Complement factor B regulates cellular senescence and is associated with poor prognosis in pancreatic cancer.
Reiri ShimazakiShigetsugu TakanoMamoru SatohMamoru TakadaYoji MiyaharaKosuke SasakiHideyuki YoshitomiShingo KagawaKatsunori FurukawaTsukasa TakayashikiSatoshi KubokiKazuyuki SogawaShinichiro MotohashiFumio NomuraMasaru MiyazakiMasayuki OhtsukaPublished in: Cellular oncology (Dordrecht) (2021)
Our data indicate that CFB, a key secreted protein, promotes proliferation by preventing cellular senescence and is associated with immunological tumor promotion in PDAC. These findings suggest that CFB may be a potential target for the treatment of PDAC.