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SMARCA4-inactivating mutations increase sensitivity to Aurora kinase A inhibitor VX-680 in non-small cell lung cancers.
Nature communications - 19 Jan 2017
Tagal Vural, Wei Shuguang, Zhang Wei, Brekken Rolf A, Posner Bruce A, Peyton Michael, Girard Luc, Hwang TaeHyun, Wheeler David A, Minna John D, White Michael A, Gazdar Adi F, Roth Michael G
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in the SMARCA4/BRG1 gene resulting in complete loss of its protein (BRG1) occur frequently in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cells. Currently, no single therapeutic agent has been identified as synthetically lethal with SMARCA4/BRG1 loss. We identify AURKA activity as essential in NSCLC cells lacking SMARCA4/BRG1. In these cells, RNAi-mediated depletion or chemical inhibition of AURKA induces...
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