Communications Biology (Mar 2023)

Isoform-specific knockdown of long and intermediate prolactin receptors interferes with evolution of B-cell neoplasms

  • Adeleh Taghi Khani,
  • Anil Kumar,
  • Ashly Sanchez Ortiz,
  • Kelly C. Radecki,
  • Soraya Aramburo,
  • Sung June Lee,
  • Zunsong Hu,
  • Behzad Damirchi,
  • Mary Y. Lorenson,
  • Xiwei Wu,
  • Zhaohui Gu,
  • William Stohl,
  • Ignacio Sanz,
  • Eric Meffre,
  • Markus Müschen,
  • Stephen J. Forman,
  • Jean L. Koff,
  • Ameae M. Walker,
  • Srividya Swaminathan

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-023-04667-8
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 6, no. 1
pp. 1 – 15

Abstract

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Malignant human B cells express autocrine prolactin (PRL), which has the potential to engage the long isoform and intermediate form of the PRL receptor to promote proliferation and/or survival.