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Author: Ernst, Matthias × Author: Heath, Joan × Author: Waring, Paul × End date: 2019 ×

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    Defective gp130-mediated signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT) signaling results in degenerative joint disease, gastrointestinal ulceration, and failure of uterine implantation
    Ernst, M ; Inglese, M ; Waring, P ; Campbell, IK ; Bao, SS ; Clay, FJ ; Alexander, WS ; Wicks, IP ; Tarlinton, DM ; Novak, U ; Heath, JK ; Dunn, AR (ROCKEFELLER UNIV PRESS, 2001-07-16)
    The receptor subunit gp130 transduces multiple cell type-specific activities of the leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF)/interleukin (IL)-6 family of cytokines through the signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT) and src homology 2 domain-bearing protein tyrosine phosphatase (SHP)-2/ras/Erk pathways. To define STAT-dependent physiological responses, we generated mice with a COOH-terminal gp130(DeltaSTAT) "knock-in" mutation which deleted all STAT-binding sites. gp130(DeltaSTAT) mice phenocopyed mice deficient for IL-6 (impaired humoral and mucosal immune and hepatic acute phase responses) and LIF (failure of blastocyst implantation). However, unlike mice with null mutations in any of the components in the gp130 signaling pathway, gp130(DeltaSTAT) mice also displayed gastrointestinal ulceration and a severe joint disease with features of chronic synovitis, cartilaginous metaplasia, and degradation of the articular cartilage. Mitogenic hyperresponsiveness of synovial cells to the LIF/IL-6 family of cyto-kines was caused by sustained gp130-mediated SHP-2/ras/Erk activation due to impaired STAT-mediated induction of suppressor of cytokine signaling (SOCS) proteins which normally limits gp130 signaling. Therefore, the joint pathology in gp130(DeltaSTAT) mice is likely to arise from the disturbance of the otherwise balanced activation of the SHP-2/ras/Erk and STAT signaling cascades emanating from gp130.
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    Physiological expression of the PI3K-activating mutation Pik3caH1047R combines with Apc loss to promote development of invasive intestinal adenocarcinomas in mice
    Hare, LM ; Phesse, TJ ; Waring, PM ; Montgomery, KG ; Kinross, KM ; Mills, K ; Roh, V ; Heath, JK ; Ramsay, RG ; Ernst, M ; Phillips, WA (PORTLAND PRESS LTD, 2014-03-01)
    PIK3CA, the gene encoding the p110α catalytic subunit of PI3K (phosphoinositide 3-kinase), is mutated in approximately 20% of sporadic CRCs (colorectal cancers), but the role of these mutations in the pathogenesis of CRC remains unclear. In the present study we used a novel mouse model to investigate the role of the Pik3caH1047R mutation, the most common PIK3CA mutation in CRC, during the development and progression of intestinal cancer. Our results demonstrate that Pik3caH1047R, when expressed at physiological levels, is insufficient to initiate intestinal tumorigenesis; however, in the context of Apc (adenomatous polyposis coli) loss, which is observed in 80% of CRCs and by itself results in benign intestinal adenomas, the Pik3caH1047R mutation promotes the development of highly aggressive and invasive adenocarcinomas in both the small and large intestines. The results of the present study show that an activating Pik3ca mutation can act in tandem with Apc loss to drive the progression of gastrointestinal cancer and thus this disease may be susceptible to therapeutic targeting using PI3K pathway inhibitors.