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bioRxiv : the preprint server for biologyOct 2023 DOI:
10.1101/2023.10.19.563158

LKB1 suppresses growth and promotes the internalization of EGFR through the PIKFYVE lipid kinase

Ferrarone, John R; Thomas, Jerin; Unni, Arun M; Zheng, Yuxiang; Nagiec, Michal J; Gardner, Eric E; Mashadova, Oksana; Li, Kate; Koundouros, Nikos; Montalbano, Antonino; Mustafa, Meer; Cantley, Lewis C; Blenis, John; Sanjana, Neville E; Varmus, Harold
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Abstract
The tumor suppressor LKB1 is a serine/threonine protein kinase that is frequently mutated in human lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD). LKB1 regulates a complex signaling network that is known to control cell polarity and metabolism; however, the pathways that mediate the tumor suppressive activity of LKB1 are incompletely defined. To identify mechanisms of LKB1- mediated growth suppression we developed a spheroid-based cell culture assay to study LKB1- dependent growth. Using this assay, along with genome-wide CRISPR screens and validation with orthogonal methods, we discovered that LKB1 suppresses growth, in part, by activating the PIKFYVE lipid kinase, which promotes the internalization of wild-type EGFR. Our findings reveal a new mechanism of regulation of EGFR, which may have implications for the treatment of LKB1 -mutant LUAD.
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