Rac-GEFs in Invasion and Metastasis

  • Identification of Rac Guanine-nucleotide Exchange Factors (Rac-GEFs) as effectors of Receptor Tyrosine Kinases (RTKs) and oncogenic KRAS in lung adenocarcinoma.
  • Development of mouse models to establish the role of Rac-GEFs in lung tumorigenesis and metastasis.
  • Expression of Rac-GEFs in human lung primary tumors,  circulating tumor cells (CTCs) and malignant pleural effusions.