Intrinsic activation of β-catenin signaling by CRISPR/Cas9-mediated exon skipping contributes to immune evasion in hepatocellular carcinoma

Abstract Comprehensive analysis of clinical samples has recently identified molecular and immunological classification of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), and the CTNNB1 (β-catenin)-mutated subtype exhibits distinctive characteristics of immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment. For clarifying the mo...

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Main Authors: Masafumi Akasu, Shu Shimada, Ayano Kabashima, Yoshimitsu Akiyama, Masahiro Shimokawa, Keiichi Akahoshi, Atsushi Kudo, Shoji Yamaoka, Minoru Tanabe, Shinji Tanaka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-08-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-96167-0