Nature Communications (Jan 2019)
IRE1α-XBP1s pathway promotes prostate cancer by activating c-MYC signaling
Abstract
ER stress and UPR are implicated in various cancers. Here, the authors show that one of the canonical UPR pathways, IRE1α-XBP1 regulates c-MYC signaling to promote prostate tumorigenesis, and pharmacological inhibition of IRE1α with MKC8866 inhibits prostate cancer growth and synergizes with clinically used prostate cancer drugs.