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ArticleEMBO reports2025

NRF2 supports non-small cell lung cancer growth independently of CBP/p300-enhanced glutathione synthesis.

Ryan J Conrad, James A Mondo, Mike Lingjue Wang, Peter S Liu, Zijuan Lai, Feroza K Choudhury, Qingling Li, Weng Ruh Wong, James Lee, Frances Shanahan and 8 more

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Article in EMBO reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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18 authors.

Ryan J Conrad *Department of Discovery Oncology, Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA, 94080, USA.
James A Mondo *Roche Informatics, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., Mississauga, ON, Canada.
Mike Lingjue WangDepartment of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA, 94080, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2460-5595
Peter S LiuDepartment of Microchemistry, Proteomics & Lipidomics, Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA, 94080, USA.
Zijuan LaiDepartment of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA, 94080, USA.
Feroza K ChoudhuryDepartment of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA, 94080, USA.
Qingling LiDepartment of Microchemistry, Proteomics & Lipidomics, Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA, 94080, USA.
Weng Ruh WongDepartment of Microchemistry, Proteomics & Lipidomics, Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA, 94080, USA.
James LeeDepartment of Discovery Oncology, Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA, 94080, USA.
Frances ShanahanDepartment of Discovery Oncology, Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA, 94080, USA.
Eva LinDepartment of Discovery Oncology, Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA, 94080, USA.
Scott MartinDepartment of Discovery Oncology, Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA, 94080, USA.
Joachim RudolphDepartment of Discovery Chemistry, Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA, 94080, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0806-6106
John G MoffatDepartment of Biochemical and Cellular Pharmacology, Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA, 94080, USA.
Dewakar SangarajuDepartment of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA, 94080, USA.
Wendy SandovalDepartment of Microchemistry, Proteomics & Lipidomics, Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA, 94080, USA.
Timothy Sterne-WeilerDepartment of Discovery Oncology, Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA, 94080, USA. sternewt@gene.com.ORCID 0000-0003-2023-0383
Scott A FosterDepartment of Discovery Oncology, Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA, 94080, USA. foster.scott@gene.com.ORCID 0000-0002-2773-7999

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (NRF2) is a stress responsive transcription factor that is mutationally activated in a subset (~25%) of clinically-aggressive non-small cell lung cancers (NSCLC). Mechanistic insight into drivers of the NRF2 dependency remains poorly understood. Here, we defined a novel NRF2 target gene set linked to NRF2-dependency in cancer cell lines, and observed that a significant portion of these genes is devoid of promoter-proximal NRF2 occupancy. Using integrated genomic analyses, we characterized extensive NRF2-dependent enhancer RNA (eRNA) synthesis and NRF2-mediated H3K27ac deposition at proximal and distal enhancer regions regulating these genes. While CBP/p300 is a well-validated direct interaction partner of NRF2 with prominent functions at enhancers, we report that this interaction is not required for NRF2-dependent NSCLC cell growth, indicating that NRF2 can sustain sufficient transcriptional activity in the absence of CBP/p300 coactivation. Broad metabolic profiling established a primary role for CBP/p300 in NRF2-dependent accumulation of glutathione and glutathione-related metabolites. While redox homeostasis via enhanced glutathione production is commonly associated with the normal physiological role of NRF2, collectively our results suggest that NRF2-dependent cancer cell growth does not require this enhanced glutathione production.

Indexed as

Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungE1A-Associated p300 ProteinGlutathioneLung NeoplasmsNF-E2-Related Factor 2p300-CBP Transcription FactorsCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationEnhancer Elements, GeneticGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansE1A-Associated p300 ProteinEP300 protein, humanGlutathioneNFE2L2 protein, humanNF-E2-Related Factor 2p300-CBP Transcription FactorsCBP/p300GlutathioneNon-small Cell Lung CancerNRF2ROS

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PMID40369363
PMCPMC12187939

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