Taylor E Arnoff

Highlights • SMAD4 loss does not alter primary tumor growth rate • SMAD4 represses FOSL1 expression • FOSL1 is necessary and sufficient to drive metastatic colonization • Loss of SMAD4 has a direct role in facilitating metastasis Summary Metastasis is a complex and poorly understood process. In pancreatic cancer, loss of the transforming growth factor (TGF)-β/BMP effector SMAD4 is correlated with changes in altered histopathological transitions, metastatic disease, and poor prognosis.

Translational Science Thomas P. Howard, Taylor E. Arnoff, Melinda R. Song, Andrew O. Giacomelli, Xiaofeng Wang, Andrew L. Hong, Neekesh V. Dharia, Su Wang, Francisca Vazquez, Minh-Tam Pham, Ann M. Morgan, Franziska Wachter, Gregory H. Bird, Guillaume Kugener, Elaine M. Oberlick, Matthew G. Rees, Hong L. Tiv, Justin H. Hwang, Katherine H. Walsh, April Cook, John M. Krill-Burger, Aviad Tsherniak, Prafulla C. Gokhale, Peter J. Park, Kimberly Stegmaier, Loren D. Walensky, William C.

Research Article Thomas P Howard, Taylor E Arnoff, Melinda R Song, Andrew O Giacomelli, Xiaofeng Wang, Andrew L Hong, Neekesh V Dharia, Su Wang, Francisca Vazquez, Minh-Tam Pham, Ann M Morgan, Franziska Wachter, Gregory H Bird, Guillaume Kugener, Elaine M Oberlick, Matthew G Rees, Hong L Tiv, Justin H Hwang, Katherine H Walsh, April Cook, John M. Krill-Burger, Aviad Tsherniak, Prafulla C. Gokhale, Peter J Park, Kimberly Stegmaier, Loren D. Walensky, William C. Hahn and Charles W. M.