Metrnl deficiency retards skin wound healing in mice by inhibiting AKT/eNOS signaling and angiogenesis.

Meteorin-like (Metrnl) is a novel secreted protein with various biological activities. In this study, we investigated whether and how Metrnl regulated skin wound healing in mice. Global Metrnl gene knockout mice (Metrnl) and endothelial cell-specific Metrnl gene knockout mice (EC-Metrnl) were generated.

A Phase II Trial of Neoadjuvant MK-2206, an AKT Inhibitor, with Anastrozole in Clinical Stage II or III -Mutant ER-Positive and HER2-Negative Breast Cancer.

Hyperactivation of AKT is common and associated with endocrine resistance in estrogen receptor-positive (ER) breast cancer. The allosteric pan-AKT inhibitor MK-2206 induced apoptosis in -mutant ER breast cancer under estrogen-deprived condition in preclinical studies. This neoadjuvant phase II trial was therefore conducted to test the hypothesis that adding MK-2206 to anastrozole induces pathologic complete response (pCR) in mutant ER breast cancer.

CIViC is a community knowledgebase for expert crowdsourcing the clinical interpretation of variants in cancer.

CIViC is an expert-crowdsourced knowledgebase for Clinical Interpretation of Variants in Cancer describing the therapeutic, prognostic, diagnostic and predisposing relevance of inherited and somatic variants of all types. CIViC is committed to open-source code, open-access content, public application programming interfaces (APIs) and provenance of supporting evidence to allow for the transparent creation of current and accurate variant interpretations for use in cancer precision medicine.