Communications Biology (May 2018)

DARPP-32 and t-DARPP promote non-small cell lung cancer growth through regulation of IKKα-dependent cell migration

  • Sk. Kayum Alam,
  • Matteo Astone,
  • Ping Liu,
  • Stephanie R. Hall,
  • Abbygail M. Coyle,
  • Erin N. Dankert,
  • Dane K. Hoffman,
  • Wei Zhang,
  • Rui Kuang,
  • Anja C. Roden,
  • Aaron S. Mansfield,
  • Luke H. Hoeppner

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-018-0050-6
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 1, no. 1
pp. 1 – 15

Abstract

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Sk. Kayum Alam et al. show that DARPP-32 isoforms, mediators of dopamine signaling, promote lung tumor growth through non-canonical NF-κB signaling. This study suggests a possibility of using DARPP-32 isoforms as a prognostic marker for lung cancer.