LncRNAs LCETRL3 and LCETRL4 at chromosome 4q12 diminish EGFR-TKIs efficiency in NSCLC through stabilizing TDP43 and EIF2S1

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Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) are effective targeted therapy drugs for advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients carrying sensitized EGFR mutations. The rapid development of EGFR-TKIs resistance represents a major clinical challenge for managing NSCLC. The chromosome 4q12 is the first genome-wide association study (GWAS)-reported locus associated with progression-free survival (PFS) of NSCLC patients treated with EGFR-TKIs. However, the biological significance of the noncoding transcripts at 4q12 in NSCLC remains elusive. In the present study, we identified two 4q12 long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) LCETRL3 and LCETRL4 which could significantly dimmish EGFR-TKIs efficiency. In line with their oncogenic role, evidently higher LCETRL3 and LCETRL4 levels were observed in NSCLC tissues as compared with normal specimens. Importantly, lncRNA LCETRL3 can interact with oncoprotein TDP43 and inhibit ubiquitination and degradation of TDP43. Similarly, lncRNA LCETRL4 can bind and stabilize oncoprotein EIF2S1 through reducing ubiquitin-proteasome degradation of EIF2S1. In particular, elevated levels of LCETRL3 or LCETRL4 in NSCLC cells resulted in stabilization of TDP43 or EIF2S1, increased levels of NOTCH1 or phosphorylated PDK1, activated AKT signaling and, thus, EGFR-TKIs resistance. Taken together, our data revealed a novel model that integrates two lncRNAs transcribed from the 4q12 locus into the regulation of EGFR-TKIs resistance in NSCLC. These findings shed new light on the importance of functionally annotating lncRNAs in the GWAS loci and provided insights to declare novel druggable targets, i.e., lncRNAs, which may unlock the therapeutic potential of EGFR-TKIs resistant NSCLC in the clinic.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:7

Enthalten in:

Signal transduction and targeted therapy - 7(2022), 1 vom: 31. Jan., Seite 30

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Li, Yankang [VerfasserIn]
Shen, Yue [VerfasserIn]
Xie, Mengyu [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Bowen [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Teng [VerfasserIn]
Zeng, Jiajia [VerfasserIn]
Hua, Hui [VerfasserIn]
Yu, Jinming [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Ming [VerfasserIn]

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Clinical Trial
DNA-Binding Proteins
EC 2.7.10.1
EGFR protein, human
EIF2S1 protein, human
ErbB Receptors
Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-2
Journal Article
Multicenter Study
Neoplasm Proteins
Protein Kinase Inhibitors
RNA, Long Noncoding
RNA, Neoplasm
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
TARDBP protein, human
Validation Study

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Date Completed 24.03.2022

Date Revised 11.02.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1038/s41392-021-00847-2

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM336293704