Co-activation of NF-κB and MYC renders cancer cells addicted to IL6 for survival and phenotypic stability
R. Barbosa, A. Q. Xu, D. D'Andrea, F. Copley, H. Patel, P. Chakravarty, A. Clear, M. Calaminici, M. Janz, B. Zhang, M. Schmidt-Supprian, J. Wang, J. Gribben, R. Tooze, J. Fitzgibbon, , D. P. Calado
This paper shows that co-activation of NF-κB and MYC in cancer cells makes them dependent on IL6 for survival and leads to a poorly-differentiated state similar to human plasmablastic lymphoma and t(8;14)[MYC-IGH] multiple myeloma.
bioRxiv · Apr 12, 2020 · PreprintCancer Biology