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ArticleCancer cell international2024

Genome-wide CRISPR screen identifies ESPL1 limits the response of gastric cancer cells to apatinib.

Bei Zhang, Yan Chen, Xinqi Chen, Zhiyao Ren, Hong Xiang, Lipeng Mao, Guodong Zhu

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Article in Cancer cell international, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

Bei Zhang *Institute of Gerontology, Guangzhou Geriatric Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Yan Chen *Department of Geriatrics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Xinqi ChenDepartment of Oncology, Affiliated Dongguan Hospital, Southern Medical University, Dongguan, China.
Zhiyao RenInstitute of Gerontology, Guangzhou Geriatric Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Hong XiangDepartments of Oncology, School of Medicine, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China.
Lipeng MaoDepartment of Systems Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China.
Guodong ZhuInstitute of Gerontology, Guangzhou Geriatric Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China. gzhu17@gzhmu.edu.cn.
State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease · CNDongguan People’s Hospital · CNGuangzhou First People's Hospital · CNGuangzhou University · CNJinan University · CNThe Affiliated Yongchuan Hospital of Chongqing Medical University · CN

Funding

Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation 2021A1515110734Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation 2023A1515010508the Natural Science Foundation of China 82201954
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Apatinib was the first anti-angiogenic agent approved for treatment of metastatic gastric cancer (GC). However, the emergence of resistance was inevitable. Thus investigating new and valuable off-target effect of apatinib directly against cancer cells is of great significance. Here, we identified extra spindle pole bodies-like 1 (ESPL1) was responsible for apatinib resistance in GC cells through CRISPR genome-wide gain-of-function screening. Loss of function studies further showed that ESPL1 inhibition suppressed cell proliferation, migration and promoted apoptosis in vitro, and accordingly ESPL1 knockdown sensitized GC cells to apatinib. In addition, we found ESPL1 interacted with mouse double minute 2 (MDM2), a E3 ubiquitin protein ligase, and the combination of MDM2 siRNA with apatinib synergistically ameliorated the resistance induced by ESPL1 overexpression. In summary, our study indicated that ESPL1 played a critical role in apatinib resistance in GC cells. Inhibition of MDM2 could rescue the sensitivity of GC cells to apatinib and reverse ESPL1-mediated resistance.

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Apatinib resistanceCRISPR screeningESPL1Gastric cancerMDM2

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PMID38402402
PMCPMC10893712
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