Runx3 Inactivation Is a Crucial Early Event in the Development of Lung Adenocarcinoma

You Soub Lee, Jung Won Lee, Ju Won Jang, Xin Zi Chi, Jang Hyun Kim, Ying Hui Li, Min Kyu Kim, Da Mi Kim, Byeung Sub Choi, Eung Gook Kim, Jin Haeng Chung, Ok Jun Lee, You Mie Lee, Joo Won Suh, Linda Shyue Huey Chuang, Yoshiaki Ito, Suk Chul Bae

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Abstract

Targeted inactivation of Runx3 in mouse lung induced mucinous and nonmucinous adenomas and markedly shortened latency of adenocarcinoma formation induced by oncogenic K-Ras. RUNX3 was frequently inactivated in K-RAS mutated human lung adenocarcinomas. A functional genetic screen of a fly mutant library and molecular analysis in cultured cell lines revealed that Runx3 forms a complex with BRD2 in a K-Ras-dependent manner in the early phase of the cell cycle; this complex induces expression of p14ARF/p19Arf and p21WAF/CIP. When K-Ras was constitutively activated, the Runx3-BRD2 complex was stably maintained and expression of both p14ARF and p21WAF/CIP was prolonged. These results provide a missing link between oncogenic K-Ras and the p14ARF-p53 pathway, and may explain how cells defend against oncogenic K-Ras.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)603-616
Number of pages14
JournalCancer Cell
Volume24
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 11 Nov 2013

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