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BAG3 promotes pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma growth by activating stromal macrophages

Overview of attention for article published in Nature Communications, November 2015
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Title
BAG3 promotes pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma growth by activating stromal macrophages
Published in
Nature Communications, November 2015
DOI 10.1038/ncomms9695
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Authors

Alessandra Rosati, Anna Basile, Raffaella D’Auria, Morena d’Avenia, Margot De Marco, Antonia Falco, Michelina Festa, Luana Guerriero, Vittoria Iorio, Roberto Parente, Maria Pascale, Liberato Marzullo, Renato Franco, Claudio Arra, Antonio Barbieri, Domenica Rea, Giulio Menichini, Michael Hahne, Maarten Bijlsma, Daniela Barcaroli, Gianluca Sala, Fabio Francesco di Mola, Pierluigi di Sebastiano, Jelena Todoric, Laura Antonucci, Vincent Corvest, Anass Jawhari, Matthew A Firpo, David A Tuveson, Mario Capunzo, Michael Karin, Vincenzo De Laurenzi, Maria Caterina Turco

Abstract

The incidence and death rate of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) have increased in recent years, therefore the identification of novel targets for treatment is extremely important. Interactions between cancer and stromal cells are critically involved in tumour formation and development of metastasis. Here we report that PDAC cells secrete BAG3, which binds and activates macrophages, inducing their activation and the secretion of PDAC supporting factors. We also identify IFITM-2 as a BAG3 receptor and show that it signals through PI3K and the p38 MAPK pathways. Finally, we show that the use of an anti-BAG3 antibody results in reduced tumour growth and prevents metastasis formation in three different mouse models. In conclusion, we identify a paracrine loop involved in PDAC growth and metastatic spreading, and show that an anti-BAG3 antibody has therapeutic potential.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United States 1 1%
Unknown 93 99%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Researcher 21 22%
Student > Ph. D. Student 20 21%
Other 9 10%
Student > Bachelor 7 7%
Student > Master 7 7%
Other 15 16%
Unknown 15 16%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 31 33%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 20 21%
Immunology and Microbiology 9 10%
Medicine and Dentistry 8 9%
Chemistry 3 3%
Other 6 6%
Unknown 17 18%
Attention Score in Context

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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 24. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 15 July 2021.
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