Nature Communications (Apr 2023)

MEK inhibition reduced vascular tumor growth and coagulopathy in a mouse model with hyperactive GNAQ

  • Sandra Schrenk,
  • Lindsay J. Bischoff,
  • Jillian Goines,
  • Yuqi Cai,
  • Shruti Vemaraju,
  • Yoshinobu Odaka,
  • Samantha R. Good,
  • Joseph S. Palumbo,
  • Sara Szabo,
  • Damien Reynaud,
  • Catherine D. Van Raamsdonk,
  • Richard A. Lang,
  • Elisa Boscolo

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-37516-7
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 14, no. 1
pp. 1 – 20

Abstract

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Life-threatening vascular tumors can be associated with uncontrolled activity of the guanine nucleotide-binding protein subunit alpha (Gαq). Here, the authors develop a murine model for these tumors and show that MEK inhibition prevents formation of vascular lesions and improves survival.