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ArticleScience advances2025

TGFβ-dependent signaling drives tumor growth and aberrant extracellular matrix dynamics in NF1-associated plexiform neurofibroma.

Mohannad Abu-Sultanah, Zhuan Zhou, Chunhui Jiang, Dana K Mitchell, Waylan K Bessler, Li Jiang, Xiaohong Li, Shaomin Qian, Abbi E Smith, Henry E Mang and 10 more

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Article in Science advances, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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20 authors.

Mohannad Abu-SultanahDepartment of Pediatrics, Herman B Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA.ORCID 0009-0006-0355-6698
Zhuan ZhouDepartment of Dermatology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9683-5760
Chunhui JiangDepartment of Dermatology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
Dana K MitchellDepartment of Pediatrics, Herman B Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
Waylan K BesslerDepartment of Pediatrics, Herman B Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0685-9206
Li JiangDepartment of Pediatrics, Herman B Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA.ORCID 0009-0003-6488-1927
Xiaohong LiDepartment of Pediatrics, Herman B Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
Shaomin QianDepartment of Pediatrics, Herman B Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
Abbi E SmithDepartment of Pediatrics, Herman B Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4402-8959
Henry E MangDepartment of Pediatrics, Herman B Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
Emily E WhiteDepartment of Pediatrics, Herman B Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8177-0829
Marisa D CiesielskiDepartment of Pediatrics, Herman B Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA.ORCID 0009-0002-2352-2648
Brooke E HickeyDepartment of Pediatrics, Herman B Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
Kylee M BrewsterDepartment of Pediatrics, Herman B Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
George E SanduskyDepartment of Pathology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0769-057X
Andi MastersClinical Pharmacology Analytical Core, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9570-8786
Steven P AngusDepartment of Pediatrics, Herman B Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7655-657X
D Wade ClappDepartment of Pediatrics, Herman B Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9465-0917
Lu Q LeDepartment of Dermatology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2817-5382
Steven D RhodesDepartment of Pediatrics, Herman B Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6551-8631

Funding

Tumor Microenvironment and Metastasis ProgramP30CA082709 · NCI · INDIANA UNIV-PURDUE UNIV AT INDIANAPOLIS · PI David W Clapp · 1999 to 2026
$59.3M
Project 4: Secondary Cancers Among NF1 Cancer SurvivorsU54CA196519 · NCI · INDIANA UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS · PI KEVIN M. SHANNON · 2015 to 2026
$26.9M
T cells in neurofibroma pathogenesis and malignanttransformationK08NS128266 · NINDS · INDIANA UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS · PI STEVEN DAVID RHODES · 2022 to 2026
$916k
Pediatric and Adult Translational Cancer Drug Discovery and Development Training Program (PACT-D3)T32CA272370 · NCI · INDIANA UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS · PI David W Clapp, Mark R. Kelley · 2023 to 2026
$569k
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA082709NCI NIH HHS T32 CA272370NCI NIH HHS U54 CA196519NINDS NIH HHS K08 NS128266
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Plexiform neurofibromas (PNFs) are benign tumors of the peripheral nervous system that represent a major source of morbidity in neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1). A substantial proportion of patients do not respond to current therapies or experience intolerable side effects. Transcriptomic characterization of murine and human PNF at bulk and single-cell resolution identified transforming growth factor-β (TGFβ) signaling as a key upstream regulator, driving aberrant basement membrane (BM) protein production by neoplastic Schwann cells and Fbs. Conditional TGFβ1 overexpression in

Indexed as

Extracellular MatrixNeurofibroma, PlexiformNeurofibromatosis 1Neurofibromin 1Signal TransductionTransforming Growth Factor betaAnimalsCell ProliferationDisease Models, AnimalHumansMiceReceptor, Transforming Growth Factor-beta Type ISchwann CellsTumor MicroenvironmentNeurofibromin 1Receptor, Transforming Growth Factor-beta Type ITransforming Growth Factor beta

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PMID40540562
PMCPMC12180511

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