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BLOOD
卷 115, 期 11, 页码 2264-2273出版社
AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY
DOI: 10.1182/blood-2009-06-228684
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- Deutsche Krebshilfe
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
- Humboldt Foundation
- Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research
- FWO
- K.U. Leuven Center of Excellence [EF/05/13]
- FP-7 European Research Council
- Flemish Government
The transforming and tumor growth-promoting properties of Axl, a member of the Tyro3, Axl, and Mer (TAM) family of receptor tyrosine kinases (TAMRs), are well recognized. In contrast, little is known about the role of the TAMR ligand growth arrest-specific gene 6 (Gas6) in tumor biology. By using Gas6-deficient (Gas6(-/-)) mice, we show that bone marrow-derived Gas6 promotes growth and metastasis in different experimental cancer models, including one resistant to vascular endothelial growth factor inhibitors. Mechanistic studies reveal that circulating leukocytes produce minimal Gas6. However, once infiltrated in the tumor, leukocytes upregulate Gas6, which is mitogenic for tumor cells. Consistent herewith, impaired tumor growth in Gas6(-/-) mice is rescued by transplantation of wild-type bone marrow and, conversely, mimicked by transplantation of Gas6(-/-) bone mar-row into wild-type hosts. These findings highlight a novel role for Gas6 in a positive amplification loop, whereby tumors promote their growth by educating infiltrating leukocytes to up-regulate the production of the mitogen Gas6. Hence, inhibition of Gas6 might offer novel opportunities for the treatment of cancer. (Blood. 2010;115:2264-2273)
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