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ArticleMolecular oncology2021

Genome-scale CRISPR screening identifies cell cycle and protein ubiquitination processes as druggable targets for erlotinib-resistant lung cancer.

Jieun Lee, Ahyoung Choi, Sung-Yup Cho, Yukyung Jun, Deukchae Na, Ahra Lee, Giyong Jang, Jee Young Kwon, Jaesang Kim, Sanghyuk Lee and 1 more

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Article in Molecular oncology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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11 authors at 2 institutions in 4 countries.

Jieun LeeDepartment of Life Science, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-5808-912X
Ahyoung ChoiDepartment of Bio-Information Science, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-2522-4364
Sung-Yup ChoDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-2720-6952
Yukyung JunEwha-JAX Cancer Immunotherapy Research Center, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-4025-7164
Deukchae NaEwha Institute of Convergence Medicine, Ewha Womans University Mokdong Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
Ahra LeeEwha-JAX Cancer Immunotherapy Research Center, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea.
Giyong JangDepartment of Life Science, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea.
Jee Young KwonEwha-JAX Cancer Immunotherapy Research Center, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-0196-1682
Jaesang KimDepartment of Life Science, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-7659-4242
Sanghyuk LeeDepartment of Life Science, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-9230-7461
Charles LeeDepartment of Life Science, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-7317-6662
Ewha Womans University · KRSeoul National University · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Erlotinib is highly effective in lung cancer patients with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations. However, despite initial favorable responses, most patients rapidly develop resistance to erlotinib soon after the initial treatment. This study aims to identify new genes and pathways associated with erlotinib resistance mechanisms in order to develop novel therapeutic strategies. Here, we induced knockout (KO) mutations in erlotinib-resistant human lung cancer cells (NCI-H820) using a genome-scale CRISPR-Cas9 sgRNA library to screen for genes involved in erlotinib susceptibility. The spectrum of sgRNAs incorporated among erlotinib-treated cells was substantially different to that of the untreated cells. Gene set analyses showed a significant depletion of 'cell cycle process' and 'protein ubiquitination pathway' genes among erlotinib-treated cells. Chemical inhibitors targeting genes in these two pathways, such as nutlin-3 and carfilzomib, increased cancer cell death when combined with erlotinib in both in vitro cell line and in vivo patient-derived xenograft experiments. Therefore, we propose that targeting cell cycle processes or protein ubiquitination pathways are promising treatment strategies for overcoming resistance to EGFR inhibitors in lung cancer.

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Cell CycleDrug Resistance, NeoplasmLung NeoplasmsNeoplasm ProteinsUbiquitinationAnimalsCell Line, TumorCRISPR-Cas SystemsErlotinib HydrochlorideFemaleGenome-Wide Association StudyHumansMiceMice, NudeMice, SCIDErlotinib HydrochlorideNeoplasm Proteinscell cycle processCRISPR/Cas9 screeningerlotinib resistancelung cancerprotein ubiquitination pathway

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PMCPMC7858278
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