Elevated murine HB-EGF confers sensitivity to diphtheria toxin in EGFR-mutant lung adenocarcinoma
Robles-Oteiza C, Ayeni D, Levy S, Homer RJ, Kaech SM, Politi K. Elevated murine HB-EGF confers sensitivity to diphtheria toxin in EGFR-mutant lung adenocarcinoma. Disease Models & Mechanisms 2021, 14: dmm049072. PMID: 34494649, PMCID: PMC8617309, DOI: 10.1242/dmm.049072.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinoma of LungAnimalsDiphtheria ToxinErbB ReceptorsHeparin-binding EGF-like Growth FactorLung NeoplasmsMiceReceptors, Cell SurfaceConceptsHuman diphtheria toxin receptorDiphtheria toxin receptorTumor regressionEGFR-mutant lung cancerEGFR-mutant lung adenocarcinomaEGFR-mutant tumorsMutant EGFRTissue-specific promotorsFVB miceLung cancerSystemic administrationLung adenocarcinomaMurine lungRapid regressionConditional ablationTumor cellsUpregulated expressionMiceElevated expressionToxin receptorHB-EGFCell populationsHBEGFEGFRPrimary target