ReviewPharmacology & therapeutics2020
MERTK in cancer therapy: Targeting the receptor tyrosine kinase in tumor cells and the immune system.
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58 citing papers in PubMed, 107 citations in OpenAlex.
- Lactylation-Driven PROS1-TYRO3-CARF Signaling Promotes Therapy-Induced Senescence Escape and Radioresistance in Meningioma.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Article
- MERTK inhibition cooperates with immunomodulatory cyclophosphamide to induce CXCL9⁺ monocyte-macrophage programming and durable antitumor immunity in triple negative breast cancer.Cancer immunology research · 2026Article
- A MERTK-Targeting Antibody-Drug Conjugate Selectively Depletes M2 Tumor-Associated Macrophages and MERTK-Expressing Cancer Cells.Cancer research · 2026Article
- MerTK inhibition by UNC569 triggers DNA damage and JNK/p38 MAPK cascade-driven apoptosis in pancreatic cancer.Acta biochimica et biophysica Sinica · 2026Article
- Exclusion of Notch from the contact site during efferocytosis restricts anticancer immunity.Nature immunology · 2026Article
- RGX-019-MMAE inhibits leukemia progression by targeting MER proto-oncogene tyrosine kinase (MERTK) in acute myeloid leukemia.Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR · 2026Article
- A systems approach identifies MERTK as a therapeutic vulnerability in ZFTA-RELA-driven ependymomas.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026Article
- MERTK inhibition cooperates with immunomodulatory cyclophosphamide to induce CXCL9bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- Genetic variants ofFrontiers in immunology · 2026Article
- Targeted phagocytosis of TNF-α by CAR macrophages restores immune homeostasis in arthritis.Theranostics · 2026Article
- Enhancing Chemosensitivity With Quercetin: Mechanistic Insights Into MerTK and Associated Signaling Pathways.Cancer reports (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2025Review
- Engineered biomimetic vesicles induce cuproptosis and disrupt efferocytosis for metastatic adenoid cystic carcinoma immunotherapy.Materials today. Bio · 2025Article
- Expression pattern and clinical significance of MerTK on circulating NK cells in systemic lupus erythematosus.Lupus science & medicine · 2025Article
- Recent advances in TAM mechanisms in lung diseases.Journal of translational medicine · 2025Review
- Targeting Frequent Efferocytosis in Tumor Microenvironment is a New Direction for Cancer Treatment.Small science · 2025Review
- Navigating TAM receptor dynamics in tumour immunotherapy.Cancer immunology, immunotherapy : CII · 2025Review
- AXL signaling in cancer: from molecular insights to targeted therapies.Signal transduction and targeted therapy · 2025Review
- Distinct TYRO3 and PROS1 expression levels contribute to preeclampsia pathogenesis.Histochemistry and cell biology · 2025Article
- Establishing Tyro3, Axl, and Mertk Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) reporter cell lines for cancer immunology and therapeutic applications.Methods in cell biology · 2025Article
- Targeting myeloid cells to improve cancer immune therapy.Frontiers in immunology · 2025Review
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5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
The receptor tyrosine kinase MERTK is aberrantly expressed in numerous human malignancies, and is a novel target in cancer therapeutics. Physiologic roles of MERTK include regulation of tissue homeostasis and repair, innate immune control, and platelet aggregation. However, aberrant expression in a wide range of liquid and solid malignancies promotes neoplasia via growth factor independence, cell cycle progression, proliferation and tumor growth, resistance to apoptosis, and promotion of tumor metastases. Additionally, MERTK signaling contributes to an immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment via induction of an anti-inflammatory cytokine profile and regulation of the PD-1 axis, as well as regulation of macrophage, myeloid-derived suppressor cell, natural killer cell and T cell functions. Various MERTK-directed therapies are in preclinical development, and clinical trials are underway. In this review we discuss MERTK inhibition as an emerging strategy for cancer therapy, focusing on MERTK expression and function in neoplasia and its role in mediating resistance to cytotoxic and targeted therapies as well as in suppressing anti-tumor immunity. Additionally, we review preclinical and clinical pharmacological strategies to target MERTK.
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