Journal: Cancer Research Communications
Article Title: Constitutive EGFR Activation Induced by PTPRR Downregulation Confers Resistance to KRAS Inhibitors
doi: 10.1158/2767-9764.CRC-25-0489
Figure Lengend Snippet: Combination treatment with EGFR and KRAS G12C inhibitors overcomes sotorasib resistance due to PTPRR downregulation. A, Cell viability assay for H2122 cells transfected with nonspecific control (siSCR) or PTPRR-specific (siPTPRR) siRNAs and then exposed to the indicated concentrations of sotorasib for 72 hours. B, Immunoblot analysis of PTPRR as well as total and phosphorylated forms of AKT and ERK in H2122 cells transfected with siRNAs as in ( A ) and then incubated with or without sotorasib (1 μmol/L) for 4 hours. C, Cell viability assay for H2122AR30 cells stably transfected with control (GFP) or PTPRR expression plasmids and treated with the indicated concentrations of sotorasib for 72 hours. D, Immunoblot analysis of total or phosphorylated forms of EGFR, AKT, and ERK in H2122AR30 cells treated with sotorasib (1 μmol/L), cetuximab (10 μg/mL), or the combination of both drugs for 4 hours. E, Colony formation assay for H2122 and H2122AR30 cells incubated with or without sotorasib (1 μmol/L), cetuximab (10 μg/mL), or both drugs for 4 weeks. Surviving cells were stained with crystal violet. Data in A and C are means ± SD ( n = 3 independent experiments), and those in B , D , and E are representative of at least three independent experiments.
Article Snippet: The KRAS G12C -mutant NSCLC cell lines NCI-H2122 (RRID: CVCL_1531), SW1573 (RRID: CVCL_1720), and NCI-H358 (RRID: CVCL_1559); the EGFR -mutated NSCLC cell line NCI-H1975 (RRID: CVCL_1511); and the KRAS G12C -mutant colorectal cancer cell line SW837 (RRID: CVCL_1729) were obtained from the ATCC.
Techniques: Viability Assay, Transfection, Control, Western Blot, Incubation, Stable Transfection, Expressing, Colony Assay, Staining