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Inactivation of ABL kinases suppresses non–small cell lung cancer metastasis
Jing Jin Gu, … , Mark W. Onaitis, Ann Marie Pendergast
Jing Jin Gu, … , Mark W. Onaitis, Ann Marie Pendergast
Published December 22, 2016
Citation Information: JCI Insight. 2016;1(21):e89647. https://doi.org/10.1172/jci.insight.89647.
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Research Article Cell biology Oncology

Inactivation of ABL kinases suppresses non–small cell lung cancer metastasis

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Abstract

Current therapies to treat non–small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) have proven ineffective owing to transient, variable, and incomplete responses. Here we show that ABL kinases, ABL1 and ABL2, promote metastasis of lung cancer cells harboring EGFR or KRAS mutations. Inactivation of ABL kinases suppresses NSCLC metastasis to brain and bone, and other organs. ABL kinases are required for expression of prometastasis genes. Notably, ABL1 and ABL2 depletion impairs extravasation of lung adenocarcinoma cells into the lung parenchyma. We found that ABL-mediated activation of the TAZ and β-catenin transcriptional coactivators is required for NSCLC metastasis. ABL kinases activate TAZ and β-catenin by decreasing their interaction with the β-TrCP ubiquitin ligase, leading to increased protein stability. High-level expression of ABL1, ABL2, and a subset of ABL-dependent TAZ- and β-catenin–target genes correlates with shortened survival of lung adenocarcinoma patients. Thus, ABL-specific allosteric inhibitors might be effective to treat metastatic lung cancer with an activated ABL pathway signature.

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Jing Jin Gu, Clay Rouse, Xia Xu, Jun Wang, Mark W. Onaitis, Ann Marie Pendergast

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