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Inhibition of GSK3β is synthetic lethal with FHIT loss in lung cancer by blocking homologous recombination repair
Tao, Shishi1; Pu, Yue1; Yang, Eun Ju1; Ren, Guowen2; Shi, Changxiang3; Chen, Li Jie1; Chen, Liang4; Shim, Joong Sup1,5
2025
Source PublicationExperimental and Molecular Medicine
ISSN1226-3613
Abstract

FHIT is a fragile site tumor suppressor that is primarily inactivated upon tobacco smoking. FHIT loss is frequently observed in lung cancer, making it an important biomarker for the development of targeted therapy for lung cancer. Here, we report that inhibitors of glycogen synthase kinase 3 beta (GSK3β) and the homologous recombination DNA repair (HRR) pathway are synthetic lethal with FHIT loss in lung cancer. Pharmacological inhibition or siRNA depletion of GSK3β selectively suppressed the growth of FHIT-deficient lung cancer tumors in vitro and in animal models. We further showed that FHIT inactivation leads to the activation of DNA damage repair pathways, including the HRR and NHEJ pathways, in lung cancer cells. Conversely, FHIT-deficient cells are highly dependent on HRR for survival under DNA damage stress. The inhibition of GSK3β in FHIT-deficient cells suppressed the ATR/BRCA1/RAD51 axis in HRR signaling via two distinct pathways and suppressed DNA double-strand break repair, leading to the accumulation of DNA damage and apoptosis. Small molecule inhibitors of HRR, but not NHEJ or PARP, induced synthetic lethality in FHIT-deficient lung cancer cells. The findings of this study suggest that the GSK3β and HRR pathways are potential drug targets in lung cancer patients with FHIT loss.

DOI10.1038/s12276-024-01374-0
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Indexed BySCIE
Language英語English
WOS Research AreaBiochemistry & Molecular Biology ; Research & Experimental Medicine
WOS SubjectBiochemistry & Molecular Biology ; Medicine, Research & Experimental
WOS IDWOS:001390334800001
PublisherSPRINGERNATURECAMPUS, 4 CRINAN ST, LONDON N1 9XW, ENGLAND
Scopus ID2-s2.0-85214097140
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Document TypeJournal article
CollectionDEPARTMENT OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES
Corresponding AuthorShim, Joong Sup
Affiliation1.Cancer Centre, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Macau, Taipa, SAR, Macao
2.Institute of Cancer Research, Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518055, China
3.Nanjing Key Laboratory of Female Fertility Preservation and Restoration, Nanjing Women and Children’s Healthcare Institute, Women’s Hospital of Nanjing Medical University (Nanjing Women and Children’s Healthcare Hospital), Nanjing, 210004, China
4.Shenzhen Laboratory of Tumor Cell Biology, Institute of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518055, China
5.MOE Frontiers Science Centre for Precision Oncology, University of Macau, Taipa, SAR, Macao
First Author AffilicationCancer Centre
Corresponding Author AffilicationCancer Centre;  University of Macau
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Tao, Shishi,Pu, Yue,Yang, Eun Ju,et al. Inhibition of GSK3β is synthetic lethal with FHIT loss in lung cancer by blocking homologous recombination repair[J]. Experimental and Molecular Medicine, 2025.
APA Tao, Shishi., Pu, Yue., Yang, Eun Ju., Ren, Guowen., Shi, Changxiang., Chen, Li Jie., Chen, Liang., & Shim, Joong Sup (2025). Inhibition of GSK3β is synthetic lethal with FHIT loss in lung cancer by blocking homologous recombination repair. Experimental and Molecular Medicine.
MLA Tao, Shishi,et al."Inhibition of GSK3β is synthetic lethal with FHIT loss in lung cancer by blocking homologous recombination repair".Experimental and Molecular Medicine (2025).
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