BCL-XL directly modulates RAS signalling to favour cancer cell stemness

BCL-XL provides a survival advantage to cancer cells even in the absence of apoptotic pressures. In this study, the authors show that BCL-XL interacts with RAS in a BH4-dependent manner and regulates RAS-mediated activation of pathways involved in the stemness feature of breast cancer cells.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sophie de Carné Trécesson, Frédérique Souazé, Agnès Basseville, Anne-Charlotte Bernard, Jessie Pécot, Jonathan Lopez, Margaux Bessou, Kristopher A. Sarosiek, Anthony Letai, Sophie Barillé-Nion, Isabelle Valo, Olivier Coqueret, Catherine Guette, Mario Campone, Fabien Gautier, Philippe Paul Juin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-10-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-01079-1