ArticleOncogene2022
Addiction of Merkel cell carcinoma to MUC1-C identifies a potential new target for treatment.
Article in Oncogene, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.
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- Evolution of the MUC1 gene in eutherian mammals as an adaptation responsible for the increasing incidence of cancer in humans.Biochimica et biophysica acta. Reviews on cancer · 2026Review
- Merkel Cell Carcinoma: Current Treatment Landscape and Emerging Therapeutic Targets.Current oncology reports · 2025Review
- Advancing Treatment Options for Merkel Cell Carcinoma: A Review of Tumor-Targeted Therapies.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
- MUC1-C Dependence for the Progression of Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors Identifies a Druggable Target for the Treatment of This Rare Cancer.Biomedicines · 2024Article
- MUC1-C regulates NEAT1 lncRNA expression and paraspeckle formation in cancer progression.Oncogene · 2024Article
- Therapeutic Approaches for Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer: Standard of Care and Emerging Modalities.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
- MUC1-C Is a Common Driver of Acquired Osimertinib Resistance in NSCLC.Journal of thoracic oncology : official publication of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer · 2024Article
- MUC1-C is a target of salinomycin in inducing ferroptosis of cancer stem cells.Cell death discovery · 2024Article
- Merkel cell carcinoma: updates in tumor biology, emerging therapies, and preclinical models.Frontiers in oncology · 2024Review
- MUC1-C integrates aerobic glycolysis with suppression of oxidative phosphorylation in triple-negative breast cancer stem cells.iScience · 2023Article
- Neurogenin 2 and Neuronal Differentiation 1 Control Proper Development of the Chick Trigeminal Ganglion and Its Nerve Branches.Journal of developmental biology · 2023Article
- Dependence on MUC1-C in Progression of Neuroendocrine Prostate Cancer.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Review
- MUC1-C is a master regulator of MICA/B NKG2D ligand and exosome secretion in human cancer cells.Journal for immunotherapy of cancer · 2023Article
- Emergence ofCancers · 2022Review
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Abstract
Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is an aggressive malignancy with neuroendocrine (NE) features, limited treatment options, and a lack of druggable targets. There is no reported involvement of the MUC1-C oncogenic protein in MCC progression. We show here that MUC1-C is broadly expressed in MCCs and at higher levels in Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCPyV)-positive (MCCP) relative to MCPyV-negative (MCCN) tumors. Our results further demonstrate that MUC1-C is expressed in MCCP, as well as MCCN, cell lines and regulates common sets of signaling pathways related to RNA synthesis, processing, and transport in both subtypes. Mechanistically, MUC1-C (i) interacts with MYCL, which drives MCC progression, (ii) is necessary for expression of the OCT4, SOX2, KLF4, MYC, and NANOG pluripotency factors, and (iii) induces the NEUROD1, BRN2 and ATOH1 NE lineage dictating transcription factors. We show that MUC1-C is also necessary for MCCP and MCCN cell survival by suppressing DNA replication stress, the p53 pathway, and apoptosis. In concert with these results, targeting MUC1-C genetically and pharmacologically inhibits MCC self-renewal capacity and tumorigenicity. These findings demonstrate that MCCP and MCCN cells are addicted to MUC1-C and identify MUC1-C as a potential target for MCC treatment.
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