Human ribonuclease 1 serves as a secretory ligand of ephrin A4 receptor and induces breast tumor initiation

Human ribonuclease 1 (hRNase 1) regulates innate immunity, hemostasis and RNA clearance. Here, the authors report an alternative function of hRNase 1 as a secretory ligand of Eph receptor EphA4 to enhance breast cancer stemness and promote breast tumour initiation.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Heng-Huan Lee, Ying-Nai Wang, Wen-Hao Yang, Weiya Xia, Yongkun Wei, Li-Chuan Chan, Yu-Han Wang, Zhou Jiang, Shouping Xu, Jun Yao, Yufan Qiu, Yi-Hsin Hsu, Wei-Lun Hwang, Meisi Yan, Jong-Ho Cha, Jennifer L. Hsu, Jia Shen, Yuanqing Ye, Xifeng Wu, Ming-Feng Hou, Lin-Ming Tseng, Shao-Chun Wang, Mei-Ren Pan, Chin-Hua Yang, Yuan-Liang Wang, Hirohito Yamaguchi, Da Pang, Gabriel N. Hortobagyi, Dihua Yu, Mien-Chie Hung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-05-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23075-2