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A YAP/FOXM1 axis mediates EMT-associated EGFR inhibitor resistance and increased expression of spindle assembly checkpoint components

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Nilsson, Monique B., Sun, Huiying, Robichaux, Jacqulyne, Pfeifer, Matthias, McDermott, Ultan, Travers, Jon, Diao, Lixia, Xi, Yuanxin +16 more·2020·Science Translational Medicine

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YAP and FOXM1 are mediators of EGFR inhibitor resistance, and spindle proteins are therapeutic targets for this multidrug-resistant phenotype.

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  • YAP/TAZ plays a crucial role in intrinsic and acquired resistance to inhibitors targeting the RTK/MAPK pathway.

    “Particularly, YAP/TAZ plays a crucial role in the intrinsic and acquired resistance to inhibitors targeting RTK/MAPK pathway (24, 28–32).”

    From YAP/TAZ mediates resistance to KRAS inhibitors through inhibiting proapoptosis and activating the SLC7A5/mTOR axis (2024) · cites this paper as [28]

    The Discussion (page not supplied) reports increased YAP activity in cells with acquired, EGFR-independent resistance to EGFR inhibitors, and the Results describe increased YAP activity in early drug-tolerant persister cells. This supports a role for YAP in EGFR inhibitor resistance, but the paper does not establish a role for TAZ or intrinsic resistance, or extend its finding to RTK/MAPK-targeting inhibitors generally. (LLM, conf=0.87)

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  • Dysregulation of the Hippo-YAP/TAZ pathway serves as a central resistance mechanism in multiple therapies, particularly intrinsic and acquired resistance to RTK, RAF, or MEK inhibitors.

    “accumulating evidence suggests that the dysregulation of the Hippo-YAP/TAZ pathway serves as a central resistance mechanism in multiple therapies, particularly in the intrinsic and acquired resistance to RTK, RAF, or MEK inhibitors (24, 28, 29).”

    From YAP/TAZ mediates resistance to KRAS inhibitors through inhibiting proapoptosis and activating the SLC7A5/mTOR axis (2024) · cites this paper as [28]

    The Discussion (page unavailable) identifies YAP as a contributor to acquired EGFR TKI resistance, and the Results report that resistant cells also resisted a range of other kinase inhibitors. The paper does not establish YAP/TAZ dysregulation as a central mechanism of intrinsic and acquired resistance across RTK, RAF, and MEK inhibitors; its mechanistic findings focus on acquired EGFR inhibitor resistance. (LLM, conf=0.87)

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  • Activation of a YAP/FOXM1 axis in EMT EGFR TKI-resistant models is associated with dysregulation of spindle assembly checkpoint (SAC) proteins, including polo-like kinase 1, aurora kinases, and kinesin spindle protein, and renders cells vulnerable to SAC inhibitors.

    “Nilsson et al. identified activation of a YAP/FOXM1 axis in EMT EGFR TKI-resistant models [91]. This was associated with dysregulation of spindle assembly checkpoint (SAC) proteins, including polo-like kinase 1, aurora kinases, and kinesin spindle protein, and rendered cells vulnerable to SAC inhibitors.”

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Nilsson, M. B., Sun, H., Robichaux, J., Pfeifer, M., McDermott, U., Travers, J., Diao, L., Xi, Y., Tong, P., Shen, L., Hofstad, M., Kawakami, M., Le, X., Liu, X., Fan, Y., Poteete, A., Hu, L., Negrao, M. V., Tran, H., Dmitrovsky, E., Peng, D., Gibbons, D. L., Wang, J., & Heymach, J. V.
Affiliations
  • The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (US)
  • AstraZeneca (United Kingdom) (GB)
  • Departments of Thoracic/Head and Neck Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Corresponding author
Heymach, John V.
Venue
Science Translational Medicine
Published
2020-09-02
Volume
12
Issue
559
ISSN
  • 1946-6234 (ISSN-L)
  • 1946-6242
OpenAlex
W3082143929
Cited by
177
References
74
Citations by year
2026: 15 · 2025: 34 · 2024: 29 · 2023: 40 · 2022: 31 · 2021: 26 · 2020: 2
FWCI
14.23
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Science Translational Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (Lung SPORE grant P50 CA070907, NIH CCSG (CA016672), CA016672, 1R01 CA190628)
  • National Cancer Institute (HHSN261200800001E)
  • LUNGevity Foundation
  • University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (Lung Cancer Moon Shot Program)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine › Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cell Biology › Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › HER2/EGFR in Cancer Research
Keywords
epithelial-mesenchymal transition, EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor resistance, spindle assembly checkpoint, multidrug resistance, therapeutic vulnerabilities, non-small cell lung cancer, clinical outcomes
MeSH terms
Forkhead Box Protein M1, Antineoplastic Agents, Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung, Humans, Lung Neoplasms, Drug Resistance, Neoplasm, Proteomics, Cell Line, Tumor, Protein Kinase Inhibitors, Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition, M Phase Cell Cycle Checkpoints, ErbB Receptors

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