Abstract
Therapeutic strategies designed to target TP53-deficient cancer cells remain elusive. Here, we showed that TP53 loss initiated a pharmacologically actionable secretory process that drove lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) progression. Molecular, biochemical, and cell biological studies showed that TP53 loss increased the expression of Golgi reassembly and stacking protein 55 kDa (G55), a Golgi stacking protein that maintains Golgi organelle integrity and is part of a GOLGIN45 (G45)-myosin IIA-containing protein complex that activates secretory vesicle biogenesis in the Golgi. TP53 loss activated G55-dependent secretion by relieving G55 and myosin IIA from miR-34a-dependent silencing. G55-dependent secreted proteins enhanced the proliferative and invasive activities of TP53-deficient LUAD cells and promoted angiogenesis and CD8+ T cell exhaustion in the tumor microenvironment. A small molecule that blocks G55-G45 interactions impaired secretion and reduced TP53-deficient LUAD growth and metastasis. These results identified a targetable secretory vulnerability in TP53-deficient LUAD cells.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | e137186 |
| Journal | Journal of Clinical Investigation |
| Volume | 131 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 4 2021 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2021, American Society for Clinical Investigation.
Funding
We thank Fengju Chen for technical assistance. This work was supported by the NIH through R01 CA181184 (to JMK), R01 CA2111125 (to JMK), P30 CA125123 (to CJC), K99 CA225633 (to HFG), and Lung Cancer Research Foundation FP 00005299 (to XT). JMK holds the Gloria Lupton Tennision Distinguished Endowed Professorship in Lung Cancer. DLG is an R. Lee Clark Fellow of the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, supported by the Jeane F. Shelby Scholarship Fund. The work was also supported by the generous philanthropic contributions to the University of Texas MD Anderson Lung Cancer Moon Shots Program.
| Funders | Funder number |
|---|---|
| Jeane F. Shelby Scholarship Fund | |
| National Institutes of Health (NIH) | R01 CA2111125, K99 CA225633, P30 CA125123 |
| National Childhood Cancer Registry – National Cancer Institute | R01CA181184 |
| Lung Cancer Research Foundation | FP 00005299 |
| University of Texas Anderson Cancer Center |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine