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ArticleOncogene2025

LEF1 confers resistance to DNA-damaging chemotherapies through upregulation of PARP1 and NUMA1 in ovarian cancer.

Lin Huang, Mengna Zhu, Mengqing Chen, Feiquan Ying, Qiulei Wu, Pan Liu, Wenhan Li, Guoqing Li, Yuewen Gao, Shuyan Yi and 5 more

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Article in Oncogene, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

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15 authors.

Lin Huang *Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.ORCID 0009-0000-7852-075X
Mengna Zhu *Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Mengqing Chen *Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Feiquan YingDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.ORCID 0000-0003-2697-3604
Qiulei WuDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.ORCID 0000-0002-6232-9528
Pan LiuDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Wenhan LiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.ORCID 0000-0003-3296-0711
Guoqing LiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.ORCID 0000-0002-6557-1301
Yuewen GaoDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Shuyan YiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Wenwen WangDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Yiping WenDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Si SunDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China. sisun@hust.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-8424-5763
Jing CaiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China. jingcai@hust.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-0302-9998
Man XiaoDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China. d201478266@alumni.hust.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-0005-9358

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 8200105265National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 82002766National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 8227160979
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Resistance to platinum-based drugs and PARP inhibitors (PARPi) is the leading cause of treatment failure in epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC). This study aimed to identify resistance mechanisms shared by both. Using bioinformatic analyses, EOC tissues, primary tumor cells and organoids, and chemoresistant cell lines, we identified lymphoid enhancer-binding factor 1 (LEF1) as a candidate, whose expression was increased in both platinum-resistant and PARPi-resistant tumors. Moreover, LEF1 deficiency increased EOC cell sensitivity to cisplatin and PARPi in vitro and in vivo. Mechanistically, LEF1 knockdown promoted double-strand breaks and significantly impaired both homologous recombination and nonhomologous end joining by directly downregulating the transcription of PARP1 and NUMA1. In addition, the LEF1 inhibitor niclosamide increased ovarian cancer sensitivity to Cisplatin and PARPi in patient-derived organoids and Niraparib-resistant cell lines. These findings indicate that LEF1 is a potential therapeutic target for overcoming resistance to chemotherapy based on platinum and PARPi in EOC.

Indexed as

Carcinoma, Ovarian EpithelialDrug Resistance, NeoplasmLymphoid Enhancer-Binding Factor 1Nuclear Matrix-Associated ProteinsOvarian NeoplasmsPoly (ADP-Ribose) Polymerase-1AnimalsCell Line, TumorCisplatinDNA DamageFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMicePoly(ADP-ribose) Polymerase InhibitorsUp-RegulationCisplatinLEF1 protein, humanLymphoid Enhancer-Binding Factor 1Nuclear Matrix-Associated ProteinsPARP1 protein, humanPoly (ADP-Ribose) Polymerase-1Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerase Inhibitors

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PMID40931049
PMCPMC12537492

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