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      JAK/STAT pathway dysregulation in tumors: a Drosophila perspective.

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          Sustained activation of the JAK/STAT pathway is causal to human cancers. This pathway is less complex in Drosophila, and its dysregulation has been linked to several tumor models in this organism. Here, we discuss models of metastatic epithelial and hematopoietic tumors that are causally linked to dysregulation of JAK/STAT signaling in Drosophila. First, we focus on cancer models in imaginal discs where ectopic expression of the JAK/STAT pathway ligand Unpaired downstream of distinct tumor suppressors has emerged as an unexpected mediator of neoplastic transformation. We also discuss the collaboration between STAT and oncogenic Ras in epithelial transformation. Second, we examine hematopoietic tumors, where mutations that cause hyperactive JAK/STAT signaling are necessary and sufficient for "fly leukemia". We highlight the important contributions that genetic screens in Drosophila have made to understanding the JAK/STAT pathway, its developmental roles, and how its function is co-opted during tumorigenesis.

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          Journal
          Semin. Cell Dev. Biol.
          Seminars in cell & developmental biology
          1096-3634
          1084-9521
          Apr 2014
          : 28
          Affiliations
          [1 ] Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, New York University School of Medicine, 550 First Avenue, MSB 497B, New York, NY 10016, USA.
          [2 ] The Helen L. and Martin S. Kimmel Center for Stem Cell Biology, New York University School of Medicine. Electronic address: erika.bach@nyu.edu.
          Article
          S1084-9521(14)00059-7 NIHMS580935
          10.1016/j.semcdb.2014.03.023
          4037387
          24685611
          860345fd-7c8f-49bf-8a06-a49c6070c674
          Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
          History

          Carcinoma,Chinmo,Dome,ESCRT,Hop,Imaginal discs,JAK/STAT,Melanotic tumors,Myeloproliferative neoplasms,Notch,PRC1,Ras,Scribbled,Socs36E,Stat92E,T42,Tum-l,Upd,dPIAS

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