Genome-Wide Interrogation of Human Cancers Identifies EGLN1 Dependency in Clear Cell Ovarian Cancers.

Cancer Res
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Abstract

We hypothesized that candidate dependencies for which there are small molecules that are either approved or in advanced development for a nononcology indication may represent potential therapeutic targets. To test this hypothesis, we performed genome-scale loss-of-function screens in hundreds of cancer cell lines. We found that knockout of , which encodes prolyl hydroxylase domain-containing protein 2 (PHD2), reduced the proliferation of a subset of clear cell ovarian cancer cell lines . EGLN1-dependent cells exhibited sensitivity to the pan-EGLN inhibitor FG-4592. The response to FG-4592 was reversed by deletion of HIF1A, demonstrating that EGLN1 dependency was related to negative regulation of HIF1A. We also found that ovarian clear cell tumors susceptible to both genetic and pharmacologic inhibition of EGLN1 required intact HIF1A. Collectively, these observations identify EGLN1 as a cancer target with therapeutic potential. SIGNIFICANCE: These findings reveal a differential dependency of clear cell ovarian cancers on EGLN1, thus identifying EGLN1 as a potential therapeutic target in clear cell ovarian cancer patients.

Year of Publication
2019
Journal
Cancer Res
Volume
79
Issue
10
Pages
2564-2579
Date Published
2019 05 15
ISSN
1538-7445
DOI
10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-18-2674
PubMed ID
30898838
PubMed Central ID
PMC6522283
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P41 EB015898 / EB / NIBIB NIH HHS / United States
R01 CA223150 / CA / NCI NIH HHS / United States
T32 CA009361 / CA / NCI NIH HHS / United States
U01 CA176058 / CA / NCI NIH HHS / United States