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Passenger gene coamplifications create collateral therapeutic vulnerabilities in cancer

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Title:Passenger gene coamplifications create collateral therapeutic vulnerabilities in cancer
Creators Name:Bei, Y., Brame, Luca, Kirchner, M., Fritsche-Guenther, R., Kunz, S., Bhattacharya, A., Rusu, M.C., Gürgen, D., Dubois, F.P.B., Köppke, J.K.C., Proba, J., Wittstruck, N., Sidorova, O.A., Chamorro González, R., Dorado Garcia, H., Brückner, L., Xu, R., Giurgiu, M., Rodriguez-Fos, E., Yu, Q., Spanjaard, B., Koche, R.P., Schmitt, C.A., Schulte, J.H., Eggert, A., Haase, K., Kirwan, J., Hagemann, A.I., Mertins, P., Dörr, J.R. and Henssen, A.G.
Abstract:DNA amplifications in cancer do not only harbor oncogenes. We sought to determine whether passenger co-amplifications could create collateral therapeutic vulnerabilities. Through an analysis of >3,000 cancer genomes followed by the interrogation of CRISPR-Cas9 loss-of-function screens across >700 cancer cell lines, we determined that passenger co-amplifications are accompanied by distinct dependency profiles. In a proof-of-principle study, we demonstrate that co-amplification of the bona fide passenger gene DEAD-Box Helicase 1 (DDX1) creates an increased dependency to the mTOR pathway. Interaction proteomics identified tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle components as previously unrecognized DDX1 interaction partners. Live-cell metabolomics highlighted that this interaction could impair TCA activity, which in turn resulted in enhanced mTORC1 activity. Consequently, genetic and pharmacologic disruption of mTORC1 resulted in pronounced cell death in vitro and in vivo. Thus, structurally linked co-amplification of a passenger gene and an oncogene can result in collateral vulnerabilities. SIGNIFICANCE: We demonstrate that coamplification of passenger genes, which were largely neglected in cancer biology in the past, can create distinct cancer dependencies. Because passenger coamplifications are frequent in cancer, this principle has the potential to expand target discovery in oncology.
Keywords:Cell Death, Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1, Medical Oncology, Neoplasms, Oncogenes
Source:Cancer Discovery
ISSN:2159-8274
Publisher:American Association for Cancer Research
Volume:14
Number:3
Page Range:492-507
Date:1 March 2024
Official Publication:https://doi.org/10.1158/2159-8290.CD-23-1189
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