De novo pyrimidine biosynthesis inhibition synergizes with BCL-XL targeting in pancreatic cancer

Abstract Oncogenic KRAS induces metabolic rewiring in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) characterized, in part, by dependency on de novo pyrimidine biosynthesis. Pharmacologic inhibition of dihydroorotate dehydrogenase (DHODH), an enzyme in the de novo pyrimidine synthesis pathway, delays panc...

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Main Authors: Huan Zhang, Naiara Santana-Codina, Qijia Yu, Clara Poupault, Claudia Campos, Xingping Qin, Nicole Sindoni, Marina Ciscar, Aparna Padhye, Miljan Kuljanin, Junning Wang, Matthew J. Dorman, Peter Bross, Andrew J. Aguirre, Stephanie K. Dougan, Kristopher A. Sarosiek, Joseph D. Mancias
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-07-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-61242-x
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