Nature Communications (Jun 2018)

Sustained SREBP-1-dependent lipogenesis as a key mediator of resistance to BRAF-targeted therapy

  • Ali Talebi,
  • Jonas Dehairs,
  • Florian Rambow,
  • Aljosja Rogiers,
  • David Nittner,
  • Rita Derua,
  • Frank Vanderhoydonc,
  • Joao A. G. Duarte,
  • Francesca Bosisio,
  • Kathleen Van den Eynde,
  • Kris Nys,
  • Mónica Vara Pérez,
  • Patrizia Agostinis,
  • Etienne Waelkens,
  • Joost Van den Oord,
  • Sarah-Maria Fendt,
  • Jean-Christophe Marine,
  • Johannes V. Swinnen

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-04664-0
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Melanoma patients harbouring BRAFV600E mutation generally develop resistance to targeted therapy. In this study, the authors demonstrate that SREBP-1-mediated induction of lipid biosynthesis contributes to therapy resistance in BRAF mutant melanoma.