ArticleGenes & development2018
POU2F3 is a master regulator of a tuft cell-like variant of small cell lung cancer.
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- Immunohistochemical profiling of small cell lung cancer reveals subtype heterogeneity and a tuft cell-like subtype characterized by LRMP and TRPM5.Virchows Archiv : an international journal of pathology · 2026Article
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- IGFBP2 promotes immunosuppression by regulating macrophage PD-L1 expression in NEUROD1-high small cell lung cancer.Journal of translational medicine · 2026Article
- Transcription Factor Subtype Governs Response and Resistance to DLL3-Directed T-Cell Engagement in Small Cell Lung Cancer.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
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Abstract
Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is widely considered to be a tumor of pulmonary neuroendocrine cells; however, a variant form of this disease has been described that lacks neuroendocrine features. Here, we applied domain-focused CRISPR screening to human cancer cell lines to identify the transcription factor (TF) POU2F3 (POU class 2 homeobox 3; also known as SKN-1a/OCT-11) as a powerful dependency in a subset of SCLC lines. An analysis of human SCLC specimens revealed that POU2F3 is expressed exclusively in variant SCLC tumors that lack expression of neuroendocrine markers and instead express markers of a chemosensory lineage known as tuft cells. Using chromatin- and RNA-profiling experiments, we provide evidence that POU2F3 is a master regulator of tuft cell identity in a variant form of SCLC. Moreover, we show that most SCLC tumors can be classified into one of three lineages based on the expression of POU2F3, ASCL1, or NEUROD1. Our CRISPR screens exposed other unique dependencies in POU2F3-expressing SCLC lines, including the lineage TFs SOX9 and ASCL2 and the receptor tyrosine kinase IGF1R (insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor). These data reveal POU2F3 as a cell identity determinant and a dependency in a tuft cell-like variant of SCLC, which may reflect a previously unrecognized cell of origin or a
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