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ArticlebioRxiv : the preprint server for biology2026

Aneuploidy sensitizes cells to SREBP-pathway inhibition in squamous cell carcinoma.

Nadja Zhakula-Kostadinova, Sejal Jain, Zeinab Amini-Farsani, Jiankang Zhang, Mari Nakamura, Laura Byron, Joan J Castellano Perez, Chloe Paolucci, Rohan Munoth, Fereshteh Zandkarimi and 7 more

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Article in bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

17 authors.

Nadja Zhakula-KostadinovaDepartment of Genetics and Development, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons.ORCID 0000-0001-7205-230X
Sejal JainDepartment of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
Zeinab Amini-FarsaniDepartment of Pathology and Cell Biology, Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons.
Jiankang ZhangDepartment of Pathology and Cell Biology, Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons.ORCID 0000-0001-6872-3342
Mari NakamuraDepartment of Pathology and Cell Biology, Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons.ORCID 0000-0002-0991-7398
Laura ByronDepartment of Pathology and Cell Biology, Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons.ORCID 0009-0007-2213-9053
Joan J Castellano PerezDepartment of Pathology and Cell Biology, Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons.ORCID 0000-0001-5836-565X
Chloe PaolucciDepartment of Pathology and Cell Biology, Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons.ORCID 0000-0002-6979-2929
Rohan MunothDepartment of Pathology and Cell Biology, Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons.ORCID 0009-0006-5693-4162
Fereshteh ZandkarimiDepartment of Chemistry, Columbia University.ORCID 0000-0001-8618-3669
Yuka TakemonMichael Smith Laboratories, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-3538-4409
Marco MarraMichael Smith Laboratories, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-7146-7175
Brian HenickDepartment of Medical Oncology, Columbia University Medical Center.ORCID 0000-0003-2681-0805
Anjali SaqiDepartment of Pathology and Cell Biology, Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons.ORCID 0000-0003-3133-9886
Tannishtha ReyaDepartment of Pathology and Cell Biology, Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons.ORCID 0000-0002-5956-8536
Matthew MeyersonDepartment of Genetics and Medicine, Harvard Medical School.ORCID 0000-0002-9133-8108
Alison M TaylorDepartment of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.ORCID 0000-0001-9341-535X

Funding

Tumor Biology and Microenvironment ProgramP30CA013696 · NCI · COLUMBIA UNIV NEW YORK MORNINGSIDE · PI Anil K Rustgi · 1985 to 2026
$115.3M
NKX2-1 Enhancer Amplification and Lineage Addiction in Lung AdenocarcinomaR35CA197568 · NCI · DANA-FARBER CANCER INST · PI Matthew L. Meyerson · 2015 to 2026
$12.4M
Functional Understanding of Chromosome Arm AneuploidiesR35GM147287 · NIGMS · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI Alison M. Taylor · 2022 to 2026
$2.0M
Elucidating the Consequences of Chromosome 3 Arm Aneuploidies in Squamous Cell CarcinomaR01CA273723 · NCI · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI Alison M. Taylor · 2023 to 2026
$1.5M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA013696NCI NIH HHS R01 CA273723NCI NIH HHS R35 CA197568NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM147287
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Squamous cell carcinomas (SCCs) in the lung, head and neck, cervix, and esophagus are characterized by widespread chromosome-arm aneuploidies, most frequently recurrent 3q-gain. However, how these alterations influence cancer development and therapeutic vulnerabilities remains unclear. To identify aneuploidy-driven therapeutic targets, we performed genome-wide CRISPR interference (CRISPRi) and drug-repurposing screens in isogenic immortalized lung epithelial cells harboring chromosome 3-disomy or 3q-gain. Both screens converged on a mevalonate pathway dependency specific to 3q-gain cells, which exhibited heightened sensitivity to sterol regulatory element-binding protein (SREBP) disruption. Rescue experiments demonstrated that these vulnerabilities were on target and that pathway inhibition preferentially causes apoptosis in 3q-gain cells. Transcriptomic and lipidomic profiling revealed 3q-gain-associated alterations in SREBP activation, cholesterol and fatty-acid biosynthesis, and lipid composition. Perturbing SREBP signaling impaired viability in SCC cell lines and suppressed tumor growth in xenografts with 3q-gain. These findings identify an aneuploidy-driven, targetable vulnerability in SCC.

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