The concerted action of oncogenic driver mutations directs global translation in intestinal epithelial cells

Wouter Smit, Jarom Heijmans

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Abstract

Oncogenic transformation of colorectal cancer cells is driven by a set of mutations that cause aberrant signaling of growth factor–receptor pathways. Using organoids, we demonstrate that the most frequent driver mutations in APC, KRAS, SMAD4, and TP53 are enhancers of the global mRNA translational capacity, which is linked to intestinal cell growth in an mTOR-dependent manner.
Original languageEnglish
Article number1879614
JournalMolecular & cellular oncology
Volume8
Issue number4
Early online date2021
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2021

Keywords

  • Colorectal cancer
  • driver mutations
  • global translation
  • mTOR signaling
  • protein synthesis

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