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SETD2 Deficiency Drives Mitochondrial DNA Leakage and Creates a Druggable Dependency on BCL-XL in Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma

ABSTRACT: SETD2 is frequently mutated or deleted in clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC). Loss of SETD2 could create synthetic lethal dependencies that confer therapeutic vulnerabilities. Here, we demonstrated that SETD2 deficiency promotes cytoplasmic mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) leakage, leading to basal activation of cGAS-STING inflammatory signaling and increased apoptotic priming. This inflammatory state upregulated the BH3-only protein NOXA, constrained MCL-1 function, and enforced a synthetic lethal dependency on the anti-apoptotic protein BCL-xL. Pharmacological inhibition of BCL-xL further amplified cGAS-STING signaling in SETD2-deficient cells through sublethal mitochondrial outer membrane permeabilization, resulting in increased mtDNA release and robust NOXA induction. Elevated NOXA neutralized the compensatory MCL-1-mediated survival signaling, triggering apoptosis. In contrast, SETD2 proficient ccRCC cells exhibited minimal cGAS-STING activation and failed to induce NOXA following BCL-xL inhibition, rendering them resistant. Genetic ablation of cGAS, STING, IRF3, or NOXA rescued sensitivity to BCL-xL inhibition, confirming that mtDNA-driven innate immune signaling is required for this dependency. In vivo, BCL-xL inhibition suppressed tumor growth and prolonged survival in SETD2-deficient xenograft models. Collectively, these findings establish a mechanistic link between SETD2 loss, mtDNA-driven innate immune activation, and enforced BCL-xL dependence in ccRCC, revealing a therapeutically targetable vulnerability in SETD2-deficient tumors.

ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens

PROVIDER: GSE297044 | GEO | 2026/04/23

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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