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Oncogenic KRAS/ERK/JUNB signaling suppresses differentiation regulator GATA6 in pancreatic cancer

ABSTRACT: GATA6 is a master regulator of differentiation in the pancreas and its expression levels determine the two main molecular subtypes of pancreatic cancer. High GATA6 contributes to the “classical” pancreatic cancer subtype, which is associated with a higher degree of tumor differentiation and better disease prognosis. However, why GATA6 expression varies across pancreatic cancers and what regulate GATA6 expression remain elusive. Here we report that the oncogenic KRAS-activated ERK signaling suppresses GATA6 transcription in pancreatic cancers. GATA6 mRNA levels inversely correlated with KRAS/ERK activity in pancreatic tumors. A genome-wide CRISPR screen in a GATA6-EGFP reporter knockin cell line identified JUNB as the ERK-regulated transcriptional repressor for GATA6. Active ERK stabilizes JUNB protein while KRAS/ERK inhibition led to ubiquitin-independent proteasomal degradation of JUNB and increased transcription of GATA6. Up-regulation of GATA6 enhanced chemosensitivity of pancreatic cancer cells and KRAS/ERK inhibitors synergized with chemotherapy in a GATA6-dependent manner. Our study identifies how oncogenic KRAS/ERK signaling suppresses GATA6 to cause dedifferentiation in pancreatic cancer. Combining KRAS/ERK inhibitors with standard-of-care chemotherapies could be a promising therapeutic strategy for treating pancreatic cancers.

ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens

PROVIDER: GSE307506 | GEO | 2025/11/20

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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