Identifying and Understanding Drivers of Chemoresistance in Small Cell Lung Cancer

Using patient derived models of small cell lung cancer (SCLC), either the KEAP1 gene or the USP22 gene was deleted using lentiviral expression of a vector expressing CAS9 and single guide RNA (sgRNA) targeting KEAP1 or USP22. Control vector expressing models were also generated. RNA-Seq analysis was performed to compare gene expression in tumors growing in vivo, comparing KEAP1 deleted or USP22 deleted to control tumors under saline-treated and cisplatin/etoposide-treated conditions. Similar experiments were performed overexpressing USP22 or a control vector in a USP22-deleted patient derived xenograft model of SCLC. For USP22-deleted models, we also performed CUT&TAG analyses to examine the impact of USP22 loss on histone modifications.

• Type: Epigenetics
• Archive: The database of Genotypes and Phenotypes (dbGaP)