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Novel functional analysis of MET exon 14 skipping alteration in driving cancer invasion and metastatic dissemination

ABSTRACT: MET exon 14 skipping alteration (MET∆14Ex) is an actionable oncogenic driver that occurs in 2-4% of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cases. However, the precise role of MET∆14Ex in tumor progression in NSCLC is poorly understood. We here demonstrate that MET∆14Ex expression increases receptor kinase activity and downstream signaling by impairing receptor internalization and endocytic degradation, which significantly boosts tumor cell scattering and invasion as well as metastasis. To explore the key mechanisms in regulation of these phenotypes, RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) studies were conducted on HGF-treated MET∆14Ex and MET cell models in an effort to identify the global change of transcriptome signature and key functional pathways involved in MET∆14Ex-medieated tumorigenesis. Both Ingenuity pathway analysis (IPA) and gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA) revealed an induction of a tight cluster of functional pathways associated with cell movement in HGF-treated MET∆14Ex models (vs MET) in a time-dependent manner.

ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens

PROVIDER: GSE182684 | GEO | 2021/12/31

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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