Loredana Vecchione, Valentina Gambino, Jonne Raaijmakers, Andreas Schlicker, Arianna Fumagalli, Mariangela Russo, Alberto Villanueva, Evelyne Beerling, Alice Bartolini, David G Mollevi, Nizar El-Murr, Marielle Chiron, Loreley Calvet, Céline Nicolazzi, Cécile Combeau, Christophe Henry, Iris M Simon, Sun Tian, Sjors in 't Veld, Giovanni D'ario, Sara Mainardi, Roderick L Beijersbergen, Cor Lieftink, Sabine Linn, Cornelia Rumpf-Kienzl, Mauro Delorenzi, Lodewyk Wessels, Ramon Salazar, Federica Di Nicolantonio, Alberto Bardelli, Jacco van Rheenen, René H Medema, Sabine Tejpar, René Bernards
BRAF(V600E) mutant colon cancers (CCs) have a characteristic gene expression signature that is also found in some tumors lacking this mutation. Collectively, they are referred to as "BRAF-like" tumors and represent some 20% of CCs. We used a shRNA-based genetic screen focused on genes upregulated in BRAF(V600E) CCs to identify vulnerabilities of this tumor subtype that might be exploited therapeutically. Here, we identify RANBP2 (also known as NUP358) as essential for survival of BRAF-like, but not for non-BRAF-like, CC cells...
April 7, 2016: Cell