Project description:The purpose of the dataset is to analyze expression of genes induced by KRAS and regulated by TBK1; The proto-oncogene KRAS is mutated in a wide array of human cancers, most of which are aggressive and respond poorly to standard therapies. Although the identification of specific oncogenes has led to the development of clinically effective, molecularly targeted therapies in some cases, KRAS has remained refractory to this approach. An alternative strategy for targeting KRAS is to identify gene products that, when suppressed or inhibited, result in cell death only in the presence of an oncogenic allele. Here we have used systematic RNA interference (RNAi) to detect synthetic lethal partners of oncogenic KRAS and found that the non-canonical IkB kinase, TBK1, was selectively essential in cells that harbor mutant KRAS. Suppression of TBK1 induced apoptosis specifically in human cancer cell lines that depend on oncogenic KRAS expression. In these cells, TBK1 activated NF- B anti-apoptotic signals involving cREL and BCL-XL that were essential for survival, providing mechanistic insights into this synthetic lethal interaction. These observations identify TBK1 as a potential therapeutic target in KRAS mutant tumors and establish a general approach for the rational identification of co-dependent pathways in cancer. Experiment Overall Design: Knock out of TBK1 in the contect of KRAS activation (mutant) and control (WT)
Project description:In order to identify TBK1-mediated GABARAP-L2 and LC3C phosphorylation sites, cells were treated with TBK1 or control siRNA and TBK1 kinase activity was induced by treatment with CCCP.
Project description:The proto-oncogene KRAS is mutated in a wide array of human cancers, most of which are aggressive and respond poorly to standard therapies. Although the identification of specific oncogenes has led to the development of clinically effective, molecularly targeted therapies in some cases, KRAS has remained refractory to this approach. An alternative strategy for targeting KRAS is to identify gene products that, when suppressed or inhibited, result in cell death only in the presence of an oncogenic allele. Here we have used systematic RNA interference (RNAi) to detect synthetic lethal partners of oncogenic KRAS and found that the non-canonical IkB kinase, TBK1, was selectively essential in cells that harbor mutant KRAS. Suppression of TBK1 induced apoptosis specifically in human cancer cell lines that depend on oncogenic KRAS expression. In these cells, TBK1 activated NF- B anti-apoptotic signals involving cREL and BCL-XL that were essential for survival, providing mechanistic insights into this synthetic lethal interaction. These observations identify TBK1 as a potential therapeutic target in KRAS mutant tumors and establish a general approach for the rational identification of co-dependent pathways in cancer. This SuperSeries is composed of the following subset Series:; GSE17643: Profiling of immortalized human lung epithelial cells following oncogenic KRAS expression and TBK1 suppression; GSE17671: Profiling of immortalized human lung epithelial cells following infection with oncogenic KRAS (G12V) Experiment Overall Design: Refer to individual Series
Project description:The aim of the project was to characterize changes in gene expression that are associated with induced autophagic flux. We engineered HeLa, HEK 293 and SH-SY5Y cell lines to express tandem-fluorecent LC3 (tf-LC3). The ratio of the red and green fluorophores indicated how much of the LC3 is in the acidic interior of lysosomes, which was a proxy measure for autophagic flux. RNA sequencing was performed for the cell lines at baseline and 1h, 15h and 30h after treatments. Additional untreated samples were also sequenced at some but not all time points. Autophagy was induced by amino acid starvation or mTOR inhibition (AZD8055).
Project description:To determine how the mutant TBK1-E696K protein impacts autophagosomes, we performed autophagosome content profiling using protease protection coupled APEX2 proximity proteomics of autophagosomes of homozygous TBK1-E696K knockin and wiltype mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs) transfected with a APEX2-LC3 as previously described in Zellner et al. 2021 Molecular Cell.
Project description:We report here two unrelated HSE patients carrying different heterozygous mutations (D50A and G159A) in TBK1, the gene encoding TANK-binding kinase 1, a kinase at the crossroads of multiple IFN-inducing signaling pathways. Both mutant TBK1 alleles are loss-of-function, but through different mechanisms: protein instability (D50A) or a loss of kinase activity (G159A). Both are also associated with an autosomal dominant (AD) trait, but by different mechanisms: haplotype-insufficiency (D50A) or negative dominance (G159A). A defect in poly(I:C)-induced TLR3 responses can be detected in fibroblasts heterozygous for G159A, but not for D50A TBK1. Skin fibroblast cell lines were derived from healthy controls (n=3), patients with deficiencies for TBK1 (n=2), TLR3 (n=2), STAT1 (n=1) and cultured for 2 or 8 hours in the presence of IFNa (105 IU/ml), IL1b (20ng/ml), or poly I:C (25ug/ml) or left unstimulated for the same length of time.
Project description:B-DNA-induced gene expression profile in wild-type, TBK1, IKKi(Ikbke), or TBK1 IKKi doubly deficient embryonic fibroblats; to elucidate how TBK1 and/or IKKi mediates B-DNA-mediated innate immune responses. Experiment Overall Design: Total RNA was extracted from embryonic fibroblats transfected for 4 h with or without poly(dA-dT)-poly(dT-dA), after which cRNA was synthesized. Preparation of cRNA, hybridization and scanning of the microarray were done according to the manufacturer's instructions (Affymetrix). A microarray (MG U74A version 2; Affymetrix) was used with Microarray Suite software (version 5.0; Affymetrix) and GeneSpring software (Silicon Genetics).