摘要
Dear Editor,Colorectal cancer(CRC)is the third most deadly can-cer worldwide[1].The mortality of CRC has remained high due to limited treatment options for metastatic CRC(mCRC)[2].Epithelial-mesenchymal transition(EMT)is an important contributor to mCRC[2].The c-MYC proto-oncogene(MYC)-induced transcription factor AP4(TFAP4/AP4)isadriverofEMT,therebypresumablyfacil-itates mCRC[3,4].The mitogen-activated protein kinase(MAPK)/c-JunN-terminalkinase(JNK)/activatorprotein-1(AP-1)pathway has been implicated in the regulation of EMT and mCRC[5].
基金
This work was supported by German Cancer Aid/Deutsche Krebshilfe grants(70114235 and 70112245)to Heiko Hermeking.
