Open AccessIt’s a SMAD/SMAD World
Author(s) -
Cullen M. Taniguchi,
Anirban Maitra
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
cell
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 26.304
H-Index - 776
eISSN - 1097-4172
pISSN - 0092-8674
DOI - 10.1016/j.cell.2015.05.030
Subject(s) - biology , smad , smad2 protein , microbiology and biotechnology , genetics , signal transduction
DPC4/SMAD4 mutations are associated with aggressive pancreatic cancer. In this issue of Cell, Whittle et al. demonstrate that Runx3 expression combined with Dpc4/Smad4 status can predict the metastatic propensity of pancreatic tumors, providing valuable guidance for personalized therapy for patients with pancreatic cancer.
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