title: Paths of FGFR-driven tumorigenesis.
abstract: Fibroblast growth factor receptors (FGFRs) comprise a subfamily of receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs) that are master regulators of a broad spectrum of cellular and developmental processes, including apoptosis, proliferation, migration and angiogenesis. Due to their broad impact, FGFRs and other RTKs are highly regulated and normally only basally active. Deregulation of FGFR signaling by activating mutations or ligand/receptor overexpression could allow these receptors to become constitutively active, leading to cancer development, including both hematopoietic and solid tumors, such as breast, bladder and prostate carcinomas. In this review, we focus on potential modes of FGFR-mediated tumorigenesis, in particular, the role of FGFR1 during prostate cancer progression.
authors.affiliation: Program in Cell and Molecular Biology, Department of Immunology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
authors.forename: Victor D
authors.initials: VD
authors.lastname: Acevedo
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ittmann
authors.forename: David M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Spencer
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002450:Cell Communication; D018450:Disease Progression; D004847:Epithelial Cells / Q000502:physiology; D020869:Gene Expression Profiling; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009389:Neovascularization, Pathologic; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D020033:Protein Isoforms / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D011944:Receptors, Androgen / Q000378:metabolism; D017468:Receptors, Fibroblast Growth Factor / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000502:physiology*; D017154:Stromal Cells / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D020033:Protein Isoforms; D011944:Receptors, Androgen; D017468:Receptors, Fibroblast Growth Factor; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases