Abstract:Obesity is a US and global epidemic that exacerbates various cancers including prostate cancer (PC). A recent meta-analysis of men with PC found a 20% increased risk of PC-specific mortality for each 5 kg/m2 increase in BMI. To identify ways to exploit this, we performed an in vivo screen to identify kinases that were causally involved in tumor/growth in obese mice. This resulted in the identification of the AMPK-related kinase SNARK a.k.a NUAK2, a YAP1 target gene and positive feedback regulator by inhibition… Show more
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