and focal adhesion kinase
title_full_unstemmed Cx26 drives self-renewal in triple-negative breast cancer via interaction with NANOG and focal adhesion kinase
title_sort cx26 drives self-renewal in triple-negative breast cancer via interaction with nanog and focal adhesion kinase
publisher Nature Publishing Group
series Nature Communications
issn 2041-1723
publishDate 2018-02-01
description Connexin proteins are usually considered as tumor suppressors. Here, the authors show that connexin 26 (Cx26) regulates the self-renewal of breast cancer stem cells via a ternary complex with FAK and NANOG.
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-02938-1
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