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ArticleNature communications2021

FBXL2 counteracts Grp94 to destabilize EGFR and inhibit EGFR-driven NSCLC growth.

Mengmeng Niu, Jing Xu, Yang Liu, Yuhuang Li, Tao He, Liangping Ding, Yajun He, Yong Yi, Fengtian Li, Rongtian Guo and 20 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 42 papers.

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42citing papers in PubMed
3.2field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

42 citing papers in PubMed, 59 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

30 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Mengmeng NiuCenter of Growth, Metabolism, and Aging, Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.ORCID 0000-0002-0940-4672
Jing XuCenter of Growth, Metabolism, and Aging, Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Yang LiuCenter of Growth, Metabolism, and Aging, Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Yuhuang LiCenter of Growth, Metabolism, and Aging, Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Tao HeCenter of Growth, Metabolism, and Aging, Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Liangping DingCenter of Growth, Metabolism, and Aging, Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Yajun HeCenter of Growth, Metabolism, and Aging, Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Yong YiCenter of Growth, Metabolism, and Aging, Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.ORCID 0000-0003-4664-9692
Fengtian LiCenter of Growth, Metabolism, and Aging, Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Rongtian GuoCenter of Growth, Metabolism, and Aging, Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Ya GaoCenter of Growth, Metabolism, and Aging, Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Rui LiCenter of Growth, Metabolism, and Aging, Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Luping LiCenter of Growth, Metabolism, and Aging, Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Mengyuan FuCenter of Growth, Metabolism, and Aging, Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Qingyong HuCenter of Growth, Metabolism, and Aging, Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Yangkun LuoCenter of Growth, Metabolism, and Aging, Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Chunyan ZhangCenter of Growth, Metabolism, and Aging, Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Kewei QinCenter of Growth, Metabolism, and Aging, Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Jianqiao YiCenter of Growth, Metabolism, and Aging, Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Shuhan YuCenter of Growth, Metabolism, and Aging, Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Jian YangCenter of Growth, Metabolism, and Aging, Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Hu ChenCenter of Growth, Metabolism, and Aging, Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.ORCID 0000-0001-8136-7442
Liang WangCenter of Growth, Metabolism, and Aging, Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Zhonghan LiCenter of Growth, Metabolism, and Aging, Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Biao DongState Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Shiqian QiState Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Liang OuyangState Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Yujun ZhangCenter of Growth, Metabolism, and Aging, Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Yang CaoCenter of Growth, Metabolism, and Aging, Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China. cao@scu.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-1925-2123
Zhi-Xiong Jim XiaoCenter of Growth, Metabolism, and Aging, Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China. jimzx@scu.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0003-2504-5742
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Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Abnormal activation of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) drives non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) development. EGFR mutations-mediated resistance to tyrosine-kinase inhibitors (TKIs) is a major hurdle for NSCLC treatment. Here, we show that F-box protein FBXL2 targets EGFR and EGFR TKI-resistant mutants for proteasome-mediated degradation, resulting in suppression of EGFR-driven NSCLC growth. Reduced FBXL2 expression is associated with poor clinical outcomes of NSCLC patients. Furthermore, we show that glucose-regulated protein 94 (Grp94) protects EGFR from degradation via blockage of FBXL2 binding to EGFR. Moreover, we have identified nebivolol, a clinically used small molecule inhibitor, that can upregulate FBXL2 expression to inhibit EGFR-driven NSCLC growth. Nebivolol in combination with osimertinib or Grp94-inhibitor-1 exhibits strong inhibitory effects on osimertinib-resistant NSCLC. Together, this study demonstrates that the FBXL2-Grp94-EGFR axis plays a critical role in NSCLC development and suggests that targeting FBXL2-Grp94 to destabilize EGFR may represent a putative therapeutic strategy for TKI-resistant NSCLC.

Indexed as

AcrylamidesAniline CompoundsAnimalsAntineoplastic AgentsCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungCell Line, TumorCell MovementCell ProliferationDrug Resistance, NeoplasmDrug SynergismErbB ReceptorsF-Box ProteinsGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansIndolesLung NeoplasmsAcrylamidesAniline CompoundsAntineoplastic AgentsEGFR protein, humanendoplasminErbB ReceptorsF-Box ProteinsFBXL2 protein, humanIndolesMembrane GlycoproteinsNebivololosimertinibProtein Kinase InhibitorsPyrimidines

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