Truncation and constitutive activation of the androgen receptor by diverse genomic rearrangements in prostate cancer

Castration-resistant prostate cancer frequently presents with persistent androgen receptor signalling. Here, the authors find that the androgen receptor is subject to genetic rearrangements, resulting in variants with ligand-independent activity.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Christine Henzler, Yingming Li, Rendong Yang, Terri McBride, Yeung Ho, Cynthia Sprenger, Gang Liu, Ilsa Coleman, Bryce Lakely, Rui Li, Shihong Ma, Sean R. Landman, Vipin Kumar, Tae Hyun Hwang, Ganesh V. Raj, Celestia S. Higano, Colm Morrissey, Peter S. Nelson, Stephen R. Plymate, Scott M. Dehm
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016-11-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms13668