HER2 c-Terminal Fragments Are Expressed via Internal Translation of the HER2 mRNA.

The HER2/neu signaling pathway is one of the most frequently mutated in human cancer. Although therapeutics targeting this pathway have good efficacy, cancer cells frequently develop resistance. The HER2 gene encodes the full-length HER2 protein, as well as smaller c-terminal fragments (CTFs), which have been shown to be a cause of resistance. Here, we show that HER2 CTFs, exclusive from the full-length HER2 protein, are generated via internal translation of the full-length HER2 mRNA and identify regions which are required for this mechanism to occur. These regions of the HER2 mRNA may present novel sites for therapeutic intervention via small molecules or antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs).

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Jack D Godfrey, Daniel Hejazi, Xiaofei Du, Cenfu Wei, Eshaan Rao, Christopher M Gomez. HER2 c-Terminal Fragments Are Expressed via Internal Translation of the HER2 mRNA. International journal of molecular sciences. 2022 Aug 23;23(17)

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PMID: 36076950

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